Snow Ghost Trees is a photograph by Wildlife Fine Art which was uploaded on February 23rd, 2015.
Snow Ghost Trees
Surreal feelings in life are to be had among the snow ghost. The Snow Ghost are to say the least are expressive beauties in Montana The casual... more
Title
Snow Ghost Trees
Artist
Wildlife Fine Art
Medium
Photograph - Prints / Photography
Description
Surreal feelings in life are to be had among the snow ghost. The Snow Ghost are to say the least are expressive beauties in Montana The casual observer mistakenly thinks that these trees are encrusted with snow, while others erroneously called the coating hoar frost. The truth is that the cover is heavy accretions of ice -- called rime. The architects of snow ghosts are the winds, clouds, and fog that frequently buffet and blanket the ridge tops and summit of the mountain. Even though these clouds are colder than the freezing temperature of water at 32 degrees Fahrenheit, they are made of masses of suspended, liquid, water droplets. These super-cooled water droplets can exist in a liquid state between 32 and minus 40 degrees because they lack freezing nuclei. These droplets freeze, however, when they encounter ridge top and summit obstacles like trees. The resulting coating is rime ice. This process is akin to taking very small, but multiple buckets of cold water and splashing them upon these objects and causing them to freeze into a thick accretion of ice. Rime is not all bad however. Light accumulations act as a barrier, protecting the tree and its needles from the abrasive action of blowing ice, and the drying of cold winds. These Snow ghosts are lodge pole pines that were taken on the summit of Two Top Mountain on the Continental Divide outside of West Yellowstone, Montana. Two Top mountain view, a panoramic view of three states (Montana, Idaho, Wyoming), two national parks, and five mountain ranges, on a clear day you can see the Grand Teton's over a 100 miles away.
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February 23rd, 2015
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Laurel Adams
Wildlife Fine Art... this is MAGNIFICENT! Thank you for gracing the Flash Frozen Contest with such BEAUTY! Your amazing description was likewise fascinating. I so appreciate you taking me to vistas I will probably never have the opportunity see in real life. Thank you. LF
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Thank you Karen Silvestri for featuring my tree image called Snow Ghost Trees in the group Nature Landmarks Landscapes Wildlife !
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Thank you Barbie Corbett-Newmin for featuring my tree image called Snow Ghost Trees in the group F A A - Pixels All Stars !
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Wildlife Fine Art replied:
Thank you John M Bailey for featuring my tree image called Snow Ghost Trees in the group "Images That Excite You!"
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Thank you Luther Fine Art for featuring my tree image called Snow Ghost Trees in the group Camera Art !
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations on your fabulous artwork being featured in one of FAA's newer Groups - Camera Art! You are invited to archive your work in the Features Archive thread! group or any other thread that it would fit in! LF
Wildlife Fine Art
Thank you Frozen in Time Fine Art Photography for featuring my Snow Ghost Trees in the group Your Very Best Photography !
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Thank you John M Bailey for featuring my Snow Ghost Trees in the group Images That Excite You !
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Thank you Tatiana Travelways for featuring my Snow Ghost Trees in the group Travel Art !
Johanna Hurmerinta
CONGRATULATIONS! Your fantastic photo is featured on the home page of Mind-blowing Photography. LF.
Wildlife Fine Art replied:
Thank you Johanna Hurmerinta for featuring my image called Snow Ghost Trees in the group Mind-blowing Photography !