Drift wood

Posted by Don (spokane, United States) on 9 February 2010 in Landscape & Rural.

Driftwood accumulates in large amounts on the Pacific coast. I liked this shot for both its green quality and the extensive driftwood on the beach.

Sidney from Manila, Philippines

Looks like the morning after a big storm.

9 Feb 2010 5:44am

Candace from Phoenix, AZ, United States

Yes, it does, that's what I thought. That's a ton of driftwood. I like the contrast between the green, living half and the gray, dead half.

9 Feb 2010 7:16am

petitlouis from Belgium

Intéressant, en effet, ce contraste entre le végétal vivant et le bois mort, bien composée !

9 Feb 2010 8:00am

amirreza from tehran, Iran

Live and killed
Paradox is a good

9 Feb 2010 8:40am

Theys from Charleroi, Belgium

A very nice photo and view angle, bravo

9 Feb 2010 10:12am

john from United Kingdom

Bleached bones - where trees go to die. Nice shot.

9 Feb 2010 10:17am

grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom

Great contrast between the living and the dead. Well seen Don

9 Feb 2010 11:28am

Petra from Tilburg, Netherlands

I like the composition, fine shot

9 Feb 2010 11:36am

Earl from Salisbury, United States

It's an interesting shot in that the horizon is hidden in the fog and mist making for little separation between ocean and sky. It's almost like there are three separate photos. There green growth, the driftwood and the sea and ski. Very unusual and therefore interesting!

9 Feb 2010 12:06pm

Richard Standley from Carquefou, France

Very nicely composed picture. I like the contrast between the living vegetation and the dead wood!

9 Feb 2010 12:34pm

Marcie from United States

Nice composition. Love the colors!

9 Feb 2010 12:51pm

Elena Kotrotsou from Drossia, Greece

Nice shot

9 Feb 2010 12:55pm

MARIANA from Waterloo, Canada

Great composition . I love more that beautiful tree than all this drift wood :))

9 Feb 2010 2:29pm

Rose from United States

I get a feeling of loneliness looking at this. A feeling of being miles away from anyone.

9 Feb 2010 3:16pm

yz from Budapest, Hungary

splendid composition

9 Feb 2010 3:41pm

Christel from Köln, Germany

Good afternoon Don,
yes, I am always amazed about what everything is washed up after a flood and left to lie. In the past, people gathered up the stale wood and took it home with you. There they laid it to dry in the basement and it was then chopped into small pieces or sawed to heat the oven to the apartment. At the present time is the wood on the beach, mainly because all the apartments are equipped with central heating (oil or gas). I like your
presentation and give it against brilliant color. Today the weather was cloudy and light snowflakes were falling again. Winter is not over yet ..... I wish you and your family a beautiful day.
Dear greetings Christel

9 Feb 2010 3:42pm

mannedspace from United States

Your framing is amazing on this post, Don.

9 Feb 2010 4:08pm

sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

I've never seen so much drift wood in one spot. Is it from the logging industry? Makes a fine image.

9 Feb 2010 4:13pm

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

Excellent composition. I love the driftwood. Very nice fog over the ocean.

9 Feb 2010 4:25pm

SOUL AFLAME from The bosom of Mother Nature, United Kingdom

One of my favourite pleasures is photographing driftwood on the BC coastline, Don. There is a guy down the road from my family in Sidney who has created a whole landscape of people and articles carved from the wood pieces. This is a lovely shot that makes me yearn to be standing there now.

9 Feb 2010 4:38pm

tataray from St Laurs, France

Tristesse ... que m'inspire cette photo, malgré un bon cliché.

9 Feb 2010 5:36pm

Harry from United States

The trees standing on the bank provide nice counterpoint to the downed wood. The featureless sea and sky blending together without a noticable hozizon is an attractive feature.

9 Feb 2010 5:43pm

Liang from San Francisco, United States

look at all that debri, great colors on this. nice find!

9 Feb 2010 6:05pm

Tricia from Poplar Bluff, United States

I remember Mary Beth from Stanwood showing pics of lots & lots & lots of driftwood on the beach. Amazing how many dead trees there are! Where do they all come from?

9 Feb 2010 6:41pm

MK from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

looks like bones, dried bones

9 Feb 2010 8:03pm

Susan Rose from Byron, United States

My favorite part of this photo is the Pacific blending into the sky. I love that.

9 Feb 2010 9:04pm

kiji from valenciennes on Escaut, France

Great photo. It looks like after a tsunami... very impresive one

9 Feb 2010 9:09pm

Frida from Sweden

WoW has it been a storm of hurricane there? I like the composition.

9 Feb 2010 10:22pm

Martin from North Platte, United States

what a stunning and interesting shot, like an elephants graveyard there :) beautifully done!

9 Feb 2010 11:51pm

Meysam from Montreal, Canada

Very interesting composition and rendering. Bravo!

9 Feb 2010 11:56pm

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

A wonderful shot. These tree bone yards are always interesting. The lovely one still growing is even better.

10 Feb 2010 12:09am

Charles Dastodd from Chicago, United States

wow, that is a beautiful beach. i have never seen anything quite like it. really well captured

10 Feb 2010 1:15am

rian from mobile, United States

wow.. it's like a swath of dead white trees.. beautiful shot.. :)

10 Feb 2010 1:15am

 

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