Posts Tagged: Canaan Mountain

Two Dead Red Spruce and a Stressed Hemlock Walk Into a Bar . . .

On Canaan Mountain.                                                                                                                             100-400mm Sony GM, Sony a7R3, Lr 6, Ps CS6.

Fog on Canaan Mountain

Early morning fog rolling off of Canaan Mountain. This is from Canaan Valley.    28-90mm Leica Vario-Elmarit R ASPH, Sony a7R3, Lr 6, Ps CS6.

Red Spruce on Canaan Mountain

Picea rubens.  65mm Voigtlander Macro APO-Lanthar ASPH, Sony a7R3, Lr 6, Helicon Focus, Ps CS6.

Cinnamon Fern and Cotton Grass

Osmundastrum cinnamoneum and an Eriophorum sp. on Canaan Mountain.  135mm Zeiss Sonnar CY, Sony A7r2, Lr 6, Ps CS6.

Dawn on Canaan Mountain

80-200mm Leica Vario-Elmar R, Sony A7r2, Lr 6, Ps CS6.

Canaan Mountain Hemlock

Tsuga canadensis. These hemlocks growing out in the open on Canaan Mountain seem to be barely hanging on, more dead than alive. They prefer sheltered valleys and hollows where they don’t get buffeted by the wind. On the positive side the woolly adelgid doesn’t seem to be present on these trees, probably because of the same abusive climate.

90mm Zeiss Sonnar G, Sony A7r2, Lr 6, Ps CS6.

Red Spruce on Canaan Mountain

Again, Picea rubens.   35-70mm Zeiss Vario-Sonnar CY, Sony A7r2, Lr 6, Ps CS6.

Canaan Mountain Wooly Hemlock

90mm Zeiss Sonnar G

The rare Canaan Mountain Wooly Hemlock, caught unaware. Or chasing the dragon.

90mm Zeiss Sonnar G, Sony A7r2, Lr 6, Ps CS6.

Canaan Mountain Hemlock

 

90mm Zeiss Sonnar GAfter sundown, relight magic.

90mm Zeiss Sonnar G, Sony A7r2, Lr 6, Ps CS6.

Canaan Mountain Bog

90mm Zeiss Sonnar G

Dusk on Canaan Mountain a week ago.

90mm Zeiss Sonnar G, Sony A7r2, Lr 6, Ps CS6.