Troll in the Redwoods
Uploaded: December 17, 2012
Redwoods near Klamath California. Came across this fellow trying to speak with us. He wanted to escape the grip of the tree...no matter how hard we tried, the Redwood wanted to keep him there. Maybe that was for the best!
Exif: F Number: 16, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 4/1 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 50.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Robert R. Goodman December 17, 2012
LOL!!My friend,looks like he's trying to escape.Hi Patricia,wonderful capture!!! #1504021Patricia A. Casey December 17, 2012
Thanks, Bobby.....yup he was trying hard....Have a great evening ahead! #10468082Michelle Alton December 17, 2012
Boy...talk about Tree Spirits... This is amazing. Looks like a crying moose. Fantastic find and capture, Patricia. #10468186Terry Cervi December 17, 2012
Yeppers, you can't be too careful, Patricia. Better he stay attached to that tree! LOL. Great shot! #10468389Patricia A. Casey December 18, 2012
Thanks Michelle & Terry.....there are so many spirits in the woods....amazing when they reveal themselves to you....Have a wonderful day today!!! #10468670Dee Langevin December 18, 2012
What a neat find Patricia! He sure looks like a mean little ogre! Nicely captured. :-) #10469682Patricia A. Casey December 19, 2012
Thank you Dee...yes they are trolls in those woods....just waiting to escape! #10470360Tammy Espino December 19, 2012
HE doesn't look like he would be a friendly fella!! :) Great find and capture!!! #10471016Patricia A. Casey December 19, 2012
No....he was not too friendly at all...he just wanted out of the tree....LOL....Thanks Tammy....Have a glorious evening ahead! #10471019Nadia Paul December 20, 2012
Isn't Mother Nature just wonderful! Fantastic find and capture Patricia! #10471682Patricia A. Casey December 20, 2012
Yes indeed, Nadia....I still walk outside at night to look up at the stars and still say Wow!!! would you look at that!!!....the amazing beauty in our world and beyond....Thank you for viewing and commenting.... #10471993Thomas E. Hinds December 21, 2012
Wow! Such a neat capture and find, Patricia! #10473847Patrick Rouzes December 29, 2012
WOW, what a phenomenal find, Patricia. The detail, tones, & textures are exceptionally captured too. WTG!Patricia A. Casey December 29, 2012
Thank you Thomas & Patrick.....Redwoods are filled with such fascinating things.....in addition to those glorious trees..... #10487602Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna December 29, 2012
HOLY MOLY!!! AWESOME find and shot, Patricia! :-) k #10488250Patricia A. Casey December 30, 2012
LOL....thanks Kitty...yes it was amazing...I can think of at least ten different stories to place with this "character"..... #10489093Lana Arcemont January 01, 2013
Great Find!Patricia A. Casey January 01, 2013
Thank you Lana..... #10494367Neal D. Hatcher January 11, 2013
Beautiful capture-Mabey you would,nt have liked it if he got loose #10509923Patricia A. Casey January 11, 2013
Probably not Neal.....he looked pretty mean....Thanks for commenting and have a wonderful weekened ahead! #10510775Laura E. Swan March 01, 2013
OM GOSH! Are you in the I-C-It-2 Club on BP? This photo would be so perfect there!!! WOW!!!! I hope you will join! (It's my club! :) )SO COOL Patricia!!!!!!!!!!!!! #10590806
Patricia A. Casey March 02, 2013
Hi Laura.....No not a member yet....thanks for your kind words on this one...I loved it the minute I saw in the Redwood Forest in California. This one really jumped out to me. Have a great day.... #10593065Patricia A. Casey March 02, 2013
Hi Laura.....No not a member yet....thanks for your kind words on this one...I loved it the minute I saw in the Redwood Forest in California. This one really jumped out to me. Have a great day.... #10593066Laura E. Swan March 17, 2013
Yes! It looks like it really MIGHT jump out at you! Lol...Hope you will join that little club of mine. We don't have many posts but when we do we love seeing them!!! :)))-Laura :D #10613186
Preeti Pat March 27, 2013
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