This is an amazing shot by Jocke Berglund of Sweden that has just won him a prize in the Natural History Museum’s Wildlife Photographer Of The Year competition.
The Hurricane Tree Sweden 2005
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When Hurricane Gudrun thundered across southern Sweden in January 2005, it left around 100,000 people isolated and without electricity.
Deep snow, fallen trees and severe temperatures meant several people died before help could reach them.
Flying over SmÅland photographing the devastation, Jocke – who specializes in aerial photography – saw this ‘remarkable oak tree print’.
It formed partly by the storm brush of nature and partly by the impact on the soil of the forestry machines retrieving logs.
‘It’s as if the heavens had sent a message to the forest industry reminding them that, in this area, deciduous trees would have withstood the winds much better than pine.
It’s also another stark reminder that global warming will lead to regular and stronger storm winds.’
Timothy McSweeney includes this astonishing example of recursion in a contest on his blog that he calls “A Convergence of Convergences”.
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this is the imprint?!! it reminds me how the grass looks when the hose has been left on it, when you pick the hose up its yellow imprint remains
Are we both seeing the same thing here?