Hospital Rock Sequoia National Park
by Roger Passman
Title
Hospital Rock Sequoia National Park
Artist
Roger Passman
Medium
Photograph - Photographic Prints/limited Edition Prints/licensing
Description
Legend has it that one Capt. Stewart had a severely damaged leg. Local aboriginals found him without hope. They treated his wound with dried jimson weed and bear fat and three days later his wound was completely healed. All this happened four centuries ago but the petroglyphs on the rock are older than that. If only one could read them as they were intended to be understood but, alas, their meaning is lost to us forever. They are signifiers of some long-ago forgotten tale of a people no longer with us. While Hospital Rock is too low in elevation for Sequoias, the area is filled with white pines and other vegetation crucial to a healthy forest.
Giant sequoias can live for over 3,000 years, outlasting all of their mixed conifer forest neighbors. What is it about giant sequoias that allows them to persist through millennia? Surprisingly, a major factor in in the longevity of giant sequoias is a chemical called tannin. The tannin, present in high concentrations in sequoia bark, gives the sequoia resistance to rot, boring insects, and fire.
The mid-sierra zone (5,000-8,000 ft) creates ideal conditions for giant sequoia growth. Mild winter and summer temperatures, deep winter snowpack, and a rich fire history have made it possible for the world's largest tree to get its biggest in these parks.
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A limited edition of 25 prints signed and numbered by the photographer are available directly from our studio. Sizes equivalent to any of the sizes offered as a print by demand through this online gallery are offered in this limited edition. These prints are only available directly from our studio gallery. Prints are delivered by US Mail rolled in a tube. For more information please contact me using the SEND PRIVATE MESSAGE option in the left sidebar of most of our online gallery pages.
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I processed the raw image file shot with a Canon 60D with an 28-105mm f 2.8 Tameron lens using Photomatix Pro 5, filters from Topaz Labs including Detail
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November 13th, 2016
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