Cottonwood on the South Fork of the Shoshone - Cody, Wyoming
One of several great things I learned from a Rocky Mountain School of Photography weekend I attended once: always look behind you. After capturing the autumn river shot I'd set out to bag, I turned and saw this lone cottonwood in its fall glory.
Looks like this tree has seen better days, but it's current shape makes it all the more interesting. I hope life is like that: I'm not getting any younger!
Shot with my 40-150mm at 71mm, f14 for 1/40 sec.
