Round and Round We Go

I may not be a tree-hugger, but I have started showing some worrying signs…

 

Behind Koukounaries beach there stands a pine forest which separates a lagoon from the Mediterranean. The forest is in a conservation area and is known for its stone pines. The name of the place Κουκουναριές means stone pines. Unfortunately, the more common Aleppo pine is becoming more dominant here.

 

While wandering the trails through the forest I came a cross this one standing isolated in the middle of several paths. I’m pretty sure this is an Aleppo pine, though. It’s certainly a very tall and graceful tree with a very interesting bark.

 

It’s rare to find a tree in a wood that is standing alone like this so I just had to dance around it with my camera in true Pep Ventosa ‘In the Round’ style. This is a ten-image in-camera multiple exposure (no intentional movement in the shots - sorry to disappoint!) using the Average blend mode. To be fair if this was a true composite like the photographer Pep then average blend wouldn’t cut it but each image would be separately and creatively blended - maybe I’ll do another one like that.

 

This is converted to mono in Nik Silver Efex with light selenium toning.

 

Thanks for taking the time to look. I hope you enjoy the image. Happy 100x, Donnertagsmonochrom, and tree dancing :)

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