Climate changed

[sdwilsonsct]

These huge, twisted, dead trees, very different from their living descendents, make me curious about the very different climate that they must have lived in.
Feedback welcome.

[David Eckels]

Beautiful environmental portrait, Scott.

[francois]

Poignant shot… I like it!

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

Beautiful environmental portrait, Scott.

I agree.

It is somewhat reminiscent of the Bristlecone Pines in California, except they al have living parts and are the oldest known trees in the world, I believe.

[armand]

Interesting! Is this a composite?

[Bob_B]

+1

[RSL]

A fine shot, Scott. There used to be some of these in Garden of the Gods if you were willing and able to climb up to them. At 90 I can't do it any longer, so even when I get back to Colorado I'll have to just remember what they were like. I don't think any of them were as gorgeous as this natural sculpture. Bravo!

[sdwilsonsct]

Thanks, folks! Glad you liked it.

Eric: some of the local old larches have a bit if life in them. Whether I shoot a particular tree depends largely on it's setting (must be interesting) and being slightly downhill so I can shoot it without distortion.

Armand: it's not a composite. Perhaps it's a little over-processed? I'd like to know your thoughts.

Russ: thanks for the Garden of the Gods tip, I'll look into it if I ever get out that way.  I'm trying to fit in a bit of activity before I turn 90. Looks like you're shooting lots in Florida.

[armand]

Thanks, folks! Glad you liked it.

Eric: some of the local old larches have a bit if life in them. Whether I shoot a particular tree depends largely on it's setting (must be interesting) and being slightly downhill so I can shoot it without distortion.

Armand: it's not a composite. Perhaps it's a little over-processed? I'd like to know your thoughts.

Russ: thanks for the Garden of the Gods tip, I'll look into it if I ever get out that way.  I'm trying to fit in a bit of activity before I turn 90. Looks like you're shooting lots in Florida.

I do like it, my comment came from the uneven difference in sharpness between the tree and the foreground but mostly because I have a hard time figuring out the scale; if those fir trees in the foreground are not tiny, the tree must be huge.

[sdwilsonsct]

I do like it, my comment came from the uneven difference in sharpness between the tree and the foreground but mostly because I have a hard time figuring out the scale; if those fir trees in the foreground are not tiny, the tree must be huge.

Thanks, Armand. I'll look at the sharpness. These relics are indeed huge, "Climate changed". I may do a series on them.