Devil's Club in Autumn
by Tim Newton
Title
Devil's Club in Autumn
Artist
Tim Newton
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Photograph - Photograph
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Here is an autumn scene on the mountainside above the Turnagain Arm of Alaska's Cook Inlet, just West of McHugh Creek.
Devil's club is a beautiful plant, but VERY prickly!! It has thorns all up and down its club-like stems, and on the underside of its leaves. As you negotiate carefully past them, they have a truly 'devilish' way of serving notice of your trespass. If you get angry as a result, be certain not to let yourself stoop to taking out your frustration on the plant (regrettably, I've succummed to that temptation on occasion). If you do, almost certainly some other part of the plant you didn't realized was attached to the part you are punishing, will make you pay for your indiscretion! I've learned to just accept its beauty, and keep my distance! :-)
This image was captured in RAW format at full resolution with a Canon 5d Mk III camera, 16-35mm f/2.8 L II lens, and Gitzo 2542L tripod with Acratech GP Ballhead, 16mm, 1/6 sec, f/22, ISO 100, 18.0 MB, 3504x5256 px.
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2014_09_20_084164.CR2
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October 12th, 2014
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Tim Newton
To the purchasers of this photo: Thank you so very much!! FAA doesn't give me a way to reach out to you personally, so this is the best I can do. I am so grateful for your orders, and happy you like the photo, and will have one for your wall. May you experience some of the joy in viewing your photo in the coming years, as I had in capturing it!! All my best to all of you, and again, THANK YOU!! :-)
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