Things seem a little slow here. Here is an image that other people seem to like more than I do. I am always suprised that they stop and examine an image that I think is a little plain. I'm curious to know how nature photo intellegensia react.

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-- Mark Meyer (mameyer@xsite.net), May 30, 2000

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I agree with you mark. I don`t think its your strongest picture. Josh

-- Josh (devil_music@usa.net), May 30, 2000.

This is one of those images that would make a great illustration for an article on pine trees, but of which we probobly would not make an enlargement to hang on the wall. I think all of us probobly have files filled with that catagory of images, as we should. I'm always amazed though at what appeals to Joe Public .

-- Billy Gorum (Herphoto@aol.com), May 30, 2000.

It is interesting that you mention that Billy. The original purpose of this image was a story on recovery from the fires and strategies the plants and animals have for dealing with it. The cones on the logepoles play a big role. And yes, Joe Public is difficult to predict.

-- Mark Meyer (Mameyer@xsite.net), May 30, 2000.