Exposed gnarly roots in Fall River Park

Exposed roots along a walking path in Fall River Park, Greenville, SC. The tree seemed to be quite healthy.

More detail with larger sizes.

GustavoG (see comment below) suggested that I manipulate this photo. I have, more or less, followed his suggestion, which I thank him for! The result is
here. I am especially grateful, because both of them made the Flickr Explore pages.

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In other parts, the whole of the immediately surrounding foliage was illuminated by the interwoven dances in the air of splendidly coloured fire-flies, which sped hither and thither, turned, twisted, crossed, and recrossed, entwining every complexity of intervolved motion. Here and there, whole mighty trees glowed with an emitted phosphorescent light. You could trace the very course of the great roots in the earth by the faint light that came through; and every twig, and every vein on every leaf was a streak of pale fire. - George MacDonald, Phantastes, Chapter 4 (public domain).

Comments and faves

  1. J.Guest [deleted] (85 months ago | reply)

    what a sight! its amazing that tree stands. thanks for your comment on my photo.

  2. Roger Smith (85 months ago | reply)

    That's impressive.

  3. Bumblebee's Flickr (85 months ago | reply)

    The root system is very impressive!

  4. hadashi05 (85 months ago | reply)

    I love gnarly roots. The curve of the fence up above makes a great counterpoint to them.

  5. Martin LaBar (going on hiatus) (85 months ago | reply)

    Thanks, everyone. No, Birke, I didn't (and wouldn't) do that! Actually, I hadn't seen it. Thanks for drawing it to my attention.

  6. crazydoodle81 (85 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful, Interesting, Impressive.

  7. Ya Ya (85 months ago | reply)

    Gripping to their lifes...

  8. N u n o (85 months ago | reply)

    Someone give that nice tree some dirt please!!!

  9. fotoJENica (85 months ago | reply)

    Unreal!!! What a great shot!

  10. Fliedermaus (85 months ago | reply)

    Now I can see what it means when they say there's as much tree below the ground as above it!

  11. im me (85 months ago | reply)

    I really like this one. Amazing!

  12. Lydd_Nel (85 months ago | reply)

    look at its roots ! are you able to see where you came from
    and be thankful ? do you know your own ancestors ?
    A very important tree to hold the banks together !
    Otherwise its major land SLIDE !
    thanks for showing such a meaningful photo !
    great texture too !

  13. Martin LaBar (going on hiatus) (85 months ago | reply)

    Wow! Some of you, especially Lydd Nel, see a lot more in our photos than I did.

    Thanks so much.

  14. dolphin_dolphin (85 months ago | reply)

    WOW!! Amazing!!

  15. KASIACZEK (85 months ago | reply)

    Very interesting shot :)

  16. Whipper_snapper (85 months ago | reply)

    Looks like a text-book cross-section.

    Fascinating!

  17. GustavoG (85 months ago | reply)

    Here's an idea: make a picture of the same tree, at night with appropriate flash to get a dark background, and turn it upside-down.

  18. Martin LaBar (going on hiatus) (85 months ago | reply)

    Thanks, everyone. Good idea, GustavoG!

  19. *shana (85 months ago | reply)

    Impresive shot!

  20. # - * - + P A T T Y + - * - # (84 months ago | reply)

    great roots
    well done shot

  21. aidan67 (84 months ago | reply)

    An amazing capture; It made a fantastic photo

  22. !!WaynePhotoGuy (84 months ago | reply)

    Awesome root capture...

  23. Axel_ (84 months ago | reply)

    wow, this is very interesting!

  24. JoseeArseneau (84 months ago | reply)

    Nice background lighting and love the exposed roots very cool.
    The composition and angle are great!

  25. Tamara Paetkau [deleted] (84 months ago | reply)

    What a fabulous tree! A great example of nature's adaptability.
    Nice to discover a fellow George MacDonald lover ;) I had just logged on to flickr when your MacDonald comments trickled in...he's all over my flickr stream.

  26. First Contact (84 months ago | reply)

    They're beautiful.

  27. Goat Pixel (84 months ago | reply)

    A fascinating shot, looks like a cut away... Really unusual.
    From The Continuum Pool

  28. Carlos Manta Oliveira (84 months ago | reply)

    Amazing! How unusual...

  29. bluemist57 (84 months ago | reply)

    fantastic shot..the roots are just amazing ...so much charactor!! :))The World Through My Eyes

  30. hamodij (84 months ago | reply)

    the intricate works of nature...and how our eyes can play tricks on us

  31. Martin LaBar (going on hiatus) (84 months ago | reply)

    Thanks, everyone.

    hamodij, now that you mention it, I can see a girl, too.

  32. GustavoG (84 months ago | reply)

    Send it to Pareidolia, then. :)

  33. myriorama (84 months ago | reply)

    love this picture!

  34. JohnGoode (84 months ago | reply)

    Wow that's an amazing shot! I like the inverted one too!

  35. 7.oda (84 months ago | reply)

    great perspective! nice shot!!
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  36. danpea (84 months ago | reply)

    hamodij's right about the little girl. wonderful.

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  37. RoRRo (84 months ago | reply)

    I've always loved exposed roots like these...great pic. I also loved what resulted of your manipulation of this photo -- another tree!

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  38. inparadiso (84 months ago | reply)

    the more i look at this the more i like, the subtle manipulation works wonders
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  39. MrM_Montgomery (84 months ago | reply)

    its so cool that it is still rocking on being healthy and stuff. this is a nice pic of the endurance of the trees. no joke. they are great. dont see enough of them where i am living in japan

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  40. gari.baldi (83 months ago | reply)

    phantastic!!

    from the (2for2) group

  41. kiki the cat (80 months ago | reply)

    amazing shot!

  42. october blue (77 months ago | reply)

    amazing tenacity of life.....very nice photo ,,

  43. ngawangchodron (74 months ago | reply)

    What a great photo, and fabulous quotation!
    (Seen in Literary Reference in Pictures)

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