Vistas are great for trying to capture the space and levels of color, but I didn’t want to ignore the beauty right up close to my face. Here are five shots of new pine cones sprouting at the Mogollon Rim, AZ.
1.
![DSC00904[1]](https://cindybruchman.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/dsc009041.jpg)
2.
![DSC00837[1]](https://cindybruchman.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/dsc008371.jpg)
3.
![DSC00840[1]](https://cindybruchman.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/dsc008401.jpg)
4.
![DSC00839[1]](https://cindybruchman.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/dsc008391.jpg)
5.
![DSC00838[1]](https://cindybruchman.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/dsc008381.jpg)
Which one do you like best?
Cindy Bruchman 
Great pictures! 🙂
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Thanks, Benjii. Looking forward to your traveling pics.
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Good cones Cindy. And you were up pretty high by the look of it too!
Best wishes, Pete.
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8,000 feet. Thanks, friend.
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Shot 5 is my favourite – the lighting is great and the background is nicely out of focus.
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Thanks, much. It’s my favorite, too.
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#3 for me!
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John, the sun-kissed underbellies of pine needles are a wondrous world! What a green. Thanks.
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Excellent shots…. I much enjoyed the zoon effect here!… Have a great day… Aquileana ⭐
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Thank you for stopping by, Aquileana 🙂
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Something about the composition of no 4 appeals most to me. But the 5th has great focus and clarity.
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That’s my favorite, too. It’s the diffused background that does it, I think. Thanks for your vote, Brenda 🙂
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Numer 3 and 4!
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Thanks, Kate!
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