Tenacious

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Description

On my Oregon coast trip I spent a full day at Shore Acres. I’ve been there many times in the past but never hiked the main trail north of the visitor area. The further I went the more interesting it became. This small scene arrested me. I find it at once amazing that the little tree can grow like this, especially considering how some of the storms in this section of the coast can be pretty powerful and then it almost looks like the big tree is reaching out to keep it from falling away.

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I considered making some of the dead stuff near the bottom of the small tree go away, especially the branch extending back to the big trunk. Your thoughts?

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Sony A7rIII
Sony FE 70-200 f2.8 GM-II @ 83mm, CPL
ISO 200, 1/250 @ f8


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Hi @Bill_Fach, I like this image, a good metaphor of when bad things happen… I’d leave the roots and small branches at the base, they help tell the story. Well seen and processed.

Completely amazing!! You could crop to remove the larger trunk and leave the viewer really wondering… But excellent in any case!

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Bill, the small tree(s) define tenacious! That much tree hanging on by those sideways roots is amazing and sure to be gone soon.