Survival

I would like to have a print with this aspect on my wall!!

The tenacity of life in the harshest of environments never ceases to amaze me. How does this tree, and it really was a lone tree stuck out in the middle of the sands, manage to find enough water to live? Just incredible.

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Tizirzak, Aïr Mountains, Northern Niger. December 2005.

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Naaee says:

Very nice capture! I like its color composition . . . and yeah, standing green at such harsh desert, what we might learn of it. :)
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

green_lover says:

Amazing... Nature is strong, very strong!...

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Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Jim's outside photos says:

Wow
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Vít Hassan says:

Very nice composition,another great image from desert!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Fabini says:

A strong sense of place - inhospitable, but alluring. Well done.
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

jaseNZ says:

Great shot! I love the textures in the sand and also the composition is also fantastic and the warm colors beautiful.
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

H@Ru says:

Wow !!!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

amedina says:

Great composition and awesome colors.
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Dean Forbes says:

great colors and details!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Flixos ;) says:

as always, another great shot ;)

nuevo concurso,new game
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Randy Craig Photography says:

Excellent composition... love the colors and the foreground detail too.
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

martin werker says:

Beautiful composition and great colors.
A fave for me.

(Treepics)
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Still Picture says:

A perfect wallpaper! Wonderful shot!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

kurtolo81 says:

great, it gives a sense of loneliness
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Evergreen2005 says:

Tenacity of nature and creation - you go to some places I might not care to venture to these days
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Glenn P [deleted] says:

Beautiful ! A fave!
seen in explore
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Mono Andes says:

A Big Fave
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Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

thnkfst says:

wow - this is simply stunning!

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Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Mark Griffith says:

Great composition. So how much rain falls in this location?
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More Altitude says:

Thanks for all your comments and encouragement folks- I'm glad you like. I like the little critter-tracks in the fore myself, a reminder that there's all sorts of life out there, however unlikely.

@ Mark Griffith: I have no idea, but it's almost certainly under 100mm, and quite probably under 50mm per year. The whole region is dry as a dust-bowl. As pictures can tell a story, so too they can be deceiving. This tree is actually a couple of miles from the Tizirzak oasis. There's not a drop of surface water, but there is a dry river-bed, and that means there's pockets of water sitting beneath the sand somewhere. Trees find them, as do wells. Tuareg nomads regularly pass through and camp at Tizirzak to water their goats and camels, and it's where we spent the night. The water table is not particularly deep there, and presumably this tree has tapped into one such little pocket of water, even though it's well outside the oasis itself, and been able to flourish.
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

NunoF says:

you photos are very good, most of them make me dream ... nice job
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Timo S. says:

Nice shot!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

AJ Franklin says:

Well done and great story line to go with it!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Imapix says:

Fabulous picture!

Really spectacular and beautiful!

(Tris, this one, in my top 5 of yours....I love it!)
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

More Altitude says:

Thanks again friends.

@ imapix: Thanks Gaëtan! A canvas print of this shot is on the wall at my parents' house as well- I think they're quite fond of it too... :o)
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

FFgoatee says:

gorgeous single tree!.. and the perfect title!

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Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

maisharefu says:

wonderful composition and colors
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joepomata says:

Beautiful shot!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Forget Me Knott Photography says:

Good shot.
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

wintercove says:

Congrats! In Explore! And deservedly so.
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Katpix says:

I can't find words to describe how I like this picture. It is fantastic from the technical point of view, it is wonderful as a landscape, but beyond all this, it has such an elemental feel to it about nature and life itself.
A truly wonderful picture.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

JadeCastle says:

So delicate, great composition! I love this one, and many many others in your great stream!!

I have faved and tagged your picture with BRAVO and this serves as an invitation to The Best: BRAVO.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Scott Dungan says:

Wonderful image!
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Rick & Bart says:

absolutly gorgeous
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

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Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Michel Khoury says:

Fantastic scenery!!
Great capture and composition!
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

NatashaP says:

One of the best desert shots I've ever seen on this site! Wonderfully composed!
You have some absolutely amazing captures on your stream! Congratulations!

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joshhikes says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called big wallpaper - 1024 x 768 minimum, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Scott N GA says:

Beautiful!
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sashakasha says:

Warm and welcoming!
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guyfattal says:

Hi, I'm Guy i opened a new group the beauty of landscape&waterscape photography, and we'd love to have your great or any other photo added to the group.
im looking forward to seeing you there.
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Mad ? [deleted] says:

fantastic..
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Christiaan L says:

I wonder how it even starts growing? During a rainstorm? In a few days? I guess... Once its big like this, I guess its roots go deep and have access to deep underground water sources...

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Nathan E. Photography says:

Hi, I'm an administrator from the Awesome Trees Group, and I think this photo would be great here!
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Erkek Arkadaş says:

Nice Shot !
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Gabrios_LBF says:

fantastic shot!!
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

my name is ingrid says:

Absolutely gorgeous - love your stream!
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

Baltic Amber says:

The Environment is just amazing we have to save it for the next generantion!
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

Gord McKenna says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called One tree, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
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ryanm527 says:

Great one!
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phodto says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called photomatic • one tree, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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dreamtiger says:

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Great tree photo!
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valentinanitnelav says:

Hi! I'm an administrator of a group called Life and Travel.
Your shot is wonderful..

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storvandre says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Storvandre [Long Travel & Adventure Pics - post 1 comment 1], and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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louisa_catlover says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Tree Photos, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

wonderful shot!
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theodordh says:

Hi! I'm admin of a new group called Great Stock Shots

We find your photo greatly suitable to our subject and would love to have it added to the group.
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I'm the administrator of the "Desert Breath" Group and I'd like to have this picture on my group!!

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bbeettaa08 says:

nice pic
great tree
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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Finest of... Trees, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Geotagged : Africa, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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