i had walked past this huge oak tree several times... i had even photographed it once or twice but nothing ever caught its grand personality. when i saw the new challenge, this tree popped into my imagination. perhaps i could capture her aged bark? hurricane hanna left me with a dull and lifeless day, making it difficult to get any good highlights as everything was wrapped in shadow.

trying to make lemonade from the day's lemons, i played with dragging the shutter as i panned a large limb. the results were a mixed bag...

revised: cropped per the will of the people. it abstracts it further... i can barely tell what it is and took the picture. lol.