Survival

By Staff • Posted: Nov 7, 2011 • Published: Sep 1, 2011

While hiking an overlook at Capitol Reef National Park in Utah I came across this wonderful juniper tree as a storm was approaching. The tree’s gracefully gnarled and twisted bark tells a story of survival. The tree’s very existence is the result of surviving the storms that sweep across the ridge helping to form and shape it.
—Debbie Bice
Washington, UT

Technical Info: Photo taken with a Nikon D300 and a Nikkor 18-200mm lens. A Gitzo tripod with a Really Right Stuff ball head was also used. Exposure at ISO 200 was f/11 at 1⁄50 sec.
© Debbie Bice

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