I took this photo many years ago but am still very fond of it. The texture of this section of Bristlecone pine just lent itself to printing too. The oldest tree on earth, it grows in the High Sierras.
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Carved by Time
Carved by Time
This is another image converted to black & white. It brings out the beautiful lines carved out by time of this ancient weathered tree growing in the bristlecone pine forest.
Bristlecone Pine
Bristlecone pine
I originally captured this image in color, but decided recently to print it in black and white as well, to see what it would look like. What do you think? Some of these weathered bristlecone pines are over 5000 years old, one of the oldest living things on earth — a marvel of Creation. I sure wouldn’t want to be the one to count the rings of the tree and lose count though…
Matthias Leue Photography 