A Stump's Bones

[Mark_Seaver]

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Description

or maybe that should be ligaments. This feels very medical. It is the innards of a decaying stump that was the base of a two trunk tree. My guess based on the size of the surrounding trees is that the logging was about 100 years ago, since the forest is very mature with lots of fallen timber and very little undergrowth.

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I’m fascinated with how twisted and knobbed this interior of the tree was.

Technical Details

R5, 180 mm macro, 1/20 s, f/10, iso 800, tripod. A 20 shot stack for dof.

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[Dennis_Plank]

Very cool find and well photographed, Mark. If this is a horizontal section, it almost looks as if there was a whole clump of little trees that ended up merging together somehow. Any idea what the species might have been?

[Chris_Baird]

I wouldn’t have thought of bones, but now that you mention it I see exactly what you mean. Nor would I normally think of trees as having bones, but it’s really an interesting concept to consider. Fascinating image.

[Shirley_Freeman]

A really nice find and photograph, Mark. Now that you mention it, it does remind me of bones. It’s amazing how long a stump, especially of some types of trees, can hang around. Lots of shapes and textures in this.

[Bill_Fach]

Mark: A fascinating and fine find indeed. I like the various textures and lines. One can see what this may be but it is still wonderfully abstract. Well seen and superbly captured and presented. >=))>