Nature’s Lines – WPC | Travels and Trifles

Nature’s Lines – WPC

“Embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.”

Albert Einstein

FAN PALM

If you spend time looking for lines in nature, you’ll be amazed at how prevalent they are. While my opening capture of nature’s lines looks like a plant with some of its fronds missing, in fact the fronds are there but have lost their color due to this winter’s unusual frost. To me, in addition to the lines, the color changes made the plant more interesting – as did the sunlight brightening the verdant green.

LINES IN THE SAND

“I have nature and art and poetry, and if that is not enough, what is enough?”

Vincent Van Gogh

Often here on Kiawah our beach is re-designed by the effects of tidal surge. One afternoon as I strolled along with my highly-portable Fuji 🙂 I was amazed by the grooves that had been carved in the sand. Clearly Mother Nature has her own ideas about how to create lines.

JELLY LINES

“Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.”

Henry David Thoreau

On another beach stroll, this time with iPhone in hand, I came upon a jellyfish washed up onto the sand. In this case the lines are one of the creature’s natural features. Interestingly, jellies can be found in every one of the world’s oceans and have survived for over 500 million years. They are actually not fish at all so are more often referred to as “jellies” in today’s vernacular.

SWAMP TREELINE

“Nature is pleased with simplicity.”

Isaac Newton

Moving further inland, on a recent visit to Magnolia Plantation (which I featured in a previous post) I decided to try my Fuji on some vertical pans. Although I must admit it took me a bit more effort that it had with my Nikon, I was pleased that once I worked it out, my Fuji handled it quite nicely. Clearly the issue was my comfort with the new camera’s mechanics rather than it’s capabilities.

FREE LIFT

“Let us give Nature a chance; she knows her business better than we do.”

Michel de Montaigne

Finally, I’ve closed with an image of many lines. Those in the sand are of course the result of the hand of man on one of our beautiful golf courses. But notice the line of plated armor down the back of the alligator, and the lines that run between the top and bottom of his tail. If that’s not one of nature’s most interesting sets of lines, I don’t know what is. As any golfer would agree, there would be no penalty assessed for a ball left in this bunker! 🙂

Wishing you a week filled with natural wonders.

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42 thoughts on “Nature’s Lines – WPC”

april kanew on May 6, 2018 at 6:32 pm said:

so dreamy Tina!!! just love the details in all of theses shots!!!

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- Tina Schell on May 6, 2018 at 9:59 pm said:
  
  Thanks April!
  
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Abrie Joubert on May 3, 2018 at 4:37 am said:

I certainly agree with Henry David Thoreau and have always loved jelly!

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- Tina Schell on May 3, 2018 at 9:19 pm said:
  
  😀Thanks Abrie!
  
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Dalo 2013 on May 1, 2018 at 7:44 am said:

Beautiful series, Tina, a diversity of shots showing the wizardry of nature and geometry. The lines in the sand is a peaceful shot, and a perfect way to start a morning. I think the jelly lines is a great match with the sand shot too. Wishing you a great day ahead.

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- Tina Schell on May 1, 2018 at 7:59 am said:
  
  Many thanks Randall – it’s amazing what you find when you really look isn’t it?!
  
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Andrew Seal on April 30, 2018 at 9:16 pm said:

Oooh! Those lovely lines Tina and of course my favourite – “swamp treeline”. Just back from a wonderful visit to Colorado and Utah with its spectacular landscape full of lines everywhere. Hope to post before Wednesday. Best wishes…A

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- Tina Schell on May 1, 2018 at 8:33 am said:
  
  Will be watching, thanks Andrew!
  
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Dee on April 30, 2018 at 8:07 am said:

Beautiful photos, Tina! You have such a great eye for detail.

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- Tina Schell on April 30, 2018 at 8:08 am said:
  
  Thanks very much Dee
  
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Rajiv on April 30, 2018 at 3:03 am said:

Very cool!

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- Tina Schell on April 30, 2018 at 7:51 am said:
  
  Thanks Rajiv
  
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Jane Iwan on April 29, 2018 at 7:22 am said:

I especially like the opening photo of Captain Sam’s Spit. It’s always changing.

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- Tina Schell on April 29, 2018 at 8:26 am said:
  
  Thanks Jane – it’s glorious out there. I went again this week and there were too many birds to count!
  
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Mahesh Nair on April 29, 2018 at 2:13 am said:

‘Line in the sand’ picture is mysterious and inviting. And I love this line: Nature is pleased with simplicity. Another lovely post, Tina 🙂

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- Tina Schell on April 29, 2018 at 8:26 am said:
  
  Thanks very much Mahesh
  
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Hero @Lonely Travelog on April 28, 2018 at 11:54 pm said:

ahh nature at its best!

