Wednesday, November 14, 2007
A Donna Jolley Posting
Hello everyone,
I hope you are enjoying this wonderful fall weather that you have here in Florida this time of year.
In Ohio we would be wearing our winter coats already and the furnace would be on for the winter!!
I want to share with you the difference between an okay photograph and a better photograph!
For my example I am using something you all might take for granted. Your famous 'Oak' trees!!
They are beautiful and grow in the most unusual ways!!
I found this bit of information on the web:
Live oak is the southern symbol of strength. It is the state tree of Georgia. Lining the historic streets of small towns, the reclining branches create a canopy of speckled light.
Live oak is a large spreading tree of the lower Coastal Plain from southeastern Virginia to southern Florida and to southern Texas. It normally grows in low sandy soils near the Coast but also occurs in moist rich woods and along stream banks.
On the Gulf Coast, live oaks often support many types of epiphytic plants, including Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides) which hangs in weeping garlands, giving the trees a striking appearance. Live oak is a fast-growing tree. Sweet edible acorns are usually produced in great abundance and are of value to many birds and mammals including wild turkeys, wood ducks, jays, quail, whitetail deer, raccoons, and squirrels.
The yellowish-brown wood is hard, heavy, tough, strong, and is used for structural beams, shipbuilding, posts, and in places requiring strength and durability. The trees have been historically planted in cities. When planting live oak, it should be restricted to large yards or parks where the spreading form can be accommodated.
Live oak ranks as one of the heaviest native hardwoods, weighing 55 pounds per cubic foot when air dry. This weight or density makes live oak a good fuel wood although it can be very difficult to split.
The national champion live oak was discovered in 1976 near Louisburg, Louisiana. It had a diameter of 11.65', height of 55', and crown spread of 132'. The Florida champion live oak, as given in the 1984 revised list, was found in Alachua County and measured 108' in diameter, 83' in height, and had a spread 150.5'.
So you all need to enjoy these wonderful trees and take pictures of them and incorporate them into your photo albums!!
These photos can be enlarged to full screen size by with a click of the mouse
The first photo shows too much foreground. We don't want to see the ground we want to focus on the tree, or whatever your subject is. (006)
The next picture does not show all the majesty and strength the tree has because it cuts off the spread of the limbs. (005)
The last and The Best photo shows the strength and beauty of this powerful tree as it captures the immense size of the tree. I also like the way the sun is shinning through the leaves & branches.
This picture (below) could look very different if taken in the same spot late in the afternoon.
(002)
Now get your camera out and take some photos of your favorite tree!
Until next week, Donna
Hello everyone,
I hope you are enjoying this wonderful fall weather that you have here in Florida this time of year.
In Ohio we would be wearing our winter coats already and the furnace would be on for the winter!!
I want to share with you the difference between an okay photograph and a better photograph!
For my example I am using something you all might take for granted. Your famous 'Oak' trees!!
They are beautiful and grow in the most unusual ways!!
I found this bit of information on the web:
Live oak is the southern symbol of strength. It is the state tree of Georgia. Lining the historic streets of small towns, the reclining branches create a canopy of speckled light.
Live oak is a large spreading tree of the lower Coastal Plain from southeastern Virginia to southern Florida and to southern Texas. It normally grows in low sandy soils near the Coast but also occurs in moist rich woods and along stream banks.
On the Gulf Coast, live oaks often support many types of epiphytic plants, including Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides) which hangs in weeping garlands, giving the trees a striking appearance. Live oak is a fast-growing tree. Sweet edible acorns are usually produced in great abundance and are of value to many birds and mammals including wild turkeys, wood ducks, jays, quail, whitetail deer, raccoons, and squirrels.
The yellowish-brown wood is hard, heavy, tough, strong, and is used for structural beams, shipbuilding, posts, and in places requiring strength and durability. The trees have been historically planted in cities. When planting live oak, it should be restricted to large yards or parks where the spreading form can be accommodated.
Live oak ranks as one of the heaviest native hardwoods, weighing 55 pounds per cubic foot when air dry. This weight or density makes live oak a good fuel wood although it can be very difficult to split.
The national champion live oak was discovered in 1976 near Louisburg, Louisiana. It had a diameter of 11.65', height of 55', and crown spread of 132'. The Florida champion live oak, as given in the 1984 revised list, was found in Alachua County and measured 108' in diameter, 83' in height, and had a spread 150.5'.
So you all need to enjoy these wonderful trees and take pictures of them and incorporate them into your photo albums!!
These photos can be enlarged to full screen size by with a click of the mouse
The first photo shows too much foreground. We don't want to see the ground we want to focus on the tree, or whatever your subject is. (006)
The next picture does not show all the majesty and strength the tree has because it cuts off the spread of the limbs. (005)
The last and The Best photo shows the strength and beauty of this powerful tree as it captures the immense size of the tree. I also like the way the sun is shinning through the leaves & branches.
This picture (below) could look very different if taken in the same spot late in the afternoon.
(002)
Now get your camera out and take some photos of your favorite tree!
Until next week, Donna
# posted by Jinny Wilson @ 11:11 AM 
