Monday, August 8, 2011

Misty Monday - A Gathering of Ancients

Hunter's Beach, Acadia National Park, Maine  © Doug Hickok


The remains of conifers have tumbled down from a forested slope to gather on the rugged, rocky edge of Hunter's Beach. Looking like ancient pincushions of twisting limbs, they weather rapidly in the harsh coastal climate of Maine... aging, ancient spirits of the wild.


34 comments:

  1. They don't become amber though, do they? I believe that process only happens in the Baltic sea.
    I just love those little red flowers too!

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  2. Fantastic depth to this image Doug!

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  3. You and I have been to some of the same places, Doug, but YOU have the images!

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  4. I prefere trees die like this than just to be standing for years. Wonderful image.

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  5. Great photo Doug!
    Have a fine new week :)

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  6. Beautiful! I love these kind of remnants and the logs, which the ocean brings to the shore. This is the reason I loved the Canadian coast. Only there I have seen such a landscape.

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  7. ПРекрасная работа! Мне всегда грустно смотреть на умирающие деревья, они прожили большую жизнь.

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  8. I've never seen a more beautiful pile of rocks and trees!

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  9. Very beautiful composition with a nice diagonal and colors. An image I like a lot.

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  10. I am impressed by the amazing composition and by the depth of the colors.

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  11. Awesome shot! Great light and composition in this image Doug. Really beautiful.

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  12. Lovely collection of tangled wood, they look lovely against the colour of the stone :-)

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  13. I like the old, dead tree on these colorful rocks. You picked a good one to shoot.

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  14. Really feels like England.
    New England is actually quite ancient?!

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  15. Interesting diagonal composition. I like the way the misty sky occupies the corner pointed to by the deadfall.

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  16. Nice placement of the tree in the frame. Looks like a cool place to explore.

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  17. Great pov for a neat picture. Love the blur at the back! What a mood!
    Have a nice day.

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  18. What a fabulous image - perspective and lighitng are perfect. I love the textures of the wood, brilliant work!

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  19. excellent composition, very nice!

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  20. That's a beautiful, inspiring image!
    God bless you!
    Cezar

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  21. stunning!! superb foreground!!!!!!

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  22. Big stones are rolling on the slope and it is not a very safe place. Very well composed.

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  23. this is incredible. If this mix of textures, colors, and shapes, could turn into words it would be the most beautiful poem.

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  24. Looks like my kind of place. Lucky you.

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  25. Awesome image and composition!

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  26. Vaya, Doug...un trabajo espectacular, el encuadre es ideal, los tonos y colores perfectos y el procesado magistral...me gusta mucho...enhorabuena, amigo mío!!!

    Un gran abrazo!!! ;)

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  27. I really like the tones on this photo from the rocks against the geenery. Love how you worded your text to go with the image.

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  28. a cruel fate for them.. they make for fine subjects though.. looks like an exciting place for us shutterbugs.. ;D

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  29. Great contrasting textures and colors. Love the strong diagonal too--excellent shot Doug!

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  30. There is so much to like about this photo, it's brilliant.

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  31. stunning clarity and sharpness, wonderful dof! what an atmosphere you captured here, doug! i'd like to set out on a walk along this shore at once ...

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