Convoluted tree roots.

Convoluted tree roots.
Pentax 645 with Smc Pentax-A 75 mm F2.8 lens. Ilford HP5 plus @320 Iso.

Gnarled wood.

Tree root in rocks – Jebel Shams.

Nikon F4 with AF Nikkor 50mm f1.8D. Made on Kodak Plus-X at box speed.

Just as a matter of interest: it’s lashing it down with rain here in Bausher !!! welcome after the heat of the last couple of weeks, but unexpected.

Another Tree.

Another from my diffused & toned tree images.

Dead Tree – Jebel Shams.

I have made an image of this tree before – several years ago.

It is still standing majestically & avoiding all that time can throw at it.

Old Tree – Jebel Shams.

I have visited Jebel Shams (work !!) stopped at about 8500ft and took advantage of the cool clear weather.

Talking of weather – I left Muscat with the temperature around 40c. and found the very top of Shams at a comfortable 24c. That last 3000ft makes all the difference – also enjoyed a pleasant interlude of coffee & dates with the guards 🙂

Old Roots.

Early evening – lone tree.

Early evening – lone tree (diffused & sharpening set to soft)

Friendly tree.

My friendly tree 🙂

Palm Trunk.

Neatly cut Palm trunk.

Tanuf Trees.

More trees 🙂

Roots.

Tree Roots.

Trees.

Wadi Al Muayden.

Jebel Akhdar – about 7000ft.

Jebel Akhdar: sun going down (what little there was) & possible rain.

Ps. It did rain about 02:00 so out of tent, put away cooking stuff and close my bivi top flap.

Wadi Forest.

Forest is a bit of a fib 🙂 but a lot of trees for the average wadi so not far off the truth….

Tree root with wild grass.

Nikon F4: Kodak Plus-x 125 in T-max 1+4.

Juniper – Jebel Shams.

Camel thorn or the tree that jumps out and bites you !

This type of Bush (Tree) is found all over Oman and has become known as the ba***rd tree by my fellow walkers. It has a nasty habit of jumping out and biting you if one does not pay it due respect: the thorns can be over a centimetre long and very sharp………..!!!