I like this photo as it stands. I'd also like to see a scale photo … something with a person or a car next to the tree to get a feel for the tree's size.
G > On Oct 11, 2016, at 9:20 AM, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@mac.com> wrote: > > This Rochester Hills, Michigan tree is said to be the largest Bebb Oak in > the United States. It measures about ten feet in diameter at its base, and > one of its weighty limbs rests on the ground. It > is estimated to be at least 250 years old, although that has never been > determined for certain, because common testing means might injure it. > Sometimes we’re so caught up in things, it’s hard to see the trees for the > forest. I must have driven by this massive tree dozens of times since I > arrived in Michigan and never noticed it. I only discovered it after a lady > friend, who arrived here from Italy just a dozen years ago or so, pointed it > out to me and asked if I would photograph it for her. I finally did so this > morning, just before sunrise. It’s on a busy street, so my angles were > limited. I cloned out a couple of street signs and a bit of pavement. The > tree predates them by hundreds of years, so I figured its entitled to a clean > environment. > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18297169&size=lg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
