Whitebark pine remains, near treeline

Hiking back to camp from a morning of shooting the sunrise, I found

this nearly-complete whitebark pine snag, still hanging on to a large

granite boulder.

You got a great eye John. You lost something in the scan, but still a nice shot.

Thank you, Jim.  What are you thinking of as being "lost"?  (Serious question:  I think my ability with the scanner is the weakest link in my chain of skills).

Hi John,

Interesting and fun. To see and immortalize the small seemingly insignificant detail, is a great skill of the photographer. You did it with this one.  I also like the tonality as well as the background here.

All the best

I really love this.  I've taken several similar shots (not loaded yet), and I plan to put them in a category entitled 'Mother Nature's artistry'.   Indeed, nature can really be a show-off sometimes.  :-) The natural shapes, textures, colors, and detail are really outstanding.....plus I can find half a dozen shapes of things within this.  Do you see the platypus or the serpent or the beak of an ibis?  I also love the 3 limbs all leaving different portions of the frame.  Well done.....Chris Harris would be proud of you with this intimate landscape. 

Excellent image John! Wonderful textures, and grain in this old fellow. Well done!

All the best,
Neil

This is a superb image - very well done!