Plantanus occidentalis, along the Potomac. There are some really massive trees along the Potomac— cottonwoods, silver maples, but mostly American sycamore, the most massive tree of the East. As big as these trees are now, they will get bigger.

It can be hard to convey scale in a photograph unless you have some universally recognized visual reference in the image, like a person. But then you have a person in the image and all that goes along with that. Not to mention that you have to have someone with you when you are out and about.

28-90mm Leica Vario-Elmarit ASPH, Nikon 800e, Lr4, Ps CS6.