Leaves In All The Colors Of The Rainbow
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AWESOME. But kinda fake, perhaps they dyed it?
Yeah…after a little bit of thinking, it is probably real.
I would say they are real. In fact they remind me of the work of an artist, Andy Goldsworthy. Actually, this might even be one of his works…
Hobbes you were right they are fireworks
And then the wind picked up.
Interesting image.
So awesome. Not dyed – those are all natural colors of leaves at some point or another of the year. It is interesting that they were all as fresh as they seem to be at the same time, though that may just be from small sun exposure differences on different parts of the yard, leaving some trees still green and others going toward fall colors. Either way, it’s really frickin cool.
I think, too, if you know how to press them properly they retain the color they had when first pressed, at least for a while. I remember pressing leaves as a kid and finding them years later perfectly preserved… I’m thinking maybe it had to do with the wax paper?
You put the leaves between pieces of wax paper and run an iron over them so the wax melts and coats the leaves
Except these leaves are all the same shape and therefore from the same type of tree. To my knowledge, no one tree creates all the shades of the rainbow. These are either dyed or photoshopped. Cool result though.
They’re real. Check out the artwork of Andy Goldsworthy. He does this all the time. Collects leaves from groves of trees and puts ‘em together like this. For all I know, this could be his work.
this was my first thought too.
Flowering cherry Prunus Kanzan leaves; all those colours are on the tree at the same time as it slowly changes through to bare. Best coloured flowering cherry over here in New Zealand in autumn.
Umm…Lots of trees do that, like the tree in my front yard.
Well, that looks kinda like a Bartlett Pear tree. They do have a big range of colors in fall.
Those aren’t the ones that smell like death are they? Those things are so pretty but oh man, the smell… (not to mention my bf is deathly allergic)
I was thinking exactly the same thing. The shape of the leaves looks right.
this is why ritalin was invented.
I’d be doing something like this if I wasn’t taking my OCD meds. The sacrifices some of us have to make to be tolerated…..
Not fake. Andy Goldsworthy, artist who has a whole lot of work this awesome or better. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Goldsworthy
Also, great documentary about him called Rivers and Tides.
Thank you. I was about to bring this up.
That is the best documentary that nobody has seen. You sir, are one of 3 people i have ever met who knows about “rivers and tides” which makes you awesome. Thanks for making my day
I was browsing old posts and that is also the first thing I thought. I love “Rivers and Tides.” I was actually shocked to find that awhile ago it was available for instant play on Netflix. Fantastic documentary.
i love andy goldsworthy! rivers and tides is gorgeous
I first saw his work in an art book called “Wood” He’s fantastic.
This far more resembles the work of Tony Cragg.
One example:
http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-content/uploads/cragg_1.jpg
not really
They did miss blue though.
Have you ever seen a blue leafed tree before? =P
With an infinite number of realities, there’s probably one or two with blue leafed trees.
This is cool! Though I kinda wish they’d done it on another background (maybe a white sidewalk) so the green leaves show up as well as the other colors.
Drop a little acid, and suddenly: it’s a DRAGON!
A rainbow dragon? All the red and gold dragons will laugh at him.
I am a rainbow dragon and I live in a redandgolddragonsshutup tree.
Haven’t you ever heard of “rainbow serpents?” They’re all throughout mythology and widely respected.
Yurlungur!
Of course I have (mythology nerd here), but the couatl just aren’t what I picture as dragons (D&D nerd here).
B-but, where’s the blue?! D:
Shame it’s not on a better background or photographed with some more skill – I like it though!
FAIL! you forgot blue dumbass
Andy Goldsworthy FTW!! his non-permenant stuff like this is epic win, the non-permenant stuff (Nat’l museum in Edinburgh, SFmoma, Stanford campus etc) are still pretty win. His stuff is awesome.
Tony Cragg was doing work like this in the 1970′s.
One example (not sure when this one was done):
http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-content/uploads/cragg_1.jpg
Someone has way too much time on their hands. Not to mention leaves.
How come whenever someone does something creative for the sake of art or beauty or some other reason that doesn’t involve making money, some a-hole will accuse them of “having too much time on their hands”? Believe it or not, some people actually make time for things like this rather than sitting on the couch drinking beer and watching tv.
Someone can paint with all the colors of the wind.
I came here to say that, but you beat me to it! ^_^
That is amazing!
Andy Goldsworthy does this, but better.
Tony Cragg did this first, but with discarded plastic items.
Nobody ever made a mosaic before Tony Cragg? Wow! He really IS old!
That is one hell of a gradient swatch.
Birdy: The colors made me think “pear” too.
This is gorgeous
Proofs that trees are gay.
They look like Prunus Kanzan leaves, a vase shaped flowering cherry. In autumn I pick them up off the drive each day on the way to the letterbox and dress my house with them. They are vivid and beautiful and the best colour of flowering cherries. Seem to keep their colour if covered from the light eg pressed in a book.
WHAT ABOUT BLUE?!?! HMMM?!?!
WHAT ABOUT BLUE?!?! HMMMMMMMMMM?!?!
I DEMAND BLUE LEAVES!!!!!!!!!!!
I created this sculpture from the leaves of one cherry tree. When I discovered the work of Andy Goldsworthy I was so inspired I tried to make my own just for fun. I’ve done some more and they can be seen at http://www.flickr.com/photos/escher1/
Of course much of it looks like Goldsworthy copies, but then he is my inspiration for taking up doing any art at all!. And I don’t have OCD
, you should get out and try some yourself it is very meditative!