Under an oak | Nature Diary

Under an oak

A view of the branches of a gnarly oak on a foggy day:

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Tags: landscape, Nature, Photography, trees

18 thoughts on “Under an oak”

serialphotographer on September 30, 2018 at 2:11 am said:

Perfect frame

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- tomwhelan on September 30, 2018 at 1:33 pm said:
  
  Thanks! This is an image I’ve wanted to take for a while.
  
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Steve Gingold on September 30, 2018 at 5:04 am said:

Very nice, Tom. Reminds a bit of that Japanese Maple in Washington that gets photographed so often. Would love to find a specimen like that around here.

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- tomwhelan on September 30, 2018 at 1:35 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Steve. I’ve never seen oaks like this in Massachusetts – and I’d love to get to Washington (state? DC?) to see the tree you mention.
  
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  - Steve Gingold on October 1, 2018 at 4:49 am said:
    
    It’s in Seattle’s Japanese Garden, Tom. https://photoseek.photoshelter.com/image/I0000EJDGr1dDKwg
  - tomwhelan on October 1, 2018 at 6:41 pm said:
    
    It’s glorious…
  - Steve Gingold on October 1, 2018 at 4:50 am said:
    
    I am sure it has shown up on NSN a few times.
  - tomwhelan on October 1, 2018 at 6:43 pm said:
    
    Guess don’t visit the landscape forum often enough…
  - Steve Gingold on October 1, 2018 at 6:48 pm said:
    
    Well, I haven’t visited it, or any other forum, in years so I am going by my memory which is quite suspect.
shoreacres on September 30, 2018 at 11:46 am said:

This reminds me of the Texas state champion live oak, both in size and shape. I enjoy seeing trees like this in autumn and winter, when their branches are less obscured by leaves. The fog and the grasses provide the kind of monochrome background that really lets the tree’s details stand out.

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- tomwhelan on September 30, 2018 at 1:50 pm said:
  
  This is a live oak – there is something about those curving branches that I love. One of many beautiful trees at this spot in California.
  
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Lemony on September 30, 2018 at 2:56 pm said:

What a majestic tree!

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- tomwhelan on September 30, 2018 at 8:36 pm said:
  
  The oaks in California have a special quality – there are many with as much character as this one.
  
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joshi daniel on October 3, 2018 at 1:54 am said:

That is amazing and looks so powerful 🙂

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Mark on October 3, 2018 at 10:10 am said:

I just love trees like this. Well done Tom!

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- tomwhelan on October 3, 2018 at 8:52 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Mark. I have another view I’ll post next…
  
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melissabluefineart on October 26, 2018 at 10:06 am said:

Just magnificent. Once in awhile you
‘ll see a bur oak get like this here in northern Illinois.

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- tomwhelan on October 26, 2018 at 10:45 pm said:
  
  I’d love to see one of your oaks – thanks for the kind words.
  
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