it may look to be a little oversharpened, but this is a forest of pine trees (the ones we normally call evergreen) which shed their needles just like leaves in the winter. the needles turn a glorious yellow and hold on for weeks and weeks before falling off.
taken on a drive through the Minakami area on northern Gunma in Japan.
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young_einstein 93 months ago | reply
Wonderful shot!
Buck Forester 93 months ago | reply
This is a seriously fantastic shot!
Hawkeye39 93 months ago | reply
Wow! Great shot! I havent seen this before even tho I was in Gunma just recently!
RobotJAM 93 months ago | reply
Bob the colours in this are amazing, it has a real atmosphere.
eScapes Photo 93 months ago | reply
the sharpness doesn't hurt it all - it's a wonderful picture.
Lazy B 93 months ago | reply
Very atmospheric. Super colours and texture.
(Found via 1-2-3 pool)
Eric Hunt. 93 months ago | reply
Wow - my first thought before reading your description was that there was some pollution event that caused a part of the forest to die.
Surreal is right - great shot!
bluefam 93 months ago | reply
great.
Davidkb 92 months ago | reply
Very beautiful!
Jeff Epp 92 months ago | reply
here's a closeup of the same type of trees a little later in the season.
eqqman 91 months ago | reply
Beautiful colors.
smokingdrum 89 months ago | reply
Lovely composition and colours - well seen!
oma_k 88 months ago | reply
nice atmosphere. maybe a bit too much sharpening
wildphotons 74 months ago | reply
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toptenpicturesblog 70 months ago | reply
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WoW! What an incredible picture!
I keep a blog called Top Ten Pictures of the Day.
I find ten pictures everyday that I feel are tops in some way
I am pleased to say that this picture has made its way onto today’s post
toptenpictures.blogspot.com/2007/09/japanese-trees.html
It is both beautiful and excellent.
Truly Wonderful!!!
One of the Top Ten Japanese Tree Pictures!!!
Congratulations and thanks for sharing!
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Asclepias 70 months ago | reply
Beautiful picture -- but the trees are almost certainly larch trees, not pine trees.