Un-photogenic Willow There is a willow tree growing just below the dam of the pond below my house. It's gnarly and cool looking when it's leaves drop each autumn. I've been trying unsuccessfully to get a decent picture of it for years. The problem being a matter of background clutter robing emphasis from the tree. This year I might have gotten a photo that works. On the day I took this picture a hard rain was adding a blur to the image that I couldn't get in post. There are two patches of color in the picture. A tree with red leaves on the left and a bush to the right adding a slight pop of yellowy-green. This picture is not about the willow tree it's about the last splash of color to leave the trees this fall. However, the willow is there between the color patches and the background is being blurred by the rain. So, I got a respectable shot of my nemesis tree by sneaking it in to an autumn foliage shot. ...