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Published: 2009-06-27 14:54:05 +0000 UTC; Views: 6543; Favourites: 460; Downloads: 246
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The Living ForestThe Bristlecones....The Bristlecone Pines are the oldest living thing found on planet Earth...and when you see them, it is like nothing you have ever seen with your eyes before, how weathered they are, how different, and how unique, appearing like something from the age of Dinosaurs. They are rare and found in very sparse areas on the United States, and fortunately, one of these areas is Mount Evans.
It amazes me, to see all these tourists just fly by these trees and not even thinking about them, probably thinking they are just weird looking funny trees (lol as I write this a Bald Eagle swooped RIGHT over my house and within a foot of my window lol crazy!)
I have always wanted to spend some time shooting these trees in a way I could REALLY make the composition work and this day was no different, there was a blizzard up above and the road to the top was closed, so this gave me the opportunity I wanted, and the light was awesome, really nicely difused...
I also have a B&W of this on my website here for comparison.
Hope ya all like it! Thought this would make a kickin' print!
John
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oh goodie! another one! here's to next saturday! bahahaha.
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completely agree, and encompasses all of my own thoughts.
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I'm featuring this beautiful piece here: [link] .
If you don't want to be featured, please note me and I'll remove it.
And if you like stamps, you can use this one: [link]
Kisses&Hugs
Katia
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I have featured this exquisite piece of your work at [link]
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This is stunning. Colorado reminds me a lot of Scotland...
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Scotland is one place I want to get to one day, the mountains however there are much smaller than here
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Nice work, looks nice and crisp. I like it
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I have featured this fabulous piece of your work @ [link]
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i love everything about this shot, great black&white
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the image here is good for photography, and I think the comment above there is quit honest, If I may say it. Although I often find out that the critique some other commentators gave here dishonest sometimes...close to often..... No, I dont say about this artwork and the critiques. But the others I saw recently.
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the trees come out fantastic!
nothing to say but "I love it!"
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you should come join us all [link]
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Wow, beautiful and yet different from what I am used to seeing you do! Its very classic and Ansel Adams-esque. I love it, great work.
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This is a jaw dropper. One of the best landscape shots I have seen in a while. Really Great Work!!!
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Very good impression! Looks so powerful but still thoughtful. Like the different shapes of clouds on the sky.
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You bet, anytime....and I mean anytime. LOL
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Great atmosphere, but the textures of the trees is what does it for me
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The lighting and the tones are wonderful! And this is one of those rare times, when I really appreciate a border. Great work!
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a wonderful depiction of some very special trees :_
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reading the critique for this shot, clears up for me why I like this one so much, not just for the subject but the framing .. I love the natural framing and of course the toning is to die for John, such lovely work!!
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well thank you very much, a few have said that they don't like the framing, but this shot isn't so much of a photo as it is an image you would see hung in a art gallery, and that is what the framing correlates to
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What fascinates me about this photo is the smoothness of all the textures. It's almost surreal. The trees do look ancient. The photograph itself gives you that feeling.
Mount Evans? I'll have to start writing these things down. That's something I've got to see. I love trees.
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