Allegedly one of the most photographed trees in Shenandoah National Park. Since it stands out like a sore thumb at the edge of an overlook, that might help explain it. I've done this sunrise scene using the trunk to mask possible lens flare from the sun several times in the past and did it again from force of habit. Afterward (as in while processing the image) I realized that the low dense fog rising up from the valley below was sufficient to accomplish what I wanted without sticking the trunk there. I wish I'd have tried a few more shots with the tree still in the image but located differently. Ah well, gives me something else to try in the future - just when you think you've done it all.