Dead Man's Tree
COLO10D-61
December 26, 2010
Today's image comes from Colorado. In the hills above Fort Collins, a set of canyons make up the Horsetooth Mountain Open Space, which is home to a nice collection of trails that run up and down the hills, as well as housing a waterfall. The Horsetooth Falls Trail has become a sort of holiday tradition with my family (if you can call making the same trek two years in a row a tradition), and it is a good way to stretch the legs. Also, for someone living in the East now, having a chance to walk again amongst the cacti and pine and the dry air that make up a Western landscape is definitely a treat. This tree hangs out by the trailside as you come over one ridge, and is always an iconic sight of the West, but also an ominous one as well. I like how the tree emerges from the boulders at the base, and its lone arm overhangs and frames the pine and scrubland of the background.
Technical notes:
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon 18-135 f/3.5-5.6
Focal length: 20 mm
Exposure: 1/400 sec. @ f/10, ISO 400
Post-processing: Minor light white balance correction, saturation and color adjustment in PS4, final sharpening in LR1.4
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