When folks could tell what kind of a winter it would be by the number of nuts and cones trees produced. The more nuts and cones - the colder it would be. The less - the warmer. Last year, there were few acorns in the pin oak tree and we had a very mild winter. This year, there's quite a lot of young acorns in the pin oak. I hope we have more colder days this winter!
I shamefully admit this is a conversion from color to black and white. I need to shoot some more black and white this week.
Why shamefully? Do what you like! (I hesitated yesterday befoe posting, wondering if the capture from a video qualifies as a photograph. And I decided it does: hadn't I admitted that, nobody would have known, would they?) Have fun!
@monikozi Oh dear. =) It's because of the professor I had in college. He passed away a few years ago and I drug out my old notebooks from all of my photography courses he taught. I also ordered the book he published. I try to shoot black and white and dedicate my black and white album to his memory - John Frair. Not dissing anyone else. And no, I never would've known your lovely shot was from a video. Thank you! I'm not going to bet on a colder winter until I see what the pine trees are producing. If there are a lot, then I'll bet on it. The cones, if any, are still too small for me to see right now - but I've been looking for them. =)
@marlboromaam The story with the professor is so touching. I am truly touched. Of course ypu do your best and you succeed. Just do not be too harsh on yourself. If you never fail, I'd be jealous... it would mean you were super-human - are you? :)
As for the cones in the pine-tree... the squirrels ate them all... I don't know how many are many :)
@monikozi We are our own worst critics. Right? I am only echoing his voice in my head - pushing me to do better. LOL! I fail all the time! No way super human. This is my image of his book - https://365project.org/marlboromaam/drive-by-shooti/2020-10-04 Written by him and the daughter of the chairman of the communication department. My original dedication to him here - https://365project.org/marlboromaam/challenges-and/2020-09-29 As for the cones, we'll just have to wait and see. =) Thank you for your comments! Always appreciative.
@ljmanning Thank you, Laura! Was the lightest of the bracketed exposures but the sharpest focus.
@monikozi Oh dear. =) It's because of the professor I had in college. He passed away a few years ago and I drug out my old notebooks from all of my photography courses he taught. I also ordered the book he published. I try to shoot black and white and dedicate my black and white album to his memory - John Frair. Not dissing anyone else. And no, I never would've known your lovely shot was from a video. Thank you! I'm not going to bet on a colder winter until I see what the pine trees are producing. If there are a lot, then I'll bet on it. The cones, if any, are still too small for me to see right now - but I've been looking for them. =)
@koalagardens Thanks!
As for the cones in the pine-tree... the squirrels ate them all... I don't know how many are many :)
......and they really do look like owl's eyes! :D