The President In Snow

For the December 2012 issue of National Geographic, photographer Michael "Nick" Nichols journeyed to the Sequoia National Park in California to photograph "the President," a giant sequoia that is the third largest tree in the world.

Using a rig system made up of ropes, Nichols and his team raised a camera so that they could take shots of every part of the 247-ft-tall, 27-ft-wide giant. It took Nichols 32 days of work to photograph the tree and stitch together the final image from 126 individual photos, creating the first picture of the President captured entirely in a single frame. The result is a stunning image that shows the majestic tree in all its glory, towering high above the snowy ground and tiny people.

Please do take a minute to watch the video and see the rig system, and to see views of the President that are breathtaking.

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/12/sequoias/quammen-text