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Hi, Folks:
Earlier this summer, I visited a grove of Giant Sequoia in Yosemite National Park with a good friend, another Avalonian. As the sun was setting, we were able to find one magnificent tree – a real beauty – which was not fenced off from the public.
We took a few photos… and were rewarded by a quite dazzling display of orbs. The high-resolution images are linked below (too large to post here)… and the detail is fascinating.
This was not pollen or dust. Immediately afterwards, I took another photo of the same tree without either of us in the picture – and the orbs had completely disappeared.
Enjoy. :)
http://projectavalon.net/Bill_Ryan_orbs_2_sm.jpg
http://projectavalon.net/Bill_Ryan_orbs_1_sm.jpg
http://projectavalon.net/Bill_Ryan_orbs_3_sm.jpg
Here's some detail:
http://projectavalon.net/Bill_Ryan_orbs_detail_2.jpg
http://projectavalon.net/Bill_Ryan_orbs_detail_1.jpg
Here's the tree a couple of minutes later with neither of us in the frame:
http://projectavalon.net/Bill_Ryan_orbs_no_orbs.jpg
And here are the images in high resolution -- do have a close look.
http://projectavalon.net/Bill_Ryan_orbs_1.jpg
http://projectavalon.net/Bill_Ryan_orbs_2.jpg
http://projectavalon.net/Bill_Ryan_orbs_3.jpg