Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted December 13, 201261 views5 comments
This oak died during the 2011 drought in east Texas. The split trunk is unusual.
F7/1
ISO 160
1/125
Sony A77
70-400 G Sony
tripod
LR$ raw
PS5 conversion
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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on December 13, 2012 at 9:20 AM
A good sized old oak. You would think it had been through drought before. Still, a shame to see it go. The reviews I read on this lens are that it is very sharp above f/8 and very soft below. This is a nice image, but it is soft at f/7.1.
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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on December 13, 2012 at 6:53 PM
Rick, That is a great looking old oak! It is a shame to see it go.
Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI
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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on December 13, 2012 at 11:12 PM
Interesting tree. I think the harsh light in this shot is a reflection of the hard weather that finally did it in.
I wonder what it is about old oaks that seems to fascinate us. Could it be partly because they have better memories than our short-lived species? Reminds me of the history lesson in the rings of the dead Oak that was cut for firewood in Aldo Leopold's "A Sand County Almanac. I wonder if anyone will read the history lessons this tree has to tell.
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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on December 14, 2012 at 8:00 PM
Great portrait of a majestic tree, Rick. Too bad after such a long life it had to succumb to drought. Nice straight-on shot showing the impressive form and silhouette of this old oak.
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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on December 19, 2012 at 10:55 AM
How sickening.....but maybe this will make a great FG for many sunsets or sunrises to come!
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5 commentsNick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI
I wonder what it is about old oaks that seems to fascinate us. Could it be partly because they have better memories than our short-lived species? Reminds me of the history lesson in the rings of the dead Oak that was cut for firewood in Aldo Leopold's "A Sand County Almanac. I wonder if anyone will read the history lessons this tree has to tell.