A Rather Chilly Nature Shoot

This morning, my best friend Angela and I went out to breakfast at Crazy Beans in Stony Brook. Very close to Crazy Beans is a nature reserve called Avalon Park. Avalon is well-known for The Tree With The Rainbow Rope. (The rope has since been removed.) After finishing our yummy meals, we took a walk around and had a little autumnal shoot.
I brought along my fisheye lens to see how some landscape shots would look with it, and I was rather satisfied with my results. For some odd reason, I really like how the fisheye distorts and softens the edges of the image. I'd like to do something with landscapes for my final in Digital I, so I thought experimenting with different lenses could focus my idea (no pun intended).
We also took a walk to Cartas al Cielo, which is a reflective sphere that you can put notes into for someone without an earthly address. Angela and I are fascinated by it, so she was intently examining it when I noticed the light that was being reflected onto her. I quickly switched to my 50mm lens and asked her to pose. The shadows were so interesting that I just had to capture it.
We had a nice time, despite the very, very cold temperature. It was a great way to kick off thanksgiving break. Happy Thanksgiving!

The famous tree during the summer of 2015.