Patrik Svedberg posted a picture of a tree that resembled a frond of broccoli. Then another, and another. That's where it started, says Seth Radley, whose video turns the tree's fame and its fate into a parable of bigger things.
The tree is the protagonist, but rather a passive one, letting the plot unfold around it. Each photo contains a story of its own. It's all in the details and very often with a humorous twist. Just "beautiful" would bore me to death.
Most people passing by when I'm shooting don't have a clue what I'm doing, being all caught up with the beautiful view of the lake. And a beach with trees on it. But this is my way of forcing the beholder to see what I see. It's all about framing and what randomly takes place when I'm there. Sometimes it's the most beautiful sky. Sometimes it's a couple in their nineties taking a walk. Sometimes it's birds, or stars, or just so so grey and dull. But it's almost never about the tree itself. And I can't do magic – I've had aurora borealis (or the northern lights), but some things just can't be. For example, the tree and the lake are positioned straight to the North, so you will never see a sunset behind the tree in @thebroccolitree timeline. No matter what.
PREVIOUSLY IN BROCCOLI:
• Broccoli treehouse
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They don't make disturbing broccoli ads the way they used to
