The famous Stoughton Tornado Oak Tree with Moon Halo Acrylic Print

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This is the "famous" Stoughton "Tornado Tree" - survivor of the major tornado in 2005 that tore through the northern side of town. It practically shredded this tree, ripping all its major limbs off, but now, 15 years later, it is surviving and sending out thousands of new branches from its very stout trunk! This image was shot at nighttime (that is an almost-full MOON, not sun). Another very similar version is available with SUN (and sun halo) - search "Tornado" to see them all.

Peter Herman was born and raised on a farm in North Dakota. He first became interested in photography during high-school, and after acquiring a Pentax SLR, began taking photos for the school yearbook and developing/printing B&W images in school darkroom. He continued shooting through college, taking portraits, group pictures, weddings, but after beginning his engineering career at Cummins, he let his photography interests go dormant until about 2005 when he acquired his first DSLR and started shooting scenic landscapes from around the US, but concentrating especially on rural areas in ND and WI. Many of his images were encountered while riding motorcycle down random backroads during "golden hour", searching for that magic light...