A BOOK OF TREES
Emma Prew
CONTENTS
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Introduction
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SPRING
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SUMMER
30
AUTUMN
52
WINTER
76
Information
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INTRODUCTION
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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
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SPRING
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Stony Stratford nature reserve, Milton Keynes
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Regent’s Park, London
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By the sea, Falmouth
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Grimsthorpe castle, Bourne
11
Seal sanctuary, Gweek
12
Up on the hill, Oxford
13
Peterborough cathedral, Peterborough
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Stony Stratford nature reserve, Milton Keynes
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Looking across to Falmouth, Flushing
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Mystery location, possibly Cornwall
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Amazing trees, Falmouth
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By the Grand Union Canal, Berkhamsted
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Regent’s Park, London
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Sunset, Praa Sands
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Somewhere, London
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Loughton lake, Milton Keynes
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Somewhere, Paris
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By the harbour, St. Mawes
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Looking towards Falmouth, Flushing
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Mystery location, possibly Cornwall
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SUMMER
29
Seal sanctuary, Gweek
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Glendurgan gardens, Mawnan
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Grimsthorpe castle, Bourne
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Somewhere on Dartmoor
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Somewhere else on Dartmoor
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Glendurgan gardens, Mawnan
35
Glendurgan gardens, Mawnan
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In the park, Bournemouth
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Kelmscott manor, Lechlade
38
2000 Trees festival, Cheltenham
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Glendurgan gardens, Mawnan
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Queen Mary gardens, Falmouth
41
Whipsnade wildlife park, Dunstable
42
Boat trip, Helford passage
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Glendurgan gardens, Mawnan
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Trelissick gardens, Feock
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Stowe gardens, Stowe
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Bradwell, Milton Keynes
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In the park, Bournemouth
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Glendurgan gardens, Mawnan
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AUTUMN
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By the river, Kings Lynn
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Trelissick gardens, Feock
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Grimsthorpe castle, Bourne
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Whipsnade wildlife park, Dunstable
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Berkhamsted castle, Berkhamsted
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Princess Pavilions, Falmouth
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Trelissick gardens, Feock
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By the river, Kings Lynn
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Whipsnade wildlife park, Dunstable
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Princess Pavilions, Falmouth
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Loe bar, Porthleven
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Residential estate, Kings Lynn
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Loughton lake, Milton Keynes
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Old Street, London
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By the river, Kings Lynn
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By the river again, Kings Lynn
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Loughton lake, Milton Keynes
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Old Street, London
69
Loe bar, Porthleven
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By the river, Kings Lynn
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WINTER
73
Kennal Vale, Ponsanooth
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Linford wood, Milton Keynes
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Bradwell Common, Milton Keynes
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Fox Rosehill gardens, Falmouth
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Bradwell Common, Milton Keynes
78
Residential estate, Kings Lynn
79
By the docks, Falmouth
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Kennal Vale, Ponsanooth
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Bradwell Common, Milton Keynes
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Linford wood, Milton Keynes
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Kennal Vale, Ponsanooth
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Linford wood, Milton Keynes
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Castle beach, Falmouth
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Bradwell Common, Milton Keynes
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By Gyllyngvase beach, Falmouth
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Bradwell Common, Milton Keynes
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Linford wood, Milton Keynes
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Bradwell Common, Milton Keynes
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Kennal Vale, Ponsanooth
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Linford wood, Milton Keynes
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INFORMATION
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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