Dying Forest

Gallery: Man & FaunaPosted February 14, 2012255 views4 comments

Victims of pine bark beetle infestation, the dead and dying trees offset the beauty of RMNP as well as other mountian regions.

Canon T1i
1/800 @ F-8, ISO800
Canon EF S55-250mm lens @ 55mm.
IS on, HH spot meter.

Used the higher ISO because of the darkening sky as a summer shower was moving in.

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Tonia Graves on February 16, 2012 at 9:37 PM

It can be pretty depressing to see stands of trees ravaged by these destructive insects in our forests.

Registered on October 29, 2011, 92 Posts, 1035 Comments

Comment posted by Avi Hirschfield on February 19, 2012 at 8:59 AM

A very worrying situation.
Caused by what or who.
What is the beetles natural enemy

Registered on November 1, 2003, 518 Posts, 2114 Comments

Comment posted by Hank Pennington on February 21, 2012 at 12:16 AM

This is nicely composed John. Somehow the horizontal dead tree in the water really ties it together. Vast areas are falling under the beetles, it seems almost everywhere I go. Catching this moment while the trees are yellow and before they drop their needles has much more impact than just showing bare trees.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 226 Posts, 1532 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Turner on February 24, 2012 at 4:25 PM

Great capture. Texas has lost about 1/2 billion trees due to drought and fires this past year. God has a plan but it is his plan and we never understand it but trust him. Keep on shooting

Registered on February 18, 2012, 534 Posts, 2755 Comments