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First complete photo of 3,200 years old Sequoia

Posted on 4/14/16 at 7:54 pm
Posted by TigersOfGeauxld
Just across the water...
Member since Aug 2009
25057 posts
Posted on 4/14/16 at 7:54 pm
3200 Years in One Photo... The President



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Because of its unbelievable size, this tree has never been photographed in its entirety. A team of National Geographic photographers have worked along with scientists to try and create the first photo that shows the president in all its glory.
Posted by KingRanch
The Ranch
Member since Mar 2012
61760 posts
Posted on 4/14/16 at 7:55 pm to
That's a bad arse tree
Posted by BCMCubs
Colorado
Member since Nov 2011
22146 posts
Posted on 4/14/16 at 7:55 pm to
That is an enormous tree
Posted by hg
Member since Jun 2009
128541 posts
Posted on 4/14/16 at 7:56 pm to
Just keep walking backwards until you can get the whole thing in the frame.

I should've been a scientist.
Posted by Art Vandelay
LOUISIANA
Member since Sep 2005
11561 posts
Posted on 4/14/16 at 7:57 pm to
Cut that fricker down and build some deck chairs
Posted by BRgetthenet
Member since Oct 2011
118270 posts
Posted on 4/14/16 at 7:58 pm to
Do you respect wood?
Posted by Art Vandelay
LOUISIANA
Member since Sep 2005
11561 posts
Posted on 4/14/16 at 7:59 pm to
You know how many golf tees we could get from that
Posted by Bourre
Da Parish
Member since Nov 2012
24241 posts
Posted on 4/14/16 at 8:00 pm to
That would make an epic tree house. It would blow away Todd Graves treehouse

I wonder how long it took that ole baw to climb up that tree
This post was edited on 4/14/16 at 8:02 pm
Posted by East Coast Band
Member since Nov 2010
66992 posts
Posted on 4/14/16 at 8:02 pm to
quote:

one photo

quote:

They had to climb the tree with pulleys and levers, and took thousands of photos. Of those, they selected 126 and stitched them together,

Posted by Asgard Device
The Daedalus
Member since Apr 2011
11562 posts
Posted on 4/14/16 at 8:03 pm to
quote:

Just keep walking backwards until you can get the whole thing in the frame.

I should've been a scientist.


It's easy to guess that there are obstructions that prevent one from doing that. Possibly other trees.

Posted by texag7
College Station
Member since Apr 2014
41638 posts
Posted on 4/14/16 at 8:05 pm to
quote:

You know how many golf tees we could get from that



108,000,000 @ 2,000 tees per cubic foot
Posted by Backinthe615
Member since Nov 2011
6871 posts
Posted on 4/14/16 at 8:10 pm to
Awesome. And maybe I'm seeing what I want to see, but it looks like a giant, frosty kind bud.
Posted by TigersOfGeauxld
Just across the water...
Member since Aug 2009
25057 posts
Posted on 4/14/16 at 8:10 pm to
quote:

It's easy to guess that there are obstructions that prevent one from doing that. Possibly other trees.



Yup...

Posted by BatonrougeCajun
Somewhere in Texas
Member since Feb 2008
7652 posts
Posted on 4/14/16 at 8:11 pm to
Not even the tallest tree in the forest. Not buying the hype
Posted by Tyler9258
Auburn
Member since Dec 2013
4204 posts
Posted on 4/14/16 at 8:12 pm to
frick that tree
Posted by genuineLSUtiger
Nashville
Member since Sep 2005
77214 posts
Posted on 4/14/16 at 8:12 pm to
quote:

Awesome. And maybe I'm seeing what I want to see, but it looks like a giant, frosty kind bud.


First thing I thought. I'm Jonesing for a little right now.
Posted by Ostrich
Alexandria, VA
Member since Nov 2011
10449 posts
Posted on 4/14/16 at 8:14 pm to
What am I missing? They take single shots of skyscrapers all the time?
Posted by rantfan
new iberia la
Member since Nov 2012
14110 posts
Posted on 4/14/16 at 8:14 pm to
Not a complete photo, I only see one side of tree
This post was edited on 4/14/16 at 8:17 pm
Posted by Tom Servo
Member since Aug 2009
587 posts
Posted on 4/14/16 at 8:15 pm to
Hope that tree's local team never beats Alabama.
Posted by ell_13
Member since Apr 2013
88425 posts
Posted on 4/14/16 at 8:17 pm to
Panoramas have been around a while
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