Tapering Light
by Connie Handscomb
Title
Tapering Light
Artist
Connie Handscomb
Medium
Photograph - Photography - Fine Art
Description
There they dance, arm in arm with the light .. you can hardly tell at last what in the dance is leaf and what is light.
~ Henry David Thoreau
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Sumac (Sumach; Sumaq)
Family : Sumac (Anacardiaceae)
Sumacs are shrubs and small trees growing throughout the world, especially throughout Africa and North America, and while they may all seem entirely diverse, having nothing in common, in fact the poison ivy , cashew, pistachio, and mango all belong to the same family as the Sumac.
This colourful autumn plant has had, and still has, a variety of uses:
The Cherokee used a variety of Sumach which has an abundance of
tannin, an astringent, as a wash on blisters. The staghorn sumac has a high antioxidant rating.
The sumach roots were used by Native Americans to make yellow dye. Sumac tanins are used in the wonderful Moroccan leathers.
Sumac stems were used in pipe stems, for pipe smoking.
The fruit is ground into a popular spice in the Middle East, and used as a culinary spice that has a lemony flavour in foods and beverages.
Beekeepers use dried sumac as a fuel for their smokers.
Sources:
The Herbalist Almanac [C. & D. Meyer]
Weeds Of Canada and the N. United States Boyer; Dickinson]
& thank you, Google:)
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These leaves hold a particular fascination for me. I spend a considerable bit of time capturing the dance of light through the sumac leaves; every autumn I seem to do the same thing, enthralled with the play of colors on the draping leaves....Taken in natural light ; Nature in all its natural splendour.
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♥ Heartfelt Gratitude to FAA groups for featuring this image :
Serenity and Minimalism Outdoors
Fine Arts Professionals
Images That Excite You
Puzzles - Photos Only
Macro Photography
All images are copyright © Connie Handscomb
Thank you for for respecting the copyright.
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November 29th, 2015
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Comments (36)
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Connie Handscomb replied:
Whoops, John! just saw your comment; thank you so much {again} for your wonderfulness:))
Connie Handscomb
Allan, I'm truly grateful for your feature of this image in Serenity and Simplicity Outdoors; take care! :))
Allan Van Gasbeck
Congratulations! Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in the “Serenity and Simplicity Outdoors” group on Fine Art America.
Connie Handscomb replied:
Allan, thank you!! I actually wasn't going to send this to the group ; then someone commented on how serene it was so off it went {we are, after all, all the same .. but different} :)))
Alan L Graham
Beautiful autumn leaf portrait.....fantastic rich color! L&F
Connie Handscomb replied:
Ah.. yes, a portrait of one of Nature's own; lovely, Alan, thank you for that! :))
Spencer Bush
Beautiful composition. Excellent use of selective focus to blur the reds in the background.
Connie Handscomb replied:
Thank you so much, Spencer! ... this one is a bit trickier than most but I did love the challenge :))
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