Giant by beachzz

Photography • Landscape • posted on Feb 10, 2009

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This is the the base of a redwood tree. It's in Humboldt Redwoods State Park**, about 20 miles south of me. These trees are some of the biggest in the world; there was one called the "Dyerville Giant" that was estimated to be 1600 years old. Makes you feel just a bit insignificant!! I've included a link to a previous foto with me at the base of this same tree to give you some perspective as so how big it really is. me and the tree **redwoods

Comments (22)

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PhrankPower

11:39AM | Tue, 10 February 2009

WOW! That's one hell of a tree trunk!

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Amosicho

11:45AM | Tue, 10 February 2009

Excellent

PD154

11:53AM | Tue, 10 February 2009

Lots of prime timber there sweetie, great capture!

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glix70

12:07PM | Tue, 10 February 2009

Wow!!! This tree in really huge!!! Lovely warm light and colours!!! Well done!!! :)

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awjay

12:38PM | Tue, 10 February 2009

thats very large...

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auntietk

1:26PM | Tue, 10 February 2009

Makes me feel young and thin. :)

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Susank

1:32PM | Tue, 10 February 2009

Awesome real great light here!

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Meisiekind

2:08PM | Tue, 10 February 2009

WOW - what a wonderful old tree... Stunning image Marilyn! :)

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3x3

2:30PM | Tue, 10 February 2009

lovely shot with great details my friend x

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durleybeachbum

3:21PM | Tue, 10 February 2009

Superb pic of this great tree!

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alida

3:41PM | Tue, 10 February 2009

impressive tree

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bmac62

3:44PM | Tue, 10 February 2009

Be great to have a person standing by to give a sense of proportion. Would have been tricky if you were by yourself unless you were lugging along a tripod:) I love these old giants. Well done.

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photostar

4:27PM | Tue, 10 February 2009

Hard to image it started out growing there in the 5th Century. Super capture.

MrsLubner

6:03PM | Tue, 10 February 2009

This is a most imposing shot of mother nature's endurance. Wonderful.

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goodoleboy

6:55PM | Tue, 10 February 2009

Woodsman, spare that tree! Splendid colors and lighting effects in this shot, M! Redwoods are some of the most magnificent and venerable products of nature. I love 'em all!

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Meowgli

8:07PM | Tue, 10 February 2009

an inviting warm glow..

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MrsRatbag

8:35PM | Tue, 10 February 2009

It looks absolutely massive! Awesome shot!

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jocko500

9:37PM | Tue, 10 February 2009

looks real big. watch out for falling stuff around there

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sharky_

10:55PM | Tue, 10 February 2009

Wow! They age beautifully. Nice.. Aloha

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anahata.c

4:46AM | Wed, 11 February 2009

Whoa! Just looked at the earlier post—that's one big tree! So that big knot in the lower trunk—that's above your head? Amazing! See, I've only seen pictures, I've never 'been' as they say, so I just don't know the scale of these things. You had your dog with you—I wonder if he/she had any clue how big this thing was; like was he thinking, "uhhh...this is a big freakin' tree, Maz!" Nice golden hue, nice dappled light...You live in an amazing area. Giant's the perfect title.

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