https://www.matttilghman.com Experiences Through Imagery Wed, 21 Apr 2021 13:37:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.0.22 https://www.matttilghman.com/photos/lifes-turns-wise-old-cabbage-palm Fri, 05 Jan 2018 03:59:39 +0000 https://www.matttilghman.com/?post_type=product&p=3762 This old cabbage palm tree, found in Fisheating Creek Wildlife Management Area, is an expert at getting back up after being knocked down!

Most palm trees grow straight up. That includes the Cabbage Palm, the type of palm tree featured in this photograph. So when you see one with a significant bend, it's usually because it fell or leaned during a storm. If the tree makes it through the trauma, it then starts growing straight upwards again. It's crazy to think about what this old cabbage palm, which I found in the Fisheating Creek Wildlife Management Area near Palmdale Florida, has been through. I can't even recreate in my mind how many storms had tossed the tree over the years, and in which directions. This tree has definitely seen some stuff, that's for sure! And these palms grow very slowly, so this could have been going on over centuries!

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]]> This old cabbage palm tree, found in Fisheating Creek Wildlife Management Area, is an expert at getting back up after being knocked down! Most palm trees grow straight up. That includes the Cabbage Palm, the type of palm tree featured in this photograph. So when you see one with a significant bend, it’s usually because it fell or leaned during a storm. If the tree makes it through the trauma, it then starts growing straight upwards again. It’s crazy to think about what this old cabbage palm, which I found in the Fisheating Creek Wildlife Management Area near Palmdale Florida, has been through. I can’t even recreate in my mind how many storms had tossed the tree over the years, and in which directions. This tree has definitely seen some stuff, that’s for sure! And these palms grow very slowly, so this could have been going on over centuries!

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]]> https://www.matttilghman.com/photos/castillo-dusk-castillo-de-san-marcos-st-augustine-florida Fri, 09 Jun 2017 13:12:11 +0000 https://www.matttilghman.com/?post_type=product&p=2687 Castillo de San Marcos and Sabal palm trees silhouetted at dusk in St Augustine, Florida.

If the general feel of this photograph seems familiar, it should. I'm not sure whether its an atmospheric quirk unique to the coastal regions where these Sabal palm trees also happen to grow, but this scene looks remarkably similar to the South Carolina license plate (with the notable addition of the Castillo de San Marcos). What I'm referring is the silhouette of the sabal palm, as well as the gradient in the sky. It progresses from a pastel red, to white, to a deep navy blue. Almost patriotic! Fitting not only for the topic of the image, but also since I was there on Memorial Day. I'm sure that this beautiful sky gradient is not unique to this region. But I'm also sure that it's not the same gradient everywhere. In California, it was oranges and purples. I'd guess it has something to do with the particles in the sky, and how they scatter the light. The salty and water-saturated air here would be expected to scatter light differently than the dusty dry air in California.

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]]> Castillo de San Marcos and Sabal palm trees silhouetted at dusk in St Augustine, Florida. If the general feel of this photograph seems familiar, it should. I’m not sure whether its an atmospheric quirk unique to the coastal regions where these Sabal palm trees also happen to grow, but this scene looks remarkably similar to the South Carolina license plate (with the notable addition of the Castillo de San Marcos). What I’m referring is the silhouette of the sabal palm, as well as the gradient in the sky. It progresses from a pastel red, to white, to a deep navy blue. Almost patriotic! Fitting not only for the topic of the image, but also since I was there on Memorial Day. I’m sure that this beautiful sky gradient is not unique to this region. But I’m also sure that it’s not the same gradient everywhere. In California, it was oranges and purples. I’d guess it has something to do with the particles in the sky, and how they scatter the light. The salty and water-saturated air here would be expected to scatter light differently than the dusty dry air in California.

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