Sunday, January 6, 2013

Balding

Bald Cypress, Magnolia Gardens, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved



The bald cypress is a deciduous conifer. Here it is gradually loosing its "hair" and will soon be completely bald for the winter.

Man, I feel its pain, because I can relate!




30 comments:

  1. Lovely. Enjoy the description.

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  2. A beautiful reflection of nature in more ways than one.

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  3. How beautiful. Great job.

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  4. Excelente reflexo de bela árvore....
    Cumprimentos

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  5. Cudowne zdjęcie drzewa, które traci "włosy". Pozdrawiam.
    Wonderful photo tree that loses its "hair". Yours.

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  6. Beautiful capture, Doug, and a superb mirror image. The water is so still it looks like glass.

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  7. what beautiful symmetry hair...er, i mean here.

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  8. Great reflection!
    God bless you!
    Cezar

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  9. Haha baldness is only during winter. Exquisite reflection!
    Have a wonderful Sunday.
    Yoshi

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  10. Fantastic picture... the reflection looks great.

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  11. A few kilometers away from to me, there is a place where we can see cypress bald of a great beauty in autumn. I like these magnificent trees also I am touched by your image

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  12. So soft! Great capture, thanks for sharing.
    Greetings,

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  13. Oh can you now?
    Call Mr Yak for emergency hair replant! ;o)

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  14. A characterful tree, beautifully photographed! The more I see of your images, the more I want to come and explore your part of the world :)

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  15. Beautiful tree and reflection. The browns, grays and greens all work well together.

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  16. Great composition and reflection !

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  17. This is majestic Doug... one of your best... and that's saying a lot....peter:)

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  18. I like the reflections, the tones and this atmosphere. Good work!
    And I wish you a happy and creative New Year!

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  19. We do not have this tree here, but I have seen them in the forests in Canada. It is a great tree! The colors here are splendid, and the reflections!

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  20. I really like the central placement of the tree - and reflections, along with the wispy moss it look spectacular. And don't worry Doug, hair loss is compensated by growing in all those places that we wish it wouldn't!

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  21. lol! well, not that i can't but it still looks magnificent.. ;) nice catch!

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  22. awesome symmetry, and a sad but not uncommon story, that with the hair ...
    fortunately, it doesn't concern me (yet) ... ;-)

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  23. Wow, that's a stunner Doug--outstanding!!

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  24. Wow! Magical! A perfect composition and gorgeous colors! I really love this one!
    Have a nice day.

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