Hollow tree...but still alive!
It's winter so there are no leaves now, but truly this tree had leaves last fall. The red dot means to not walk off the path in this conservation area.(I used a zoom lens.)
Pencil sketch, Photoshop Elements
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50 comments:
The FORCE is strong in this one.
Lovely pictures! Hanne Bente
The tree is storing energy for spring. Hope you remember to photograph it during that season too. Would love to see it blooming.
Love the tree the no trespassing red dot makes it just that more interesting. Great shot and love the pencil. B
Nice way to protect the tree. I think it's best that I don't say anything about the "sketch".
What a neat pic. I have a hollow tree pic going on my blog tomorrow, but it's not alive anymore.
There doesn't appear to be much left of this tree to keep it alive. Amazing.
I thought the red dot was a target for shooters!
The tree is very interesting with its twists and holes, made a great drawing.
Darla
It has survived for quite some time. It almost looks too big to stand and as hollow as it is it may not for much longer.
A nice place for animals to hide.
Glad the sign wasn't the red dot of shame. :)
A lovely find!
Wow! Majestic Tree ~ Great Shot ~
Carol of (A Creative Harbor) ^_^ on Blogger visiting from Rurality
we have a tree like that on one of my favorite trails!
Beautiful in both interpretations.
I'm surprised it's alive. Nice shot!
It's a wonder it's still alive! I hope you will get photos of it with leaves.
really neat. i hope it lasts for years to come.
That might make a good hiding place.
I like your pencil sketch version, but I'm more impressed that this tree is still alive. I like the way you photographed it so that we can see through the trunk. Very well done.
Oh, how I love trees! Great shot.
I've never heard of that red dot warning sign - good idea!
Beautiful effect, you are very creative!
This tree is glorious!Wonderful branches!
Léia
Well, they should not put the path so close to such an interesting tree...
I like the pencil sketch version as it gets rid of some of the detauil from the photo!!
Wow, that altered shot looks almost as if it could have been shot in winter in Colorado's mountains, where they get real snow (unlike the 5,000-foot lower elevation where I live and it's dry as heck).
A real survivor! I wonder how old it is and what history it has seen.
Now I know what those red dots in the woods mean!:) Looks a lovely place to walk (and loving what you did in 2nd shot! I use Picasa mainly but hopeful of one day unravling the mystery of Photoshop...one day...)
Extraordinary subject♫ Love both♥ Here's my Cool Clicks effort: http://lore-eleven.blogspot.com/2013/02/icy-convex-mirror.html
Interesting how the will to survive is so strong, even in the plant kingdom... Thank you for joining in 'Rurality Blog Hop #1' Hope to see you next Wednesday for #2...
Wonderful, and powerful!
It´s waiting the spring!
That tree has so much character! Amazing that it is able to survive like that. Really wonderful photography and edit.
These editing effects are a lot of fun.
It is remarkable that this tree has so much will to live that it endures almost complete hollowing out.
Cool looking trees are great subjects to photograph! This is a neat tree. Great shots!
Glorious!
It's amazing what some trees can live through. Beautiful photo.
What an awesome find.
I like the look of both shots!
fantastic edit!
That would be a cool tree to photograph several time a year! I like playing with the pencil sketch, also. It gives a really interesting effect.
beautiful photo
thanks
Stay on the path or the red dot will be for target practice on the trespasser.
I love the first photo on your previous post. MB
I agree with all above EG, the will to survive in nature is so strong..such fun 'playing' with images!
Nice shot of a hollow tree! The fibrovascular bundle is just inside of the tree bark.
Trees amaze me- they do seem to have an inner will to live no matter what happens to them.
I totally love old trees like this one. Thanks for sharing. :)
I didn't even know that hollow trees could remain alive. Nature is just amazing.
Fantastic tree, would be interesting to follow its progress through the year.
Now that is a tree that just exudes character! Love it!
How do they stand when they're hollowed out like that? Cool old tree =)
I'm so glad you explained the red dot sign. In my neck of the woods that might be construed as a shooting target. I remember a tree or two that was hollowed out enough that we would hide in them when I was a young girl playing with my siblings out in the woods. Wouldn't be caught dead doing that now - since I am much more informed on locations of poison oak/ivy and snakes and spiders and other creepy stuff.
Amazing that it is still living...would be interesting to see when it begins to leaf out.
That hollow tree IS a cool click!
A very cool one.
=)
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