Lens = digital pinhole lens. ISO at a whopping 4000. Exposure time = 6 seconds.
Other than removing spots left by dust on the sensor, I did not edit this image one bit. Although there is a lot that could be done digitally to "improve" it, I decided to let the trees speak for themselves. Just as they are. No digital reinterpretation. Not to say interpretation is a bad thing, it's just that for once I'd like to let a tree be a tree.
I'd like to say it was windy, but that would be a drastic understatement. The wind was so spectacular, it earned the advisory below (all in capital letters no less!). My favorite part of this advisory is the phrase "Blowout Conditions." Love that. Could be used in so many circumstances.
...and here is the Special Weather Statement issued February 20 at 1:26AM EST expiring February 20 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
...LOW WATER LEVELS WILL OCCUR ON THE LOWER DELAWARE RIVER THIS MORNING... STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE TO PUSH WATER OUT OF THE LOWER PORTIONS OF THE DELAWARE RIVER AND DOWN DELAWARE BAY EARLY THIS MORNING. BLOWOUT CONDITIONS OCCURRED AT LAST EVENINGS LOW TIDE AND WILL OCCUR AGAIN WITH THIS MORNING`S LOW TIDE CYCLE. LOW TIDE IN PHILADELPHIA WILL OCCUR AT 9:36 AM. THE HEIGHT OF THIS MORNING`S LOW TIDE COULD FALL TO BETWEEN 2 AND 3 FEET BELOW MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH SLOWLY TODAY INTO TONIGHT. THIS WILL ALLOW WATER LEVELS TO GRADUALLY RETURN TO MORE NORMAL LEVELS. THEREFORE, THE THREAT FOR ANY ADDITIONAL BLOWOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE GREATLY ALLEVIATED.
The trees have been here a long time. They know things and have seen things we will never know. Thanks for letting the trees be trees.
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