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Pining for a Piñon


Pining for a Piñon
Photo Information
Copyright: David Sidwell (dsidwell) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 175 W: 6 N: 181] (680)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2003-12
Categories: Trees
Camera: SONY DSC F-707, UV + Circ. Polarizer
Exposure: f/8
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2005-04-17 13:24
Viewed: 1515
Points: 20
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
pinus edulis. Common name: Piñon pine. These rugged trees seem to grow anywhere almost magically. They survive with little rainfall (often lower than 8 inches annually), and they can be found in both fertile ground as well as growing right out of the sanstone, like this one.

These trees are extremely important to wildlife, providing shelter and food in the form of nuts or the leaves themselves for hundry deer. Human animals love the nuts!

Pinus edulis is found all over the higher elevations of the desert southwest in the U.S. Utah, Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico all find this species abundant.

Though not valuable for lumber, early pioneers valued the tough, rot-resistant wood for making their barns and sheds. It is very difficult to get good carpentry wood out of this tree, since it is coursely grained and splits so easily. I prefer to just look at them, anyway.
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Shadows & Highlights: (Thanks Rene)dsidwell 1 04-17 20:25
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  • Great 
  • Callie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1132 W: 105 N: 2609] (7531)
  • [2005-04-17 14:23]

Hi David
Aonther nice one from the dry land, good to see what this looks like, a lovely pic. I would run the pic through S/H in CS, to bing out some of the detail in the darker parts of the FG, no real nit, just an observation, nice POV and texture, TFS
PS, Yes, I will shoot anything, given the chance. But sometimes, the aim is npt 100%, like a spider in the breeze!

  • Good 
  • olger Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 65 W: 0 N: 138] (744)
  • [2005-04-17 15:05]

Real nice picture.. Very impressing! I love the composition and the colors Well done!

TFS!

Olger

Very impressive picture David. Good composition and colors. I dared a workshop as Callie suggested.

  • Great 
  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2156 W: 322 N: 4258] (16906)
  • [2005-04-18 8:50]

David, excellent composition and vivid colors. Great contrasts everywhere.

A grea job indeed.

Good posting and note, David.
I especially like the warm rich colors that you have managed well against the dark blue sky. Good use of the polarizer.
Rene's ws is very good and brings out a few more details that are worth seeing. Thank you for a wonderful image.

  • Great 
  • japie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1814 W: 100 N: 1904] (5187)
  • [2005-04-18 19:34]

I like the warmth being radiated by the warm colors. The composition is good and I like the note.

Very well done and thanks for posting

  • Great 
  • Esox Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 239 W: 20 N: 344] (972)
  • [2005-04-20 13:51]

It seems really tortured!
Your composition is great, and the colours...
Looks like an advertisement for big canyon.
Makes me dream, thanks.

Nice to see, the seeds taste good too....

hello:) I like this beauty landscape with this tree:) nice compo and beauty colours:)

TFS

Malgosia

  • Good 
  • CTP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 647 W: 6 N: 1106] (3191)
  • [2005-06-22 14:53]

It is dark but polorizer gave nice color to this photo and made it nicer.TFS.Keep Shooting
CT

The tree seems to have undergone some wounds because branches miss. It looks like it grows in the stone, what an environment! I like the effect of the polarizing but Rene's WS completed your photo by balancing colours and contrasts. TFS

L'arbre semble avoir subi quelques blessures puisque des branches manquent. On dirait qu'il pousse dans la pierre, quel habitat! J'aime bien l'effet du polarisant mais le WS de René a complété votre photo en équilibrant les couleurs et les contrastes. TFS

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