John Holbrook
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Thursday’s Task: Trees in precarious environments.
My examples below:
Red Rock Park, NM
Bryce Canyon National Park, UT
Needles Highway, SD
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Thursday’s Task: Trees in precarious environments.
My examples below:
Red Rock Park, NM
Bryce Canyon National Park, UT
Needles Highway, SD
Ken Rennie
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Totally different from John's but still precarious. Loch Assynt, NW Scotland. Ken
Rick Nantais
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Somewhere in Monumet Valley....
AlanLichty
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Arch Rock - Samuel Boardman Scenic Corridor on the Oregon Coast:
Turkmaniya Wash near Petra Jordan:
East entrance area in Zion National Park:
Turkmaniya Wash near Petra Jordan:
East entrance area in Zion National Park:
John Holbrook
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This “landscape” definitely qualifies—I like the off-center composition.
John Holbrook
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Rick, a great example of a tree in a difficult yet beautiful red rock landscape—beautiful capture.
John Holbrook
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Alan, thank you for sharing these—it’s difficult to choose a favorite among these. Perhaps the Arch Rock image, especially from that point of view (drone?) creates a breathtaking “land/seascape.” All three images certainly exemplify the tenacity of trees.
John Holbrook
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Jeffrey, two beautiful “tough” trees in two beautiful landscapes—very, very nice. The B&W Bristlecone is an impressive image––my favorite!
John Holbrook
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Excellent images Larry! My favorite is your first—great capture! Thank you for your images and participation.
Pine tree at Red Rocks
Pine trees growing in the rock face in Kolob Canyon
Pine trees growing white rocks at Garden of the Gods.
larryj
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Thanks John for the comments, appreciated. I like your Thursday's Task because it gives me a chance to comb my archives to find images to fit in your chosen category, and see a lot of my old and not so old images I have not look at in a while, thanks!
John Holbrook
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I hope future Thursday’s Tasks will also be of interest, I enjoy all the beautiful images shared each week.Thanks John for the comments, appreciated. I like your Thursday's Task because it gives me a chance to comb my archives to find images to fit in your chosen category, and see a lot of my old and not so old images I have not look at in a while, thanks!
Trent Watts
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Bit of a tongue in cheek here and not the conventional take on a precaroious environment but the trees are definitely in trouble.
Beavers certainly alter the landscape.
Certainly a precarious environment for this tree in my yard many years ago.
Beavers certainly alter the landscape.
Certainly a precarious environment for this tree in my yard many years ago.
Kyle Jones
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1) Juniper above Olmsted Point
2) Trees in refrigerator canyon in Zion
3) Tree in the New Zealand water
4) Tree as a scratching post for an Alaskan brown bear
2) Trees in refrigerator canyon in Zion
3) Tree in the New Zealand water
4) Tree as a scratching post for an Alaskan brown bear
ProCaliberTraveler
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This tree is caught in the flooding from the Merced River in Yosemite Valley.
Edit: John, the logo you created for the Task is super creative. The flexing muscles for roots is a great touch.
Edit: John, the logo you created for the Task is super creative. The flexing muscles for roots is a great touch.
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John Holbrook
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Trent, humor is always appreciated—I love your take on “precarious.” Too bad you didn’t have that roving rodent take care of your home’s landscaping!
John Holbrook
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Kyle, wonderful images you’ve shared––the first image, Juniper at Olmsted Point is my favorite, a memorable image. The “Tree in New Zealand water” is another special capture—with a perfect reflection and composition. I enjoyed the Brown Bear’s Scratching Post” post—I’m glad his attention wasn’t on the photographer!
John Holbrook
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Michael, thank you for the compliment—I appreciate it. Great capture of the tree in the rising Merced River—very nice starburst and its reflection in the water below.
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Douglas Sherman
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Thanks for another great task, John. Here are my contributions.
Lone Cypress along the Monterey coastline of CA.
A Lone White Pine on Chapel Rock is tethered to the shoreline by a root at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. During the fall and winter, it can be battered by twenty-foot waves from Lake Superior.
Lone Cypress along the Monterey coastline of CA.
A Lone White Pine on Chapel Rock is tethered to the shoreline by a root at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. During the fall and winter, it can be battered by twenty-foot waves from Lake Superior.
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