How Old Do You Think I Am

I went on a walk through the MacKenzie Ravine in the west end of Edmonton yesterday. Took a few pictures. This fallen tree caught my eye. They say you can tell the age of a Tree by the rings on the trunk. I have no clue how that works so I have no Idea how old this tree would have been before it came down.
The weather last week was a little gloomy so it was realy nice to see the sun and bluesky yesterday.

[karenann]

Well, it's "many rings old!" that 's for sure!! Nice catch here. Love the angle of this especially!

[bkb in the city]

@karenann Thank you

[Agnes Zonnestraaltje]

I like the dept in this one it is a beautiful shot

[mom of 1]

it makes me wonder too how old it is. i love the perspective.

[stephanie dp]

what a great find! so much character in this fallen tree.

[John]

Cool PoV and textures.

[bkb in the city]

@johnnyfrs Thanks

[Shanne]

lovely autumn colours in the leaves and nice perspective down the log - lovely shot
The rings are about growth patterns: not only can you tell how old a tree is, but from the pattern you can date when it was growing, because poor summers mean narrow rings - that whole field is called dendrochronology.

[bkb in the city]

@stepheesue Thanks Steph

[bkb in the city]

@shanne Thanks for the comment and the info

[bkb in the city]

@mommyof1 Thanks

[bkb in the city]

@zonnestraaltje Thank you

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Nice shot! The amount of rings correspond to the number of growing seasons, so you have to be able to see them- close up. This tree doesn't seem that round in diameter, so it looks like it was fairly young when it fell over. But now that you know how it works, you can go back and count for yourself. Have fun!

[Isabella Thunder]

great shot, i really wonder how old was it

[Janet Morris]

Really great shot

[Brian Baptie]

Amazing depth of field and and such an interesting question.

[Mrs. Smith]

Great thoughts to go along with this picture! I remember being young and my grandpa sharing with me the stories of how old the trees were and showing me the rings.

[Bob G]

Nice angle. Sure looks old. Like the leading effect the tree gives.

[bruni]

Yes that's what they say. I don't know exactly how it works..
I guess one ring is one year..tried to google it but it was a bit too complicated to understand.

[Shirley Chetwynd]

However old it is ,it makes for a beautiful photo.nice one

[summerfield]

how interesting. i went to redwood in california some years back and there was a large slice of a tree trunk, about as wide as the reach of my outstretched arms, and it was supposed to have been more than 5,000 years old. imagine to live that long.

[mag]

nice shot....but you also need a fresh cut to best tell the tree's age...my guess on this one is about 30+

[bkb in the city]

@maggotx Thanks for the comment and the info

[bkb in the city]

@summerfield I remember seeing the Redwoods when I was only 4 years old. Thanks for the comment

[bkb in the city]

@http365proj Thanks for the comments

[bkb in the city]

@bruni Someone else told me it is most likely over 30 years

[bkb in the city]

@bobg Thank you

[bkb in the city]

@mrssmith Thanks for your comment

[bkb in the city]

@bdb3471 Thank you

[bkb in the city]

@mummymorris Glad you enjoyed it

[bkb in the city]

@izythunder Thanks. someone told me they thought it was over 30 years

[bkb in the city]

@olivetreeann Thanks for the info

[Kerri]

I like the composition

[bkb in the city]

@kerristephens Glad you enjoyed it

[Anne ❀]

cool perspective on the log. aging a tree is not complicated if you have a fresh cut. the rings radiating out from the centre would be much easier to see. @bruni

[bkb in the city]

@sunnygreenwood Thanks

[Carolyn White]

Wonderful find! Nice perspective! I agree with Anne. You can easily count the rings, if you have a fresh cut.

[bkb in the city]

@cjwhite Thanks

[Diane]

Neat! Love the line of the trunk.

[bkb in the city]

@eudora Glad you like it

[Sharon]

i've tried to take a shot like this before - it looks so simple but really isn't! Beautifully done. Fav

[bkb in the city]

@sharonthompson Thank you Sharon for the comment and the fav

[Caroliene]

Niceangle and fallcolours

[Allison Williams]

A very rugged tree. Each crack in the tree indicates a trauma in its history. This specimen had a very difficult life.

[bkb in the city]

@allie912 I just love the fact that things like this makes one think about what they are looking at

[bkb in the city]

@caatjeg Thanks

[Lauren]

wonderful perspective/angle of this shot!

[bkb in the city]

@laurentye Thanks