Guana River Trees by TwoPynts
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Description
These windswept trees were shaped by the relentless ocean breezes coming off the beach only a few hundred feet away. They can be found all along the coast around St. Augustine, but these are in the Guana River State Park. I'm not sure what kind of tree they are exactly, but they could be Bay trees. I was struck by their spikiness and the odd angles of their limbs. A 1592 account by a Spanish historian has led present day historians to believe that Guana River was the site of Ponce de Leon's first landing in Florida. Its precise location is unknown, but thought that the Spanish explorer could have used these very porta-potties left me in awe. It was a very long trip from Spain after all.... ;^P Read more about Guana River State Park at GORP. It is a wonderfully preserved area with lots of wildlife. ----- Thanks for stopping by and for your scorching comments on yesterday's photo, Hot Head.
----- Olympus C8080WZ & PhotoshopCS. Postworked to appear like an infrared image. (450)
Comments (28)
pimbotin
Yes, a very long trip! Cool shot...
john010766
Superb TwoPynts, excellent quality and framing, wonderful m8 ;-)
erlandpil
Good picture in B/W erland
ana-maria
Fantastic shot and pw. Looks outstanding!!!
sossy
impressive bowed trees by the wind! stunning and effectful work! but what are the "restrooms" doing there! LOL
hotracer2
Fantastic shapes but the porto's takes it over the top..heheheh..:):):)...V
jcv2
Oh wow, love that draaaaaaamatic sky! It's gorgeous, Kort! Whew! And those trees, love to see them bent under the harsh condition resisting the elements! Excellent work!
sharky_
Those little outhouse sure comes in handy at times, lol. It keeps the land clean. We have some on the top of Mauna Kea. Excellent shot. Aloha
captainparsa
GTREAT ART
Margana
LOL at the portapotties!Ha!All kidding aside though,I love the sooo black sky.So dramatic!!!I can't tell what kind of trees they are but they look so soft and kind of misty to me.Wonderful texture in this pic Kortalouche!And ggggreat postwork!You MUST tell me how you did that IR look!-M :)
RodsArt
Great Shot!! Love the enviroment, yet I have to point out the Ruggedness of one While the construct of the other is more fragile & ornate. ;)
thevolunteer
Rugged environment with porta-potties hummm.. I do believe they could have used them long ago. Wonderful presentation. Love the dark sky too. Aloha
Egmont
Even the porta-potties are now leaning to the wind! Good use of of IF settings, especially in getting the sky dark.
logiloglu
a fascinating image.very expressive b/w tones. !!!!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!!!!
Digimon
They remind me of African trees! Like in my "Cheetah in a tree", either that or bonzai trees! ; ) I lke the black and white!! Great stuff, now I need to run to the can!
CDBrugg
surely the portacabins are redundant in a NATURE park?
Richardphotos
the b/w makes the trees seem more weird and the whole thing stinks, well at least the porta johns, heads, outhouse. I am getting a drift of things, so I better move on- upwind!!!excellent capture
grrrduhbear
LOL, what a view
~GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRDavidEMartin
And two sources of guanO.
Zacko
LOL! What a secluded place for a "restroom". Wonderful IR-pic! I tried out my filter today for the first time...i eventully got the sucker un-stuck, lol. Have a great day buddy!!! Nice to see you around...must go search for more "survivors" now. #:O)
rayburg
funny pic... the whole east cost of Florida is like that where man hasn't destroyed the beach with buildings
Stringy
Those portaloos as we call them here get everywhere not that i am complaining because i have been caught short on more than one occasion :-) Looks like a fantastic place to meditate excellent effect and shot!
parb1194
Wonderful image and postwork.....love the infrared effect. Bravo!!!!! ;o)
Chaos911
This is so cool!!
dragonfly2000
LOL - the drama of portapotty! Brilliant postwork btw.
Punaguy
I bet there was a race to these babies and the line was quite long...Kewl shot here, only thing missing is you sitting there with your torch! Oh no, not that again...Aloha!
cynlee
sophia probably would wait till the next available full lavatory... amazing how trees can be formed by their enviornment.. the IR adds the surreal ;]
blacq_nyght_vampyre
Wonderful!!! I love the trees. The potties???? well...