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- Tina Schell on April 29, 2018 at 8:26 am said:
  
  Can’t beat Mother Nature at her best!
  
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Darlene Murphy on April 28, 2018 at 9:28 pm said:

T-Bear Loved these. You so got me into the lines of that gator. Beautiful!! Missed you today. Hope your back is better. Darv

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- Tina Schell on April 29, 2018 at 8:27 am said:
  
  LOL re the gator – no doubt you’ve seen it many times – thanks Dar, doing a bit better today.
  
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Margy on April 28, 2018 at 7:37 pm said:

We’ve been watching the Zurich Classic in Louisiana this week – alligators certainly add to the challenge of shooting a good round…

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- Tina Schell on April 29, 2018 at 8:28 am said:
  
  They also add an entertainment factor when things aren’t going so well on the course LOL! Thanks for stopping by Margy
  
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Lisa Gordon on April 28, 2018 at 5:04 pm said:

Tina, these are wonderful! My favorite is the 4th one. I just think it is so beautiful.
Springtime is my favorite time to look for lines. I like photographing close to the ground as the spring flowers begin to pop up.

I just purchased a Fuji camera (XT-2), and I love it, but the learning curve has been steep for me. I have always used Nikons, and I would not trade my D810 for anything, but I wanted something a bit smaller and lighter for travel, street, etc. So far, so good, but so foreign to what I am used to. 🙂

Wishing you a wonderful weekend!

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- Tina Schell on April 28, 2018 at 5:09 pm said:
  
  Thanks Lisa. Mine is an X-T2 also and I’ve always shot Nikon so I feel your pain!! Trying to get comfortable with it before a big trip this fall. Basic shooting is easy but creative camera work takes some extra time until it becomes 2nd nature. I do love the WYSIWYG tho 😊
  
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Judy @ NewEnglandGardenAndThread on April 28, 2018 at 3:35 pm said:

Oh, I really like the swamp tree line. 🙂

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- Tina Schell on April 29, 2018 at 8:28 am said:
  
  Thanks Judy – it’s one of my favorite spots because the water is always such a velvety green.
  
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Perpetua on April 28, 2018 at 4:52 am said:

Definitely nature is enough without the gator. The tidal surge is beauty in simplicity. Hole

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- Perpetua on April 28, 2018 at 4:53 am said:
  
  …in one, again on your post.
  
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  - Tina Schell on April 29, 2018 at 8:29 am said:
    
    LOL re hole in one Perpetua – the gators are among our favorite tourist attractions!
pattimoed on April 28, 2018 at 2:16 am said:

Lovely, lovely shots, Tina, as always. The light in the swamp trees shot is sublime! Hope it’s sunny in Kiawah! Enjoy the spring weather. 🙂

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- Tina Schell on April 29, 2018 at 8:29 am said:
  
  This week has been our best yet Patti, spring is definitely in the air! Thanks as always for your visit and comment
  
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  - pattimoed on April 29, 2018 at 9:20 am said:
    
    Of course! I enjoying visiting your site and seeing your beautiful captures. 🙂 Enjoy the spring weather. 🙂
thirdeyemom on April 27, 2018 at 5:29 pm said:

Beautiful photos Tina!

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- Tina Schell on April 29, 2018 at 8:30 am said:
  
  Thank you Nicole.
  
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lwyatt2093 on April 27, 2018 at 2:28 pm said:

Never thought about all the lines in nature … as usual you expand my mind which in turn expands my sensitivity to this beautiful
Place … thank you
T.

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- Tina Schell on April 27, 2018 at 4:40 pm said:
  
  Definitely my pleasure GF!
  
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lensandpensbysally on April 27, 2018 at 1:56 pm said:

Tina, lovely interpretation.

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- Tina Schell on April 27, 2018 at 4:40 pm said:
  
  Many thanks Sally
  
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Jane Lurie on April 27, 2018 at 12:08 pm said:

Great lines in nature, Tina. Love the fan palm – poor thing looks like it had a hard winter. The tidal flats bring back some wonderful memories- nice composition.

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- Tina Schell on April 27, 2018 at 4:42 pm said:
  
  Thanks Jane. It’s been beautiful here of late. Blue skies and warm weather. Enjoying it while it lasts!
  
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Rainee on April 27, 2018 at 10:21 am said:

beautiful photos! Interesting ones too.

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- Tina Schell on April 27, 2018 at 1:38 pm said:
  
  Thanks Rainee
  
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