St. Clair tree (ghost tree)

Falstaff · Jul 13, 2005, 09:14 AM

the boughs of this tree once served as an impromptu site for lynchings and hangings during the turn of the last century and stands as a reminder of the ghost town of St Clair Nevada, no one will cut it down for fear it is haunted, even at night the trunk and branchs glow in the moonlight like the bleached bones of the dead that once littered the ground beneath it. It was once said that mandrake root grew beneath it, but now it stands as a silent reminder of desperate times during the goldrush days.

Drakon · Jul 13, 2005, 04:10 PM

Wow! Nice pic, Jeff

Falstaff · Jul 13, 2005, 04:33 PM

thanke kindly Jon

mike2h · Jul 13, 2005, 04:44 PM

that is a way cool pix. especially taken in context of its history.

Drakon · Jul 13, 2005, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Falstaff

thanke kindly Jon

It's Duane, Jeff. Not Jon

CDsDontBurn · Jul 13, 2005, 06:44 PM

nice pic

. think you can take one at night with the moon's light is glowing off of it's trunk? that would be ubber

daedal · Jul 13, 2005, 08:23 PM

Nice pic, but I would love to see some closer shots. Maybe from you leaning down and shooting the branches in a 45 degree angle.

Falstaff · Jul 13, 2005, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Drakon

It's Duane, Jeff. Not Jon

thats what I said Jon...er I mean Duane

Falstaff · Jul 13, 2005, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by daedal

Nice pic, but I would love to see some closer shots. Maybe from you leaning down and shooting the branches in a 45 degree angle.

got my shutter release cable aand a tripod...can try something else...gave it some thought already....just like I was telling Jon...er I mean...Duane..

Ðamage™ · Jul 15, 2005, 10:36 PM

awesome pic along with a great story. Good stuff

Falstaff · Jul 16, 2005, 06:06 AM

I wish I could imagine with some clarity the days when men came here to tame the land, they tamed the waters, build houses to weather storms and blowing sands, deep canals to move the water back over anchient shorelines, and plowed under the graves of indians they forced into the mountians to starve and die....They conquered much and built as much that did not linger...
but their legacy is striking...row upon row of cotton wood and highways made of plank wood, and desert playa littered with discarded hopes, dreams and graves of loved ones..
what remains..but the skeletons of homes, dead trees, and rutted roads that wander away into the blowing dunes and succumb to time.
Man ironically could not conquer himself, and the meek returned here to scrape what they can from the poor soils, and slowly, as surely as the sun sets day by day...the sands blow back into the valley and choke the canals...

Ðamage™ · Jul 17, 2005, 12:52 AM

well done.

Falstaff · Jul 17, 2005, 05:07 AM

thankyou

Jul 13, 2005, 09:14 AM	#1
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,048 Rep Power: 207	St. Clair tree (ghost tree) the boughs of this tree once served as an impromptu site for lynchings and hangings during the turn of the last century and stands as a reminder of the ghost town of St Clair Nevada, no one will cut it down for fear it is haunted, even at night the trunk and branchs glow in the moonlight like the bleached bones of the dead that once littered the ground beneath it. It was once said that mandrake root grew beneath it, but now it stands as a silent reminder of desperate times during the goldrush days. __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."

Jul 13, 2005, 04:33 PM	Thread Starter #3
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,048 Rep Power: 207	thanke kindly Jon __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."

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mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	that is a way cool pix. especially taken in context of its history. __________________

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CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,779 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	nice pic . think you can take one at night with the moon's light is glowing off of it's trunk? that would be ubber __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

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daedal Uber Coffee Drinker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gatineau, Quebec Posts: 2,250 Rep Power: 0	Nice pic, but I would love to see some closer shots. Maybe from you leaning down and shooting the branches in a 45 degree angle. __________________

Jul 13, 2005, 04:10 PM	#2
Drakon DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Floatin'... Posts: 4,957 Rep Power: 0	Wow! Nice pic, Jeff

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Ðamage™ DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 545 Rep Power: 0	awesome pic along with a great story. Good stuff __________________ [COLOR=black][COLOR=red]ATi[/COLOR] Bios Flashing: The Proper Way.[/COLOR][COLOR=red][/COLOR] [COLOR=red]How to properly Install a VGA/CPU Cooler.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]How to uninstall\install your ATi vga drivers properly[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]*It's not who we are, but what we do in life that defines us.*[/COLOR]

Jul 16, 2005, 06:06 AM	Thread Starter #11
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,048 Rep Power: 207	I wish I could imagine with some clarity the days when men came here to tame the land, they tamed the waters, build houses to weather storms and blowing sands, deep canals to move the water back over anchient shorelines, and plowed under the graves of indians they forced into the mountians to starve and die....They conquered much and built as much that did not linger... but their legacy is striking...row upon row of cotton wood and highways made of plank wood, and desert playa littered with discarded hopes, dreams and graves of loved ones.. what remains..but the skeletons of homes, dead trees, and rutted roads that wander away into the blowing dunes and succumb to time. Man ironically could not conquer himself, and the meek returned here to scrape what they can from the poor soils, and slowly, as surely as the sun sets day by day...the sands blow back into the valley and choke the canals... __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."

Jul 17, 2005, 12:52 AM	#12
Ðamage™ DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 545 Rep Power: 0	well done. __________________ [COLOR=black][COLOR=red]ATi[/COLOR] Bios Flashing: The Proper Way.[/COLOR][COLOR=red][/COLOR] [COLOR=red]How to properly Install a VGA/CPU Cooler.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]How to uninstall\install your ATi vga drivers properly[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]*It's not who we are, but what we do in life that defines us.*[/COLOR]

Jul 17, 2005, 05:07 AM	Thread Starter #13
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,048 Rep Power: 207	thankyou __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."