Thriving in Adversity
by Tim Newton
Title
Thriving in Adversity
Artist
Tim Newton
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
This photo was taken at the summit of Grey Jay Peak, in Alaska's Chugach Mountains.
It always amazes me that mountain flowers can bloom and thrive in the almost barren rocks, surrounded by snow, glaciers, and mountain peaks in every direction! The afternoon this photo was taken, I think I actually rolled my sleeves up for a few minutes while recovering from the climb. Perhaps I was the only visitor to this remote mountain peak all this year, and maybe this was its warmest moment of the summer. It didn't last long. The flowers and I made the most of our sunny interlude! :-)
My best guess as to the flower identity is the One-Flowered Cinquefoil.
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, handheld, 16mm, 1/80 sec, f/22, ISO 100, 23.2 MB, 3694x5542 px.
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2014_06_28_081479.CR2
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June 30th, 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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