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Portfolio 2008
(The miracle of life, Loch Mallachie, Cairngorm National Park, Scotland, 2008)
The miracle of life, Loch Mallachie, Cairngorm National Park, Scotland
19th January 2008
This rocky microcosm is one of the most amazing natural sights I have ever seen showing just how hard nature perseveres to exist. Growing on this lump of granite in the edges of Loch Mallachie, in a wafer thin scattering of compost were a fir and a birch tree. Given the lack of ready nutrients, the competition with each other and the harsh climate these trees are at least 3-5 years old.
How can nature exist on so little? How can we need one or more houses, one or more cars, one or more TV’s, a myriad of gadgets, wardrobes full of clothes, a huge pile of food each day?
This rock really is a miracle of life.
Technical details
Nikon D2X with 12-24mm lens @ 12mm, 1.8s at f/16, ISO 100, 0.9ND soft grad over sky and ice, 0.6ND hard grad over sky.
