juniper stumps
Feb 9, 2013 19:59:25 #
taken with d7000, first two with 18-300mm af-s vr f/3.5-5.6, the 3rd with a micro nikkor 105mm af-f vr f/2.8
old juniper
another juniper
and another
Feb 9, 2013 20:04:06 #
Really nice pics. I love these trees. They have so much character and how they hold on to life despite the odds for as long as they do is amazing to me.
Feb 9, 2013 20:19:02 #
Feb 9, 2013 20:39:36 #
thanks David, here's a example of one that's holding on. This is on BLM land a few minutes from my house, I hike here ofter instead of walking down a road. I see you shot with a D600, I was considering that camera. I went with the d7000 my first DSLR. Now only buying FX format lens so when I upgrade to the D600 or similar model I will have some glass.
juniper - holding on
Feb 9, 2013 21:05:36 #
Thanks for the new tree. Would you mind if I use this as a screen saver on my iPad for a week or two? Do you know how long they normally live? I saw a lot of these, when I was out your way. One of my favorites is growing out of a tiny fissure in the rock near the top of Bell Mountain in AZ. I had the 7000 before I got the 600. I absolutely love it and feel the same about FX. You are very smart collecting only FX lenses. For starters they are the best and you will save a bundle in trade/sell losses if you make the move to FX because you will not have DX lenses to unload.
You are lucky to live in such a beautiful area of our Country.
You are lucky to live in such a beautiful area of our Country.
Feb 9, 2013 21:32:49 #
feel free to use any of my pictures, anyone at UHH that makes money off my pic's just send me 95% of what you make.
Feb 9, 2013 22:44:47 #
howlynn wrote:
feel free to use any of my pictures, anyone at UHH that makes money off my pic's just send me 95% of what you make.
You bet. Just remember 95%of nothing is nothing. :)
Feb 9, 2013 22:48:27 #
Feb 10, 2013 09:29:09 #
I have a friend in Houston who made a beautiful coffee table using the stumps along with the roots.I wish I had taken a picture of it.
Feb 10, 2013 13:43:38 #
Love the gnarled and twisted shapes of these stumps and also the grain of the wood. Good shots.
Feb 10, 2013 21:48:20 #
bikinkawboy
Loc: north central Missouri
Gnarled and twisted...that pretty well describes me after splitting a bunch of firewood and then helping my son replace the CV axle on his car.
Feb 11, 2013 14:15:36 #
I forgot to add that the coffee table had a class top.You could see all the gnarled and twisted parts.
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