Julie, John R., you are probably both right.
When I find some time I will try and edit some other tighter shots of the same subject. The nice thing about this place is that there is always frost on the trees, since it is near s river and it gets less than 2 hours of sunlight; and I know exactly where it is, and it's less than 2 hours drive from here, so maybe I can try again before spring!
Thanks everybody!