You have instilled a character to the tree Raj, a fine B&W work - love the nuances in mid/high tones. Is tree in zone IX mostly ?

Thanks Ganesh. Mostly about Zone 7 and 8 touching 9 in some places

Thanks Raj !

Hi Raj,
Love the way dimensions wake up on the trunk. One can see the age, maturity and struggle through your processing.
Thanks for sharing

very nice rendering of the tree's structure rajkumar...couldnt stop asking, what does zone mean??

Thanks Nirlep, Swapnil.

@ Swapnil : Zone System was developed by Ansel Adams. An American Landscape photogrpaher. Mainly for B n W. It allows one to visualize a scene , determine the exposure, plan the post processesing to get to the exact visualization . In a Print Zone 0 is Pure Black and Zone 10 is Pure White. Other Zones sit inbetween. Hope that helps

thanks a ton

Love the tones Thanks for sharing