Posted by John Moore on January 1, 2008 at 11:44 AM
This past Sunday, from sunup to sundown I explored the numerous bluff-top vistas on Mount Magazine's west end. (On the north side I trod through four inches of snow that had fallen Wednesday.) I began the day by pinpointing the location of the iconic old cedar tree down below the state park lodge, on the southern face. I once heard the park interpreter refer to it as the "famous" tree, so that's what I've been calling it. Anyway, I returned to the tree at sunset and took a bunch of photos.
The first guy I ever knew that took a photo of this tree was none other than the master himself, David Muench. I'm glad to see it is still alive and kicking. Can't believe they got that much snow up there - hope you got some great snow scenes too!
Posted by Tim Ferrell on January 1, 2008 at 12:39 PM
Nice shot John, I can't think of a tree more famous.
Posted by Tim Buchanan on January 1, 2008 at 1:46 PM
That's some beautiful color, John! What lens/filter did you use on this?
Posted by Wayne Rhodus on January 1, 2008 at 9:29 PM
What a wonderful shot John, clean, crisp and as Tim B said "classic"! Happy New Year to you!
Posted by John Moore on January 2, 2008 at 9:06 AM
Bill, I used a Canon 16-35 set at 19 mm, f/16 for the sun rays; to minimize lens flare I didn't use any filters. I made slight increases to vibrance and blue saturation in Lightroom. 19 mm was the original focal length... my 40D has a 1.6 crop factor, and I cropped further at the computer.
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