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Gnarled Tree


Gnarled Tree
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Copyright: Bob Airhart (bobair) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 384 W: 84 N: 1259] (4614)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-04-22
Categories: Trees
Camera: Canon EOS 30d, Canon EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS USM
Exposure: f/11, 1/500 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): TreeBark [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-03-14 19:29
Viewed: 511
Points: 8
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Gnarled Tree is what I call todays upload.In my life I have seen many trees as have we all but very few really stand out and catch one's eye.This tree is the most tortured looking tree that I know of here in High River where I live.The tree is a cottonwood that is corkscrewed and bent at crazy angles with some of it's branches laying on the ground and yet it lives.Not far from where this tree is located was the site of High River's most famous tree,The Medicine Tree which was a pair of trees that had a branch connecting the two together and looking like the letter H as a result.The Medicine Tree was a natural anomaly and died in 1960.The local native peoples revered the tree while it lived.Trees are important and should never be under valued or disrespected and quite simply are beautiful to look at even the ones that look like this gnarled one near the entrance of George Lane park here where I live.PP was done with Paint.Net. Bob
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To eqshannon: Title: Gnarled Treebobair 1 03-22 18:42
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I love these...and see them much as you do, both in locality not so far a a hundred miles or so, but in other ways witch Rick has brought out in the Cypress hill's...a nice treat bob...I added it to my theme:-)
Bob

That cottonwood must have endured some harsh winters in its youth. Our cottonwoods are so very straight and tall. I wonder if a wider aperture may have helped to isolate the tree a bit from the busy background.

TFS
Evelynn : )

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  • Art_R Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 201 W: 16 N: 483] (1995)
  • [2008-03-14 21:48]

Hi Bob , I Know This tree well , have a couple of pictures of birds in it , they seem to like this tree the same as all the others ;-)

Art

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  • RP1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 169 W: 1 N: 124] (2104)
  • [2008-04-01 18:10]

Hi Bob,
Very impressive tree. First time that i see a tree like that.
TFS,
Roger

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