Training Wall

A very pleasing shot Keith. With the shadows they look like stick insects in formation! I love the colours of the old brick wall. A very good way to grow fruit!

I didn't see the stick insects until you mentioned it Rosa :-)) Glad you like it and thank you.

Lovely play of light and shadow.

Thanks very much Jaap.

A beautiful composition very well framed . Warm greetings, Anton.

Thanks very much Anton...........appreciated.

Das Farbenspiel in der Mauer ist phänomenal! Auch der Schattenwurf gefällt mir gut. Ich frage mich, warum die Bäume schräg wachsen? Vielleicht wurden sie so getrimmt, damit man die Früchte leichter ernten kann. So oder so, ein Sonnenfoto, das gut tut!

I believe that if the trees are trained at an angle, you can squeeze more fruit out of them in less space. There are various shapes all round the walls of the garden, but it was the light on the brickwork that attracted me to this one. Thanks for your kind comments Wilhelm.

That looks great!! The shadows really add interest!!

Glad you like it Eunice................thank you very much.

Fascinating photo, Keith, it's so alive! Hard to imagine doing this kind of intense gardening. I was a much lazier one!

Thanks Diane..............I'm with you on the lazy gardening...........although I like sitting in the garden in the summer with a good book and a beer........I wish I could afford a gardener!

West Dean Gardens has a whole host of gardeners..........all year round. They look after the place beautifully :-)

Very interesting variations on a theme.

Thanks John..............glad you like it..!!

I like the nearly abstract look and the colourful brick wall! My grandfather had a pear tree like this....

Thank you very much Gudrun. They have lots of fruit trees trained into different shapes, on the wall and free standing. The ones on the wall are the easiest to photograph! Glad you like it.

Delightful especially when you view it on black!

You're very kind Paul...........thanks for dropping by!

such a lush color and nice graphic composition.

i'd love to have this in my group 'plants vs structures' - if you want.