Maple Grove by bmac62
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Description
Bigleaf Maple in the rainforest along the Hoh River. Olympic Peninsula National Park, Washington.
Please ZOOM...really worth it:)
"Lush beards of clubmoss attached to boughs but feed only on air and light. The rain forest atmosphere supplies enough moisture and wind-bourne nutrients.
Certain trees like these bigleaf maples support denser clusters of airplants or epiphytes (lichens and hanging mosses)".
We were sorry Andrea (durleybeachbum) and Denise (MrsRatbag) weren't along with us...but they'd probably still be there taking pictures in the dark. LOL
Bill:)
"While I Was Waiting"
Comments (48)
dbrv6
Striking tree and capture
tennesseecowgirl
wow incredible looking.. must have been a great day.. hope to see more.
npauling
A super capture of this magnificent tree. The moss looks amazing and so lush.
goodoleboy
Tremendous capture of the venerable and HOARY green tree, Bill. An image right out of the Lord of the Rings.
danapommet
WOW!!! This is magnificent. Love all the moss and there are ferns growing up there also. Great spot to tell ghost stories, at night, with a full moon. Dana
LovelyPoetess
Wow, this is wonderful!! I'm going to have to see this in person one of these days now. : )
Kaartijer
Wow, this is absolutely amazing... excellent shot, Bill!
cfulton
The things that inspire movie settings! Great to see the ferns growing on branches too, Well done, Clive
Hubba1
Very nice :) Awesome job on this!
flora-crassella
a wonderful tree! Fantastic picture!!!!!
Charberry
Kind of like a rain forest. The poor tree is really weighted down with this, yet is has a very eerie look. Don't think I've ever seen this type of moss before, other than photographs.
kbrog
Very cool mossy maple tree, makes it look ancient. Well captured!
Ilona-Krijgsman
what a gorgeous tree..I love trees
Richardphotos
I would be surprised if the tree is alive.so much moss
Chipka
Oh, I'd most definitely STILL be there too, snapping away! Not only are air-feeding plants rich photographic fodder, but some interesting multi-legged things make use of that gorgeous hanging moss! I'd be scrounging around looking for them and hoping that they moved sufficiently slow! What depth and detail. I absolutely love this shot for zillions of reasons. Marvelous!
BertDes
Interesting photo.
neiwil
Another of my neglected passions, I love trees, I really love unusual trees but this is something else!.Having never seen anything even close to this, it's stunning.I'd keep durleybeachbum & MrsRatbag company, I could sit and look at this for hours.
mermaid
oh I just looooove this one, Bill, what an amazing tree and shot!