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A Gargoyle?


A Gargoyle?
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Copyright: Jean Michel Peers (JeanMichel) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 633 W: 87 N: 938] (2864)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-10-03
Categories: Trees
Camera: Sony DSC-F717, Zeiss 2/9,7-48,5
Exposure: f/8, 1/160 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2004-10-06 12:17
Viewed: 1451
Points: 12
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is simply a young shoot of VIBURNUM, starting a new small branch for next spring. According to where you place yourself, you can guess a head with prominent eyes, two sharp-pointed ears and a prominent menton, reminding middle-age gargoyles, or some of the actual science-fiction creatures.
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VIBURNUM (caprifoliacae family) groups about 130 different varieties, many of them cultivated in gardens of Europe, Asia, North America, and most of Pacific Islands. This one is a wild variety, growing on chalky grounds, along a path leading to the fields. With the help of birds, spraying the fruits, there are many of them. Flowers are white, umbelliferous, giving red berries, changing to black in autumn. The latin name means flexible. Thin young branches can be used as natural ligatures. But, most of all, I took this shot because I liked the shape! The early morning light made the rest to enhance it!
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USM to sharpen the peachskin looking shoot. NeatImage to soften the background.
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To RAP: Larger viewJeanMichel 1 10-07 16:22
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Another interesting title to an unusal shot, thanks for sharing this and the information added made it more interesting.

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  • Callie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1132 W: 105 N: 2609] (7531)
  • [2004-10-06 15:08]

Hi Jean Micheal
Yes, I can see the resemblance to a gargoyle, one that escaped from the Notre Damme? Looks like he is using sign language as well. very interesting plant.

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  • japie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1814 W: 100 N: 1904] (5187)
  • [2004-10-07 3:56]

What a strange looking image. You captured this very well and the impact of it is great,

Thanks for posting

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  • AndyB Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1391 W: 32 N: 1350] (3982)
  • [2004-10-07 4:14]

This is very unusual looking!
Very good sharpness and DoF.
Excellent note,very well done.

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  • RAP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2524 W: 345 N: 2373] (7405)
  • [2004-10-07 6:31]
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Excelente presentacion Jean Michel... fundamentalmente por lo extraño del espécimen.
Realmente es algo llamativo y el título es apropiado, así como la broma de PDP al respecto.
Sería interesante ver un workshop con la imagen completa de la planta tambien.
(oops... puntos mañana)

Excellent presentation Jean Michel... fundamentally by strange it of the specimen.
He is really something showy and the title is appropriate, as well as the PDP joke on the matter.
He would be interesting to also see workshop with the complete image of the plant.
(oops... points tomorrow).

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2156 W: 322 N: 4258] (16906)
  • [2004-12-18 15:46]

Jean Michel, I checked your WS, and through it I better realized you did a great job here.

Great POV.

Lívio

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