‘Tim-Berrrr’

5D Mk IV – EF16-35mm f/2.8 L – 1/400, f/5, ISO 320, Eval Meter

This PotD is called TimBerrr for obvious reasons. Our beautiful white oak is no more. On the bright side, all of the wood in the main trunk you see here, is going to a good home. There is an artist couple in Monticello who make nice things out of it (like decorative tables) and they will be taking it.

The top of the tree came down first. It was so big, it crashed into another oak on the opposite side of our front yard and took out several limbs (see photo below). The main trunk was a beast to get down, but the tree surgeon persevered. It sounded like dynamite when it hit the ground.

The photo was taken with my wide angle lens. I set the exposure and set it continuous high speed shooting. I took almost a hundred pics and liked this one the best. Kyle – the tree surgeon – had to get the lift up and use it to help push the tree over. At one point, it was leaning like the Tower of Pisa, but it wouldn’t come down.

September 9 we are having the stump ground out. I’ll post another pic once we have the area cleaned.