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Dead trees in the vast dry valley of the Tsauchab River. This region is about 35 km from the entrance to Sossusvlei. Due to the dry climate these trees survive a long time. It is a landscape of surreal beauty.
Graffiti artists converge on the abandoned waterpark near New Berry Springs. It's been closed since 2014. Some well-known artists have plied their trade here, but the majority of scrawls were done by people with minimal talent in my opinion!
Down below, on the left side of Wilbur, the Oneonta Gorge can be glimpsed. It is a very narrow gorge with a 100 foot waterfall that was an overly popular trek before the 2017 fire. The Gorge is now closed although some people still climb over the barriers. The yellow tuffs are new trees sprouting from the roots of burned maples and oaks. And off in the distance is a stand of evergreen survivors of the fire. The Columbia River is also visible.
Lone tree
Kamloops Lake
This tree would actually make a very poor gallows tree as the dead wood likely would snap under the weight. It does have a nice macabre feel though. I liked the look of it and the fence posts rising from the grass.
Happy Fence Friday!
Two hikers ascend the tallest dune as the rising sun floods the desert with warmth. And I can remove my toque and unzip my jacket
Something a bit abstract from me for a change. This leaning Skeletal Pine caught my eye and I thought that the image would work well in mono. So I layed on my back on the ground and set my 10-24mm lens at 10mm to get as much in the frame as possible and composed this image. I hope you like it.
A peregrine fledgling perches high atop a snag, illustrating the importance of dead trees in the environment. Peregrines require lookouts high on hillsides with enough clearance to see around them and outward, but close enough to the hill to remain discreet. They are constantly on the lookout for predators. Snags and dead tree limbs play a critical role their survival. Although not hunting yet, this young fledgling had advanced in its flight and landing skills since my visit the week before. In late June, this falcon preferred the safety of relatively flat cliff surfaces. One week later, it was exploring more precarious perches, like this one and various other dead tree limbs.
Sunrise on a foggy morning. Murray River National Park, Lyrup section.
Here I used a preset in Lightroom of Style; Cinematic/CN03 to get this look
There were so many twisted dead trees in Kodachrome Basin State Park. The green in this image is from nearby live trees, not the enormous dead tree.
Had a go at converting this to mono, a suggestion from Wendy www.flickr.com/photos/lizinitaly/, they look even more dead now! The colour version is in comments...
Burned logs and dead trees are scattered all along this mountain ridge that overlooks Utah Lake far below. This vantage point requires a long and rather challenging 4x4 drive. The elevation is well over a mile high!
Click on the photo a couple of times to zoom in and see the detail. There is a mountain in the background with snow on its peak... even though it is in the middle of summer.
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Deadvlei is a wonderful place to explore composition to express depth. The dunes that surround the site allow the sun to bathe parts of the site with light while other parts remain in shade and provide slivers of light to show even more depth. What a great learning experience. 20220620DeadVleiTest27