A broken tree in a green forest can be easily noticed. It is a hornbeam, which probably was torn by a strong wind. But, it is not totally dry. From the few twigs that were left, young leafs appeared this year again. Is a tree which not gives up so easy to struggle for survive.
The picture was captured using a Nikon D40X camera with Nikon 55-200mm VR AF-S f/4-5.6G ED lens and these settings: exposure time – 1 second, focal length – 200 mm, ISO – 100, F- number – 11.