Black spruce (Picea mariana) is the most abundant conifer in interior Alaska, forming a dense band of forest stretching in an arc below the arctic tundra all the way to the Atlantic coast. Heavily laden with snow in the winter the tallest trees tend to bend back towards the ground, forming a rather Dr.Seuss-like landscape. Black spruce are highly tolerant to nutrient poor soils, such as the stand in this photo growing along the boundaries of a frozen bog. Incidentally due to the lack of nutrients and acidic nature of bogs vegetative growth is stunted, making them the perfect open space for viewing aurora borealis.
Canon EOS 60D, Bower 8mm Fisheye CS, ISO-200 f/3.5 @ 13 sec
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