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Juniper

Or I assume it is some sort of a juniper. I went to cemetery especially because I wanted to share this juniper tree with you all. It stands out proudly on one grave. Needles of it are approximately one centimeter long.

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Camera: Panasonic DMC-TZ60
Exposure: 1/60 sec.
Aperture: f/8.0
ISO: 320
Focal Length: 9.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 50.0 mm)
Editing: Nik Collection - Color Efex Pro 4 on GIMP for Windows

Overall view and another shot I took on my way (+1 more detail shot I took this morning at my office):
An old juniper at the cemetery Rose Juniper
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26 comments

Chrissy said:

hast Du das kleine Tröpfchen zwischen den Nadeln gesehen? :-)
6 years ago ( translate )

Sami Serola (inactiv… replied to Chrissy:

Yes I did =)

And there are even more of them ;-)

I took several shots, trying to capture also some droplets. However, the overall composition was best on this one.
6 years ago

Marie-claire Gallet said:

Gorgeous series of pictures , Sami !! OUCHHH !!! HMM !!!
6 years ago ( translate )

Sami Serola (inactiv… replied to Marie-claire Gallet:

Thank you, Marie-claire. Actually that "ouch" makes be think this is not a juniper after all. Those needles look and feels too blunt to be juniper needles. At least Juniperus communis has very sharp needles: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juniper#/media/File:Juniperus_communis_cones.jpg
6 years ago

Taormina said:

Irgendwie denke ich jetzt an Weihnachten... ;)
6 years ago ( translate )

Sami Serola (inactiv… replied to Taormina:

Ha ha ha! =D

Well, Pinophyta are especially common choice of plants at cemeteries, at least in Scandinavia. Probably because cypresses does not usually grow around here.
6 years ago

Percy Schramm said:

Wonderful sharpnesss and a fantastic serie of pictures !
6 years ago ( translate )

Sami Serola (inactiv… replied to Percy Schramm:

Thank you, Percy.
6 years ago

neira-Dan said:

de beaux choix qui forment une belle série
Dans le triptyque , j'aime particulièrement la photo centrale
6 years ago ( translate )

Sami Serola (inactiv… replied to neira-Dan:

Merci, Dan =)

That "triptych" is merely as a choice of layout, to save space and avoid unnecessary vertical scrolling. From composition point of view this would have been better:

Juniper An old juniper at the cemetery Rose
6 years ago

Xata said:

Lovely with a droplet of water close to the "head". Could I say person on the grave is lucky to be protected by such a juniperus... well at least it is good for those who mourn...
My fave for the one at your office with the black background.
6 years ago

Sami Serola (inactiv… replied to Xata:

Thank you, Isabel =)

I agree, the shot with black background is sort of most aesthetic. Although, my out of the comfort zone goal was to go out and take a shot in natural environment. I guess other people at the cemetery were puzzled to see me walking around the juniper, trying to find the best angle for the shot =D

I also took several shots with my cell phone, but the weather was very difficult! Almost all shots came out hazy and blurry.
6 years ago

Ulrich John said:

Tolle Serie, Sami !
6 years ago ( translate )

Clickity Click said:

Nice series Sami. :)
6 years ago ( translate )

LotharW said:

So viel grün, haben wir im Moment hier nicht. Eine tolle Auswahl!
6 years ago ( translate )