While shooting reflections at Long Lake last weekend, I could see that the beetle kill is spreading to this area. When I started processing this image, which I knew as soon as I took it I wanted to flip it, it occured to me that this sums up how we are losing our pines a layer at a time. It will be sad to see them go. Hopefully nature will replace them with something grand.
Comments and critiques always welcome, and thanks for looking,
Morris
Posted by Todd Caudle on July 21, 2010 at 11:08 PM
Ah you're such a witty boy. Really nice shot, Morris. But I'm pretty sure it's upside-down. Oh wait, I was holding my phone the wrong way.
This is a superb abstract! Really creative work here, Morris.
I can tell that they're pine trees, but just barely (which is good, IMO). Love the gold to blue transition, as well.
Not sure how this image sums up how we're losing pine trees, but the thought is nice and leads to a clever title.
Beautiful Morris. Blues and yellows in a picture work very well together. When Yellowstone burned down several years ago I was sickened, but its in its glory days now with healthy young trees, hardly any beettle kill. Almost a jungle in some parts. Our forest in the Gallatin is dying also, we need a good fire.
Really nice abstract, Morris. Like Stan said, we need a couple really big fires to decimate the beetles....or another ice age. I, too, was disheartened by the fires in Yellowstone but when I was there in May there are now areas where young trees in the 6-8 foot size are so thick you can't see through them. Really encouraging.
Posted by Lance Warley on July 23, 2010 at 12:47 PM
Double what John said. The blue flowing into the black and gold is smooth and striking at the same time.
When we were there a couple weeks ago it definitely showed signs of death, although some of the burn areas looked good with "newer" growth. The sad reality is that a large portion of the west is going to loose it's forests for at least a generation; we can only hope that something will regrow in our lifetime.
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9 repliesComments and critiques always welcome, and thanks for looking,
Morris
I can tell that they're pine trees, but just barely (which is good, IMO). Love the gold to blue transition, as well.
Not sure how this image sums up how we're losing pine trees, but the thought is nice and leads to a clever title.
Bill Brennan
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/07/whitebark-pine-ravaged-throughout-yellowstone.html
When we were there a couple weeks ago it definitely showed signs of death, although some of the burn areas looked good with "newer" growth. The sad reality is that a large portion of the west is going to loose it's forests for at least a generation; we can only hope that something will regrow in our lifetime.