A new photograph in my Ghost Forest series, I found this stranded, uprooted tree in a small bay six months ago, and have been waiting for the perfect conditions to make a photograph of it. Given the close proximity of the surrounding shore line, it needed to either be pouring rain, or thick fog (or both). As luck would have it, I stayed dry, but had to navigate through the densest fog the R/V [Research Vessel] and I have ever set sail through.

When I arrived to photograph the tree, the tide in the bay was higher than ideal, and was hiding more of the submerged tree than I'd prefer, so I had to wait it out, hoping that the incredible fog didn't burn off. Without it, I'd have to wait for more dense fog, which probably wouldn't occur until next winter (10 months).

From what I can tell, this particular tree is a young Live Oak that was likely cut loose from its sandy soil during a hurricane, and tumbled to its resting place in this small lagoon.

Photographed with a Chamonix 045N-2 camera on Ilford Delta 100 4x5 inch sheet film.