Sparkling Pine
by Darren Fisher
Title
Sparkling Pine
Artist
Darren Fisher
Medium
Photograph - Photography/ Digital Art
Description
A macro image of a Blue Spruce pine with some ice on it and the sun hitting it just right to give it a sunburst. I love the tones from the late evening light.
n the wild this tree grows to about 23 m (75 ft) but when planted in parks and gardens it seldom exceeds 15 m (49 ft) tall by 5 m (16 ft) wide. It is a columnar or conical evergreen conifer with densely growing, horizontal branches. It has scaly grey bark on the trunk and the branches are yellowish-brown. Waxy grey-green leaves, up to 3 cm (1 in) long, are arranged radially on the shoots, curving upwards. The pale brown cones are up to 10 cm (4 in) long.[3][4][5][6]
The specific epithet pungens means "sharply pointed", referring to the leaves.[7]
The blue spruce is the State Tree of Utah and Colorado.
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December 20th, 2013
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Comments (15)
Karen Wiles
I love finding the hidden beauty in the simple things in life as you have so expertly shown us here! Well Done!
Randy Rosenberger
Love the magic of the macro shot, Darren! Love the beauty of this piece and the quality and care that went into its composition! It is my pleasure to PROMOTE this piece of beauty on our FEATURED ARTWORK section of the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group. Thanks for sharing! Liked Forever, Elvis