Ostentatious

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Image Description

A small grouping of Western Larch, growing among pines, attract a great deal of attention. Larches are different from most conifers because they’re deciduous—their needles change color and are lost each fall. Only Western Larch (Larix occidentalis) and subalpine larch grow in the Pacific Northwest. These native larches grow in the same forests as Ponderosa Pine and grow just as tall at high elevations east of the Cascade Mountains in Oregon & Washington, Northern Idaho & Canada.

Technical Details

Canon EOS 5D IV; Canon EF 70-200mm + 1.4x @ 280mm; f/6.3, 1/30 sec, ISO 100; Gitzo tripod; RRS BH 55; remote trigger

Specific Feedback

Whatever you wish, positive or otherwise.

I really like how you’ve isolated this section of trees and cropped off most of the sky.

Thank you @Michael_Lowe for your observations and kind comments. Serendipitous find with everything lined up for me. Divine intervention. My biggest challenge was determining where to park my truck.