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Rowan berries Poster
by Leif Sohlman
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Rowan berries poster by Leif Sohlman. Our posters are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All posters include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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Rowan berries on tree. Canon 5D mk III... more
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Rowan berries on tree. Canon 5D mk III
The European rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) has a long tradition in European mythology and folklore. It was thought to be a magical tree and give protection against malevolent beings.[12] The tree was also called "wayfarer's tree" or "traveller's tree" because it supposedly prevents those on a journey from getting lost.[13] It was said in England that this was the tree on which the Devil hanged his mother. [14]
British folklorists of the Victorian era reported the folk belief in apotropaic powers of the rowan-tree, in particular in the warding off of witches. Such a report is given by Edwin Lees (1856) for the Wyre Forest in the English West Midlands.[15] Sir James Frazer (1890) reported such a tradition in Scotland, where the tree was often planted near a gate or front door.[16] According to Frazer, birds' droppings often contain rowan seeds, and if such droppings land in a fork or hole where old leaves have accumulated on a larger tree, s...
About Leif Sohlman
Biography Leif Sohlman was born in Enkoeping (Enkoping) Sweden. He lived in the city until an age of 4 years when he moved to city Stockholm, capital city of Sweden, where he went to school and graduated as engineer in telecommunication techniques. Thereafter he was employed in Swedish telecom until retirement dealing with technical issues. After retirement he moved back to city Enkoeping. After his mother's death he began to photograph and also enhance photos with some artistic attempts. Now he is trying to learn to make digital paintings as a complement to photgraphy. He is a photographer/digital artist mainly working with nature and landscapes as flowers and macro photography and digital art as digital painting, photo painting and...
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Andrew Wilson
Beautiful image with a fascinating description!
Joey Agbayani
Revisiting this stunning image! Congrats on the features!
Kirt Tisdale
Nice work, Leif!!
Crystal Harman
Nice
Janis Tafoya
Beautiful, Leif L/g+/t
Cristiana Marinescu
I love it, so juicy
Paulette B Wright
Well done!
Henry Kowalski
Like the closeup and the mythology
Cathy Mahnke
Excellent!
Jeanne Fischer
fabulous work
Jamie Pham
Wonderful berries!
Ginny Barklow
Very nice work! L
Craig Carter
I really like the clusters of bright red here! nicely done
E Faithe Lester
Very attractive berry cluster.
MB Art factory
Great shot!
RC DeWinter
Lovely depth and richness of color
Gary Keesler
AWESOME LEIF!!! I love the red colors along with the other colors in this beautiful image, nice job!
Deanna Proffitt
Beautiful!
Elena Nosyreva
Splendid image!
Leif Sohlman
Thanks for featuring in group Premium FAA Artist...03/14/2014 500 Views -1 Image...03/09/2014
Janice Rae Pariza
Revisit to promote!
Kandy Hurley
Beautiful
Lilliana Mendez
Nice!