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Diversity of the Earth – pt. 1

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This weeks WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge has the theme of Earth, which is appropriate, given that Saturday is Earth Day.  So I figured that I would do a weeklong series of different views of the Earth that I have experienced.  Feel free to join in with the fun!

The first one, highlights some of the interesting aspects of our planet, such as water, a biosphere, temperature variations and the colors green and blue…

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Frozen Tree in Wachusett Reservoir

This image dates back just over 11 years on a chilly March day in 2006.  Due to wind and water movement, the ice tends to creep up on the shores of Wachusett Reservoir, which caused this lone tree on an outcropping to become entangled.

Technical Details

This image was captured with Canon EOS 1D MkII using an EF 70-200mm f/2.8L lens.  Exposure settings were at 1/400 second and f/11 with 200 ISO.  It was a rather chilly shot!

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  1. Paula Avatar
    Paula

    Nice shot! Is that EF 70-200mm f/2.8L lens with IS?

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    1. jansenphoto Avatar
      jansenphoto

      Thank you! I didn’t get the IS version, as most of my photography at that time was action-oriented, for which IS is not overly useful. Plus for landscape, I find that a tripod is always the best choice to get perfect sharpness.

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      1. Paula Avatar
        Paula

        I have the one with f/4

      2. jansenphoto Avatar
        jansenphoto

        You can’t go wrong with that lens! It’s also nice, because it is a bit lighter than the f/2.8

      3. Paula Avatar
        Paula

        The weight was the main factor in my decision 🙂

  2. The Showers of Blessing Avatar
    The Showers of Blessing

    Nice photo! I wonder if this tree survived!

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    1. jansenphoto Avatar
      jansenphoto

      She lasted for a number of years, before we had a really bad winter that killed her off. She was a tenacious little tree!

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      1. The Showers of Blessing Avatar
        The Showers of Blessing

        It looks like she would have hung in for a long time. Nature has a way to be persistent!

  3. Miriam Avatar
    Miriam

    Beautiful post Frank in a beautiful earth we live on.

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    1. jansenphoto Avatar
      jansenphoto

      Thank you, Miriam!

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    jansenphoto

    Reblogged this on Dutch goes the Photo! and commented:

    As we’re closing in on Earth Day, I thought that I’d share some previous posts on the theme of our mother planet.

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