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Not a pine.

by Ronald Murphy

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 2, 20182,020 views4 comments
"Coming home through the fields, we found an old pine stretched its entire length on the grass; it must have lain there for years, slowly mouldering away, for it was decayed throughout and fallen asunder in many places so as to follow the curving surface of the ground, but the whole line was entire, and measuring it with a parasol, we made its height to be more than a hundred feet, although something was wanting at the summit. Its diameter, without the bark, was less than two feet."

from Rural Hours – Susan Fenimore Cooper

Teddy Roosevelt Side Trail, Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC

Canon 80D, 1/2 s, f/8, ISO 200, EF 24-105mm f/4 @ 32 mm, CPL. 
Three Raw exposures for DOF, hand blended in PSCC, processed in LRCC. TK resize/sharpening for web.

Seeking any and all advice and comments. Thanks in advance. 

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Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Marjie Jones on March 2, 2018 at 1:10 PM
That is a supine pine. I like the colors and the long depth of field.
Registered on May 5, 2015, 35 Posts, 82 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Gavin on March 2, 2018 at 7:33 PM
A unique and wonderful image.
Registered on August 14, 2008, 293 Posts, 1250 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 3, 2018 at 11:44 AM
Ronald, this is a good looking shot that shows off a typical Eastern deciduous forest well.  The full dof and the ground covered with fallen leaves work very well.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on March 3, 2018 at 6:51 PM
There is a certain melancholy here that I find most pleasing, Ronald. The color and contrast are very nicely done, and I love the various textures. Nice!
--P 
Registered on November 1, 2003, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments