Acorns
It has been a wonderful year for acrons. If I were a squirrel I would be ecstatic. As I am not, I have mixed feelings. We have a whole new set of micro dents on the cars from parking under the oaks, and twice my wife raked the acorns off the drive and walks as a safety measure. You find drifts of solid acorn a foot tall along the roads. This is a random shot I took while out doing frost shots…and though there is not significant frost in the image, I like it. I like the firm round shapes, and all the brown tones, and the way the low light models the forms.
Canon SX50HS in macro mode at 24mm equivalent field of view…plus 1.5x digital tel-converter so I am shooting at 32mm for image scale and comfortable working distance. f4 @ 1/200th @ ISO 160. Processed in Lightroom for intensity, clarity, and sharpness.
Not many acorns for us here in Arkansas this year. I can see that it is effecting the wildlife, especially the deer.
I grew up in CT raking piles of acorns. It is kind of nice not having to deal with the leaves of the oaks or the acorns now. Lovely shot.
I hate stepping on acorns in the yard. You can never seem to get them all raked up our of the grass.
I was thrilled that the Blue Jays ate them all this year, right off the tree!