Never A Quiet Moment - a photo on Flickriver

Never A Quiet Moment

            The twin boles of a Big-Leaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum) stand enrobed in mosses and ferns as new leaves expand in front of the spring roar of Lower South Falls in Silver Falls State Park, Oregon.

As I stood watching the water plunge over the falls, it struck me that this tree has stood here in this spot unceasingly for decades, through floods and droughts across the seasons, the strength of the water’s voice indicating pulses in flow. The voice is never altogether quiet, and the character of the dialogue between the tree, its mosses, and the falls varies through time. In the spring, water’s voice is loudest, and it is as if a story of haste and movement must be told with utmost urgency at the top of the lungs. For the tree, it is time to use some of last year’s sugar that has been tucked away for just this purpose and to open its green awnings as quickly as it can. For this particular tree, luck would have it that water will never truly be limiting. For the mosses, spring is a time of plenty, and they soak up as much sunlight as as they can before the canopy above is closed for the summer.

Taken in: United States / Oregon / Hullt (historical) (show map)

Taken on: May 8, 2022

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Acer

Acer macrophyllum

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Lower South Falls

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Silver Falls

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Camera: Nikon Z 6, f/5.0, 1/800 sec, 70mm, ISO 1600 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon Z 6
Lens:	NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S
Aperture:	f/5.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/800)
Focal Length:	70mm
ISO:	1600
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 13.1 (Macintosh)
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