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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.
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
grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom
Great contrast between the living and the dead. Well seen Don
9 Feb 2010 11:28am
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
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
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
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
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
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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