Bur Oak

It was overcast this morning so I decided to go down to the Heard Museum and try some more limbs pictures. Lots of interesting branch formations but I just couldn't get a shot I was happy with. Then the sun came out and ruined everything. I was walking back when I passed this 250 year old Bur Oak tree. I tried a couple of shots in full sun just to see what I could get. I kind of like this one.

I wanted the sky to be deep blue so I used a polarizer, but then decided I liked it better in black and white anyway. Shot at 18mm 1/20 sec f22. When I imported the image into Lightroom I applied the Antique Grayscale effect, then adjusted the lights and darks a little.