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18 Dec 2019 2 minute read 0 comments Solominer
Before we embarked on our hike up into the Southern Appalachian Mountains I took some pictures of the trailhead using my infrared filters. I go into my bag, and choose the filter I want to use and in this case it was a 720 nanometer screw on filter....
9 Dec 2019 3 minute read 0 comments Solominer
Georgia has dense forests, some say its because of the Squirrels forgetting about their buried nuts and then they sprout into trees. Its due to this its possible trees are more densely packed in area with alot of Squirrels. And due to this density, p...
28 Nov 2019 2 minute read 0 comments Solominer
In one of the campsites I visited there was an old tree stump. The remains of a tree that was cut down awhile back. Maybe the tree broke off during a storm or maybe it grew too big for the space it was in for the camp ground. But what remains is a st...
27 Nov 2019 2 minute read 0 comments Solominer
There was an opening in the forest, where no trees were growing. Just small Ferns along the forest floor. And due to the lack of trees near by light was coming through the open canopy onto the forest floor. Camera Model Lumix GH3, modified by LifeP...
25 Nov 2019 3 minute read 0 comments Solominer
While I was crossing a bridge on a forest trail, I noticed I was not alone. There was a baby Mantis hanging out on some old dead wood. I try to get as close as possible but the Mantis does not seem to be much of a fan of me and my big scary camera. I...
23 Nov 2019 3 minute read 2 comments Solominer
At some point a tree growing along the water fell across the creek. It reaches from bank to bank and appears to be still alive. Looking at its base, it appears to have fallen but the taproot did not break. So it keeps growing in this new horizontal s...
22 Nov 2019 3 minute read 0 comments Solominer
I usually see fungus growing on dead tree logs, but in this case a grouping of live trees had some wood loving mushrooms growing on their trunks. These trees were on the edge of the creek, and had three trunks coming from the crown of the tree. C...
21 Nov 2019 2 minute read 0 comments Solominer
Some vines growing around this region are as thick as small tree trunks, they do not start off that size but grow over many years to be become massive vines. They snake their way up trees and into the canopy to get to the unobstructed sunlight. Ca...
20 Nov 2019 3 minute read 0 comments Solominer
Trees fall all the time in the forest, though this tree fell into a Fern patch, and has given it a unique look in the Ultraviolet and Infrared spectrums. The tree looks old and its been down for awhile now, and the Ferns dont seem to mind. Probably m...
19 Nov 2019 3 minute read 0 comments Solominer
Some Violet plants were growing on a raised part of the forest, when trees fall the roots will build little hills for new plants to grow in. So some wild Violet plants look like they have moved into the fertile space. Camera Model Lumix GH3, modi...
