A Book of Trees

A BOOK OF TREES

Emma Prew

CONTENTS

2

Introduction

6

SPRING

8

SUMMER

30

AUTUMN

52

WINTER

76

Information

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3

INTRODUCTION

4

The natural world has always been pretty

photographs – of all kinds. Varying in size,

high on my list of interests. In more recent

shape, with leaves, without leaves, in the

years it has become the main subject of

snow, in the sunshine. You get the idea.

many of the photographs I take, when I’m out and about. However, when I say I take

This fascination with trees has become

photographs, I must stress that I am by no

even more a part of my life, since moving to

means a photographer. At least in the sense

Falmouth, Cornwall. Cornwall is bursting with

that I have no idea what I’m doing!

interesting trees, both the conventional and exotic.

But I know what I like. And I record what I like, whether it be on my compact camera or

Thus, I have compiled a selection of these

my phone. All of this leads in nicely to why

photographs into this book.

I have created and designed this book.

Basically, I have two main things that I like to photograph – signs & lettering and trees.

And I realised I have an awful lot of tree

5

6

SPRING

7

Stony Stratford nature reserve, Milton Keynes

8

Regent’s Park, London

9

By the sea, Falmouth

10

Grimsthorpe castle, Bourne

11

Seal sanctuary, Gweek

12

Up on the hill, Oxford

13

Peterborough cathedral, Peterborough

14

Stony Stratford nature reserve, Milton Keynes

15

Looking across to Falmouth, Flushing

16

Mystery location, possibly Cornwall

17

Amazing trees, Falmouth

18

By the Grand Union Canal, Berkhamsted

19

Regent’s Park, London

20

Sunset, Praa Sands

21

Somewhere, London

22

Loughton lake, Milton Keynes

23

Somewhere, Paris

24

By the harbour, St. Mawes

25

Looking towards Falmouth, Flushing

26

Mystery location, possibly Cornwall

27

28

SUMMER

29

Seal sanctuary, Gweek

30

Glendurgan gardens, Mawnan

31

Grimsthorpe castle, Bourne

32

Somewhere on Dartmoor

33

Somewhere else on Dartmoor

34

Glendurgan gardens, Mawnan

35

Glendurgan gardens, Mawnan

36

In the park, Bournemouth

37

Kelmscott manor, Lechlade

38

2000 Trees festival, Cheltenham

39

Glendurgan gardens, Mawnan

40

Queen Mary gardens, Falmouth

41

Whipsnade wildlife park, Dunstable

42

Boat trip, Helford passage

43

Glendurgan gardens, Mawnan

44

Trelissick gardens, Feock

45

Stowe gardens, Stowe

46

Bradwell, Milton Keynes

47

In the park, Bournemouth

48

Glendurgan gardens, Mawnan

49

50

AUTUMN

51

By the river, Kings Lynn

52

Trelissick gardens, Feock

53

Grimsthorpe castle, Bourne

54

Whipsnade wildlife park, Dunstable

55

Berkhamsted castle, Berkhamsted

56

Princess Pavilions, Falmouth

57

Trelissick gardens, Feock

58

By the river, Kings Lynn

59

Whipsnade wildlife park, Dunstable

60

Princess Pavilions, Falmouth

61

Loe bar, Porthleven

62

Residential estate, Kings Lynn

63

Loughton lake, Milton Keynes

64

Old Street, London

65

By the river, Kings Lynn

66

By the river again, Kings Lynn

67

Loughton lake, Milton Keynes

68

Old Street, London

69

Loe bar, Porthleven

70

By the river, Kings Lynn

71

72

WINTER

73

Kennal Vale, Ponsanooth

74

Linford wood, Milton Keynes

75

Bradwell Common, Milton Keynes

76

Fox Rosehill gardens, Falmouth

77

Bradwell Common, Milton Keynes

78

Residential estate, Kings Lynn

79

By the docks, Falmouth

80

Kennal Vale, Ponsanooth

81

Bradwell Common, Milton Keynes

82

Linford wood, Milton Keynes

83

Kennal Vale, Ponsanooth

84

Linford wood, Milton Keynes

85

Castle beach, Falmouth

86

Bradwell Common, Milton Keynes

87

By Gyllyngvase beach, Falmouth

88

Bradwell Common, Milton Keynes

89

Linford wood, Milton Keynes

90

Bradwell Common, Milton Keynes

91

Kennal Vale, Ponsanooth

92

Linford wood, Milton Keynes

93

INFORMATION

94

All photographs in this book are my own,

were taken, but there may be some mistakes.

taken on either my Panasonic Lumix compact

For that I apologise.

camera or my HTC Legend mobile camera.

A select few photographs are taken on a Nikon D40, but I really have no idea how to use it to its full potential!

But hopefully I have fully expressed my fascination with trees. I just really like trees.

I have designed and typeset this book myself, as I am first and foremost a graphic

More trees can be found here:

designer. The book uses Alexandria FLF for

ablogoftrees.blogspot.com

titles and page numbers, and Helvetica Neue for body copy and captions.

www.emmaprew.co.uk

I hope I have been fairly accurate in remembering where each of my photographs

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A book compiling 80 tree photographs; chosen for their shape, colour, size and overall interesting-ness. Arranged into four sections, for each season of the year.

Design, text and photography by Emma Prew | www.emmaprew.co.uk