Speaking of faces, figures and imagination in nature, I thought of this image. Captured as I was heading off the granite slab where I had made a few other images that have been posted. I came across this and sure thought the gray remnants of this old Western Juniper looked like a horse head - of sorts. I didn’t like the little stubby branch sticking out, but wasn’t about to try and alter the scene - so I went with it. Hence, the "Sabertooth’ reference.
My other thought was that if this was some free-standing wood - this would make for a very cool head piece for a walking staff or cane. At least that crossed my mind.
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Nikon D800E, 28-300mm @85mm, f/20 2.5s iso 100 - single frame
WOW, now this is a real find here, Lon. The old gnarly wood images are always a fav for me, but this one really has everything going for it. I’d have to say the red, copper, or rust looking textures make the scene pop out to a bit 3-D. too. The name works well also. Should make a great print…
Hee-hee, I love your name for this image. Suits it well. This is a great photo of remnants of an old tree. The textures and colors are marvelous! I grew up in Albuquerque and well remember loving the weather twisted shapes of these trees. Very beautiful photo, Lon!
The texture in the wood and the weathered lines are fascinating in this photograph. I like the subdued colors which lend to the weathered feel as well.
However, I must say that the horse head shape for me is a big stretch of the imagination. I suppose, being out there on the granite and possibly feeling the weight of carrying camera gear on your back for who knows how long, you might have sub-consciously have been hoping you had a horse to carry your burden and voila, you see the horse’s head in the wood - Mayyybe?
This is really terrific, Lon. I absolutely see the horses head and I love he title you came up with here for this one. Had you not mentioned it in your title, I don’t think I would have seen the horse head though. The colors and particularly the texture of the lines and curves are incredibly intriguing. I love the rich tones that you can frequently get from junipers. Very expressive tree bark much like bristlecone pines. I can’t believe the depth of field you got with a single image. Incredible.
