Big Blue Oak
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Comments by Julie M. Dant on Thu, 03/15/07 23:39 I really like the look of this huge old Oak, with those gnarly branches drooping so low to the ground like it is getting soooo tired of holding it all together through the centuries. I wonder how old it is. I'd never heard of a 'Blue' Oak, so I googled it. Wow, some of these trees are really old. I saw one which had been cut down proved by it's rings to be 600 years old! Just love the photo. Comments by Luka Ban on Fri, 03/16/07 04:43 It`s not about the blue in the name of the Oak, but about blue (violet)edges of the branches against the sky. That problem kills me on a regular basis, so does a little bit you. Why is that? Comments by Michael Hibbitts on Fri, 03/16/07 06:09 Purple fringing perhaps(?)...
Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Fri, 03/16/07 08:03 With a darkened scene the spreading branches of the big Blue Oak would serve as a wonderful setting for a Halloween creation. What are those growths on the left side of the tree which looks like the spines on some dinosaur? Comments by Ruth Rittichier on Fri, 03/16/07 09:30 A beautiful tree, beautifully framed. A tree with characher. Comments by Garry Schaefer on Fri, 03/16/07 16:31 A most worthy specimen. Purple fringing is one of the banes of digital imaging, sometimes directly from a camera's sensor (pixel blooming along lines of contrast) or even from scanning, probably from a simliar cause. Comments by John Wise on Fri, 03/16/07 22:54 What an awesome tree! Great capture! Comments by Tom Mallon on Fri, 03/16/07 23:01 Here is a new version with no purple! Go here for an explanation:
Comments by Garry Schaefer on Fri, 03/16/07 23:43 As you say, Tom, purple's gone. At the same time the blue of the sky has turned to a rather greenish caste. Overall, despite the bit of purple, I prefer the op. Such is life, I suppose. In any case, it it a grand tree. Comments by Maria Salvador on Sat, 03/17/07 15:04 Ditto Ruth on this one! Very nice. |
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