yellow and green forest

well worth the few moments to view in the large size. trust me. it's pretty surreal.

it also makes a remarkably good desktop wallpaper :-)

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 says:

Wonderful shot!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Buck Forester says:

This is a seriously fantastic shot!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Hawkeye39 says:

Wow! Great shot! I havent seen this before even tho I was in Gunma just recently!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

RobotJAM says:

Bob the colours in this are amazing, it has a real atmosphere.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

eScapes Photo says:

the sharpness doesn't hurt it all - it's a wonderful picture.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Lazy B says:

Very atmospheric. Super colours and texture.
(Found via 1-2-3 pool)
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Eric in SF says:

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!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

bluefam says:

great.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Davidkb says:

Very beautiful!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Jeff Epp says:

here's a closeup of the same type of trees a little later in the season.

Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

eqqman says:

Beautiful colors.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

smokingdrum says:

Lovely composition and colours - well seen!
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

oma_k says:

nice atmosphere. maybe a bit too much sharpening
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

wildphotons says:

This is great shot! Please post it in the appropriate group below, which are for targeted at great nature photography that doesn’t get buried by photos of scantily clad women.

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Each group is about excellence in photography for things outside the bounds of humanity. I hope you join me in these focused groups of excellence and post your best photos.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

toptenpicturesblog says:

…

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!

…
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

Asclepias says:

Beautiful picture -- but the trees are almost certainly larch trees, not pine trees.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

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