Tuesday, 13th October 2009
In the Mist
by Jim Cox
This Limber Pine is growing on a windswept ridge in the Canadian Rockies.
Equipment: Panasonic G1
In the Mist by Jim Cox was photo of the day on Tuesday, 13th October 2009. It is tagged Black & White, Cliffs, Trees. You can leave a comment below.
18 Comments
Dianne
Yeow! This is awesome! Love it! Great work, thank you.
Taiji Guo
Man should get energy of integrity and staunchness from pine tree like this.
Anurag
Simple subject, great shot, Gives the feel of Infrared
mike
Very nice scene. I like the lack of color in this one.
Pauline Jones
What a precarious place to live and what did you have to climb up to get that shot?
dhanush de costa
Nice shot! Is that tree on a rock? Perfect example for a survivor
wanda krack
Looks as if this tree is ‘living on the edge’ for sure. Nice capture!
Ellen Empson
I can “see” and almost feel the movement of the clouds in the background…this is excellent. Great overall tonal quality and sharpness to this as well. One of my top 5 picks from POTD for sure!
yo
Sweating sadness…B&W are always so meaningfull. great one
Renee
Excellent Black and white! Congrats!
Marie Dunphy Harding
Life is where you can find it! Wonderful shot.
Leslie Guy
I enjoy photos of trees & this is one of the most
unusual. I would love to know approximately
how tall the tree was.
Katherine Lee Strassburg
This is a great shot illustrating the tenacity of life. Very, very nice.
Malta Photography
Very characteristic shot. I like the monochromatic effect. I like the angle at which it has been taken. but I would have given it more shades to get out more the dramatic effect.
Grete
Impressive and original capture. I like very much the sepia tone!!! Congrats.
Su
Love the tones, great shot.
Jim Cox
Thanks for all the comments. The tree is probably a little less than 10 meters high and is located on a very windy ridge a few hundred meters up from the nearest road. Pine beetles have infected trees close to this area so the government has done controlled burns on large expanses of the pine forest. They have not burnt this area near Whirlpool Point because these are the oldest trees in Alberta, over 1000 years old. It is amazing that a tree like this in such extreme conditions would survive that many years.
Deborah Flowers
That is definitely an amazing tree! I’m glad I got to it after you gave the expalnation. This is a fabulous shot, I love the tonal quality and composition of it. Thanks for sharing.