The Truth about Pine Sap-Pic #200

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• joey (24727)
• [2007-11-10 7:08]

Yes I'm first!
Congratulations!
You have made great progress in your photography since you started... and 200 posts later, you are one of the most respected members on TN :)

This is a great capture with a superb note to accompany it.
I now know how to get Pine Sap off my hands ;)
+++ Great sharpness and detail. I love the texture on the wood.
Well composed aswell.
--- Nothing :)
Well done Bob.
I'm looking forward to your next 200!
Cheers,
Joe

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• shabsslg (587)
• [2007-11-10 7:14]

Very detailed composition! and lovely note together.

TFS

Subhayan.

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• fartash (5161)
• [2007-11-10 7:15]

Dear Bob
Congratulation on 200th post :o)
Very intersting subject with an intersting note, Superb shot,Welldone.

Good Luck
Fartash

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• gerbilratz (3176)
• [2007-11-10 8:02]

Interesting subject...nice POV. good info...congrats on the 200th!!!

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• Argus (35107)
• [2007-11-10 8:13]

Hello Bob,
Congratulations on your 200th post! We look forward to many more from you. (this is not greed but pure hedonism!)
Nice original post on pine resin with excellent technical qualities and excellent lighting and composition.
Nice informative note. Many of our neighbors burn pine wood in the wrong way and the smoke does not help people with sensitive lungs.
I read somewhere that pine resin was used as chewing gum by stone age people.
We can find bits of amber along our coast: the Baltic is known for it.
TFS and have a great weekend,
Ivan

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• nglen (32250)
• [2007-11-10 9:06]

Well Bob I saw yesterday that it was 199 and new today would be 200 Pictures on tn.very well done my friend i look out for them with your notes each day. and today i have learnt about pine sap. You have captured the tree with good detail and natural colours. as always interesting notes. well done TFS.
Nick.. Keep them coming.

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• uleko (2877)
• [2007-11-10 9:24]

Hello Bob,
Congratulatons on your 200th post!
This is a beautiful capture in lovely colours and with interesting details. I love the variety of topics in your postings and the notes are always very interesting. I look forward to many more!
Many thanks and best wishes, Ulla

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• Dave (2173)
• [2007-11-10 9:41]

Hi Bob,
Congratulations on #200!
You left out one: "it does a few things good...i"
Rosin up your glove to hang on to that bareback rigging or bull-rope better.
Nice picture and good post!

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• gracious (13068)
• [2007-11-10 10:58]

Hello Bob,
Thank you so much for the wonderful tip about pine-sap that I faced quite often for the trimming of my garden pine tree! thanks again and I know what to do with my hands!
very good exposure and focus on this shot in clarity with details
TFS
all the best
Tony

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• arfer (0)
• [2007-11-10 11:17]

Hello Bob

Very well focused with sharp details.This "knotty" photo is a treat to peruse on the internet.
I love the rich colours and excellent texture in the bark.
The side lighting illuminates the bark well and creates interesting contrasts.
The POV is well chosen and the DOF is very good.
Congratulations on 200 posts and here is to many,many more.
TFS

Rob

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• angybone (7672)
• [2007-11-10 11:21]

HAPPY 200!!!!!

Very cool.
Interesting, informative and practical notes. ha ha I'll make sure I have butter 'on hand' so to speak.

Interesting capture...well done.
Resin! Excellent!!!!!!!
Great work!

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• Silke (5406)
• [2007-11-10 12:26]

ANd if you wipe butter across the resin before lighting it? What then?

sorry -- feeling a bit silly this afternoon :D

Great notes, superbly uniquely Bob Shannon posting -- a the perfect thing for your 200th
Congratulations

TFS
silke

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• lawbert (0)
• [2007-11-10 13:03]

Hello Bob
Well lets look at the picture first..To many including me this could just be an uninteresting picture of a tree which has had a branch removed years previously and the bark has overgrown it as the tree ages and grows..and it leaks a little sap....
BUT then theres a good note..which is not just any note but a note that we can all learn from about what the picture is about..and as such its all put into context and is a tool for learning.
And now many congratulations on your 200th Post..posts and points do mean a lot especially when each post is a lesson.
All the Best to you and yours Bob
Paul

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• PaulH (13089)
• [2007-11-11 0:48]

Hi Bob,
200 already eh? And not one of them a dud, pretty impressive i'd say. You celebrate in typically unique style and with a subject close to my heart. I have a small lump of Amber myself, with a few tiny insects trapped inside and it never ceases to amaze me when i look at it. I like this shot of Amber in it's infancy. Great detail and i like the central composition alot too, well done.
Paul

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• Silvio2006 (41532)
• [2007-11-11 4:53]

Hi my friend Bob, I drink a great glass of red vin to celebrate your splendid 200th post on TN, congratulations, great sharp view of splendid trunk, interesting note, very well done, ciao Silvio

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• pierrefonds (4895)
• [2007-11-11 5:05]

Hi Bob,

Congratulation for your 200th post on TN, a nice image of the tree with the pine sap, the photo has a good composition, sharpness and nice colors. Thanks for sharing.

Pierre

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• cataclysta (5468)
• [2007-11-11 5:21]

Hello Bob
Congratulations on your 200th post!
Very interesting and unusual presentation. Together with good note very nice eduactional shot
Best wishes
Krzysztof

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• pankajbajpai (16507)
• [2007-11-11 6:40]

hello bob,
please caapet my congratulations on reaching the figure of 200the post in shuch a short span of time, this shows your level of involvement here at TN,
nice capture, the details of the bark look good, nice informative note, well composed shot,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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• NinaM (6596)
• [2007-11-11 8:42]

Hi Bob, I like the richness of textures, the beauty of the crust and the monochrome-like colours in this photo and I appreciate particularly to have learned many things today: what is pinesap (I thought it was called pine resin ;0), how to get rid of it, how to make a fire with bark and pinesap. Most of all, I did not know that amber was created out of sap, neither that copal was coming from sap. Smells good to me. Thank you very much for sharing your photos and your thoughts,

Francine

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• CeltickRanger (15233)
• [2007-11-11 15:55]

Hello Bob

i congratulate too to your 200th post,

excellent detailed image with a nice light on side
and a dhadow the other side, TFS

Asbed

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• tiklod (3397)
• [2007-11-12 14:02]
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Hello Bob,
Intresting notes!
Your picture is unusual and very well done. The diagonal light gives a beautiful contrast on tree. It's a good idea to post some unique compositions!
Thanks for sharing and have a good week! D'un ami du Québec!

Claude

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• EOSF1 (23469)
• [2007-11-12 17:27]

Very good note again Master ! great nature shot too, well thought and very well executed. Thanks my friend !

Mario

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• vanderschelden (30147)
• [2007-12-25 7:59]

Hello Bob,
I can smell it:-)
Excellent amber info!
TFS
Annick
Merry Christmas!
And 200 congrats...;-)