I'm terrible identifying conifer species, so I'll just say that I think think this shows an old pine amidst a group of firs/spruce. A snow storm was swooping down the mountain and a blue sky day quickly turned to fog and snow and then white-out conditions in late May 2007 (Mount Rainier National Park).
Judd,
The atmosphere and subject are absolutely great. Great use of a foreground anchor. Compositionally, it would be stronger if you had repositioned yourself a few feet to your right, which would have shifted the foreground tree between the the grouping of firs on the left and the lone fir in the mist on the right (half obscured by your foreground tree in this composition).
Thanks for the suggestion David. I like it and can certainly see what you mean. I was struggling to keep some trees on the left from entering the frame, but think your suggestion could still have been implemented.
A beautiful shot. I understand the suggestion that was made but still think this shot works as is. The background tree is veiled in enough mist/fog as to not detract too much from the foreground tree. Nice job.
Mount Rainier Storm
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