I love trees, but have found it devilishly hard to do them justice, always resorting to some compromise that I'd rather not make. We recently visited Savannah, Georgia, a very old city by North American standards, that is blessed with a multitude of 250-300 yr old oaks.
I admire their bark and limb distribution and wanted a shot to feature those. So when I noticed the juxtapostion of this man-made "tree" and one of Nature's origin, I thought it might make an interesting contrast of shape, form and texture in a B&W image. This is the result. Does it work? Is the intent of the juxtaposition apparent? Do the leaves appear too "crunchy"? All thoughts and suggestions much appreciated.
Sony A77 40mm (60 equiv.) ISO 320 1/45sec @6.7 Handheld