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Congratulations to JimFox for winning Feature Thread of the Week with 12 votes - View Previous Winners

Okay, so the tree isn't 40,000 years old, but it sure is pretty old.

I thought the title was catchy though, and would work with a thread to thank all of you for putting up with me for this many posts. I happened to notice a couple of weeks ago that I was almost to 40,000 and it seemed rather shocking. It's hard for my mind to get wrapped around that number, it doesn't seem possible, and almost feels like infinity!

But again, thanks to all of the friends I have met here, all of the people I have had a chance to help, but also to all the people that I have learned from here and have helped me. FM Landscape is an awesome place to learn and grow as Landscape Photographers, so it's a blessing to be here and have been able to share with so many for so long.

Thanks!

Jim

PS. This was shot this last Sunday late afternoon. I was up in the Bristlecones with the GF, some friends and with Sunny. In the late afternoon Sunny and I ran out to this tree to scout it for some possible Milky Way shots later, but the clouds looked so awesome, I had to take some shots then. Fortunately I had grabbed the D810 and 16-35mm to run up there with just in case, and I took probably a dozen shots before we ran back down to scout a couple of more locations before sunset.

Jul 14, 2015 at 04:13 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · 40,000 Posts and a 40,000 Year Old Tree

The tree is almost as old as you

you knew that was coming!

Seriously, this came out stunning and B&W suits it very nicely. Wish i had taken the camera out as as well instead of sucking in oxygen.

And oh yes, it does take a lot to put up with you.

Jul 14, 2015 at 04:30 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · 40,000 Posts and a 40,000 Year Old Tree

Nice shot, congratulations on the 40K, your efforts here are appreciated.

Jul 14, 2015 at 04:41 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · 40,000 Posts and a 40,000 Year Old Tree

Nice one Jim! It's a really good thing you brought your camera on your scouting trip.

Jul 14, 2015 at 05:05 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · 40,000 Posts and a 40,000 Year Old Tree

Hey Jim,

Excellent angle for the branches, and good job at positioning to block out the tree behind it. Was there any snow left from Friday? Did you hang around Schulman and Methuselah, or did you go up to Patriarch as well?

Tim

Jul 14, 2015 at 05:27 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · 40,000 Posts and a 40,000 Year Old Tree

oh you didn't post the iphone shot

love the trees at bristlecone. great looking BW here. Clouds make a fantastic backdrop to the tree.

Jason

Jul 14, 2015 at 05:41 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · 40,000 Posts and a 40,000 Year Old Tree

Dude, it looks even better than the cell phone shot on FB

Nicely done, great combination of clouds & drama, perfect in B&W

Thanks for posting

Dan

Jul 14, 2015 at 06:01 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · 40,000 Posts and a 40,000 Year Old Tree

Hey Jim:

This is perfection!

Congrats on 40,000 posts and thanks for your consistently helpful comments!

Tex

Jul 14, 2015 at 08:21 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · 40,000 Posts and a 40,000 Year Old Tree

Sunny Sra wrote:
The tree is almost as old as you

Ha ha....

Yeah, I love the Bristlecone Pines, every time I am up there I swear I need to get right back up there, it's such a cool and unique location.

Jim

Jul 14, 2015 at 08:31 PM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · 40,000 Posts and a 40,000 Year Old Tree

Timmeh wrote:
Hey Jim,

Excellent angle for the branches, and good job at positioning to block out the tree behind it. Was there any snow left from Friday? Did you hang around Schulman and Methuselah, or did you go up to Patriarch as well?

Tim

Hey Tim,

Thanks so much! Yeah, that background tree can be a bother, this composition lined up perfectly with the clouds and hid that tree. A double win.

I had some with me who had never been to the Patriarch Grove (it was there first time in the Bristlecones) so I did take them up there and everyone walked around for about 20 mins or so. But we had really gotten hooked on this tree, so we needed to hightail it back to the Schulman grove to get setup before sunset.

Jim

PS. No snow on the ground that I saw. But it had rained there on Saturday, so the road was a bit wet.

Jul 14, 2015 at 08:35 PM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · 40,000 Posts and a 40,000 Year Old Tree

Congrats on 40,000 helpful and insightful posts Jim! Cheers and more power.

Jul 14, 2015 at 08:36 PM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · 40,000 Posts and a 40,000 Year Old Tree

roguecoolman wrote:
oh you didn't post the iphone shot

love the trees at bristlecone. great looking BW here. Clouds make a fantastic backdrop to the tree.

Jason

Hey Jason, guess what?

Ha...

Glad you liked the shot, it was really cool, and the sun was low enough to soften the light up some.

Jim

Jul 14, 2015 at 08:36 PM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · 40,000 Posts and a 40,000 Year Old Tree

Hi Jim...

Congratulations on your 40K, and even more so for the beautiful bristle cone photograph.

I always enjoy seeing your photography as well as reading your professional critiques.

Now, how long before you hit 80K?

Thanks
Tom

Jul 14, 2015 at 08:41 PM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · 40,000 Posts and a 40,000 Year Old Tree

JimFox wrote:
PS. This was shot this last Sunday late afternoon. I was up in the Bristlecones with the GF, some friends and with Sunny...

Sunny isn't a friend?

Great shot Jim and congrats on your 40k.

Peace,

Todd

Jul 14, 2015 at 09:33 PM

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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · 40,000 Posts and a 40,000 Year Old Tree

Love the composition and tonality in B&W image. Congrats on 40 K milestone.

Jul 14, 2015 at 10:30 PM

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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · 40,000 Posts and a 40,000 Year Old Tree

Yes, that image is fabulous, Jim. Your work has really gotten dialed in over the years I've been looking at it. But, I always wonder, how do you get time to photograph when you are always posting here?!! Perhaps there are two Jims.....

Jul 14, 2015 at 11:01 PM

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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · 40,000 Posts and a 40,000 Year Old Tree

Congrats on 40k very helpful posts Jim. I always look for and absorb your comments, whether I agree or not

(though mostly I do and I learn).

Love those Bristlecones (which I'd never even heard of until coming on this forum) and this is a lovely shot, wonderful clouds.

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Jul 14, 2015 at 11:10 PM

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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · 40,000 Posts and a 40,000 Year Old Tree

Amazing as always!

Jul 14, 2015 at 11:29 PM

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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · 40,000 Posts and a 40,000 Year Old Tree

OK... first you post a cell snap making me think you didn't take your "real" camera along only tell me that you did and it would be a month or two before you get to processing it. Then, the next day I see this post!

I'm glad you decide to jump on processing it. This one is stellar. I can only dream to have such trees to photograph. Nothing even remotely cool out here

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Jeffrey wrote:
Perhaps there are two Jims.....

Jul 14, 2015 at 11:34 PM

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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · 40,000 Posts and a 40,000 Year Old Tree

Nice job with the framing, the beautiful light and the processing. Thank you for all the work that you do here!

Jul 14, 2015 at 11:58 PM

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