Trees at Dane Street Beach

Trees at Dane Street Beach (Originally uploaded by randubnick)

This is a view of the trees in the park at Dane Street Beach here in Beverly, Massachusetts. I took this photograph during an afternoon walk with the dog several weeks ago. It was close to Labor Day (August 25th to be exact), but there were still a few days to go, so we stayed on the sidewalk. (In Beverly, dogs aren't allowed on the beaches between Memorial Day and Labor Day.) It was the row of trees leading toward the water that made me want to take the picture. Tonight I cropped the photo to emphasize the diagonals of the trees, the shadows, and the lines of the shore. I also created a posterized version, to be posted tomorrow.