“Tide Compare” – Hopewell Rocks

The entrance fee for Hopewell Rocks at the Bay of Fundy is good for two consecutive days to allow visitors to see the rocks in both high and low tide. There are a number of potential “Tide Compare” combinations on Flickr, but I’ll share just one. This comparison is courtesy of Jim Loftus, who visited the park in 2005.

Hopewell Flower Pots: Low Tide and High Tide
(Photo courtesy of Jim Loftus)

Season Compare: Camden Causeway Park

I’ve been in Elizabeth City, North Carolina for eight months now. That means I now have an eight month stockpile of shots… that I can team up with new shots to make season compares! Here’s a compare from Causeway Park:

Fence and Tree, April 2009

Fence and Tree, June 2009

Season Compare: Mountain Lake by Richard Cobb (Spring 2009)

Last October, I posted a link to some dramatic Before and After shots of Mountain Lake by Richard Cobb.  They depicted the extent of the lake’s water loss.  Cobb has a new Mountain Lake Before and After combo on his website now.  This one compares a shot from May 21, 2009 with one from September 21, 2008.  It’s a more uplifting comparison– a spring is raising the lake level!

(Hat Tip, Tony Airaghi)

Season Compare: Hertford Tree Memorial

I’ve been keeping an eye on the Tree Memorial in Hertford, North Carolina, hoping to catch all the cherry blooms. I was there most recently on Easter Sunday. Redbuds and some of the dogwoods were out, but the cherries had yet to show their full glory. Nonetheless, I still snagged a few shots to make a season compare.

Hertford Tree Memorial – December 7, 2008

Hertford Tree Memorial – April 12, 2009

More pictures of the Hertford Tree Memorial in December and in April can be found on my Flickr site.

Season Compare: The Ellipse

When reading about the state tree of Colorado and our National Christmas Tree, I stumbled upon some historic photographs of The Ellipse that are close to a Creative Commons image on Flickr.

The Ellipse in early 1900s (Photograph from Wikimedia and the Library of Congress)

The Ellipse, undated, from the Norfolk and Western Historic Photograph Collection (Photograph courtesy of Norfolk Southern)

The Ellipse in November 2008 (Photograph by vladeb)

Need [More] “Season Compares”?

Periodically on this blog, I post hiking Season Compares. In February, I highlighted the community-based, sometimes centuries old, comparisons occurring in the Library of Congress’ PhotoStream. And now, I’ve found another supplier on Flickr.

The Seasonal Differences Group!!!

It’s a pool where photographers, just like myself, post the same view over a period of time.

Here’s a taste of some of the comparisons other photographers have uploaded:

Beach House Park Worthing West Sussex (Photographs by chrissieco)

Lori McCray’s Favorite Tree (Photos by Lori McCray)

Kruger National Park (Photos by Piet Grobler)

For more comparisons and hopefully some comparisons of your own, be sure to visit the Seasonal Differences Flickr group!

Season Compare: Wye Oak

When a tree is designated as a champion, is the honorary symbol of an entire state and lives for over 450 years, it is bound to show up in a few pictures here and there. The Library of Congress’s Digital Collection includes a Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record. In it, a 1936 picture of the Wye Oak by E. H. Pinkering . It matches up nicely to a picture by Flickr user Leon Reed.

If you look closely at the latter shot, you’ll notice the missing limb on the bottom right of the tree. There are a number of support wires attached to the tree as well.

Photograph by E. H. Pinkering, 1936

Photograph Courtesy of Leon Reed

For more pictures of the Wye Oak, I recommend Leon Reed’s PhotoStream. He has numerous images of the Wye Oak over the years, including what’s left today.

Season Compare: Sinking Creek Mountain

Here are a few season compares of Sinking Creek Mountain, starring pictures from my 33rd Birthday Hike and a trip back up the mountain last October. Enjoy!

Three Trees on Slanted Rock Face – March 18, 2008

Three Trees on Slanted Rock Face – October 19, 2008

Twisty Tree at Top – October 19, 2008

Twisty Tree at Top – October 19, 2008

View – March 18, 2008

View – October 19, 2008

More pictures of Sinking Creek Mountain in March and Sinking Creek Mountain in October are available on my Flickr site.

Frozen Stiles Falls 2009

Earlier this month Flickr user Joseph168 visited Camp Alta Mons‘ 45-foot Stiles Falls in Shawsville, Virginia. He snapped a great photo of the frozen falls:

Stiles Falls – February 8, 2009 (Photo Courtesy of Joseph168)

And in case you missed the Frozen Stiles Falls post from 2008, here is a summer version of the same waterfall.

Stiles Falls – August 13, 2006

If you are in the mood for more shots of Southwest Virginia, be sure to check out Joseph168’s full PhotoStream. He has some spectacular shots of Blacksburg and the surrounding areas.

Season Compare: Bedford County Silo Tree

One of the Silo Tree photographers, WV Fan, caught his tree in two different seasons. He granted me permission to share both photographs. So check it out– A Silo Tree Season Compare. Enjoy!

Bedford County, VA Silo Tree – February 8, 2006 (Photo courtesy of WV Fan)

Bedford County, VA Silo Tree – April 24, 2006 (Photo courtesy of WV Fan)

More Silo Trees can be found on this blog or in the Trees in Silos Flickr group. If you have a Silo Tree spotting or Season Compare of your own that you would like to share, let me know!