Sycamore on Sugar Creek

Below is a picture that I took of a sycamore tree (I think) growing in the middle of Sugar Creek.  This was taken shortly after the spring snow melt in 2010.  Sugar Creek runs along the southern border of our neighborhood.  The field just to the north is a designated flood plain.  Every spring it floods in a big way.  During the snow melt, the root system is completely submerged under water.  As spring progresses and the water table lowers, you can clearly see the root system of the tree.  The root system is fascinating and very intricate.  Zoom in and see the details in this picture.  You can see the light flow and water movement in the creek and you can see the light glimmering off of the surface of the water.  The water is very shallow, but deep enough to provide some interesting features to the picture.  Post production is limited.  My D300 takes awesome pictures requiring little post processing other than cropping the photo and making minor changes to the exposure, color, etc....

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