Bright evergreen saplings emerge from deep fissures in the trunk of an old tree in the forest of Petrova Island, Lazovsky Reserve. — Lazovsky Reserve, Primorsky Krai · May 2008

New Growth in Cracked Bark

Vibrant evergreen saplings push through the deep fissures of an old tree trunk on Petrova Island in May. Soft, diffused light catches the moisture on the smooth new needles against the rough vertical grain of the wood.

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Nikon D70s105mmf/91/10s10 May 2008

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