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Palms over the Beach


Palms over the Beach
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Copyright: Janice Dunn (Janice) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3315 W: 148 N: 6113] (18648)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-08-15
Categories: Trees
Camera: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P8
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/400 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Travelogue: Fun in the Sun at Fiji
Theme(s): Palm Trees of the World [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-08-22 3:29
Viewed: 2593
Points: 28
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Coconut Palms / Cocos nucifera

Every time I went swimming on North Beach, Mana Island, I would look up at these trees and just marvel at their beauty and especially against the blue, blue sky. I kept thinking I wish I had my camera with me. So this time I took my little Sony camera along and got some stunning shots. I hope you like this one. I had more showing the beach, but because it had man-made woven sun-umbrellas and deck chairs laid out, I wasn’t sure if I can show it on TN. So I’ll add a workshop to show you what I mean.

The only PP work is to crop it, frame it and use the USM to sharpen it.

Coconut (Cocos nucifera) popularly known as ‘Tree of Life’, ‘Tree of Heaven’, ‘Kalpaviriksha’, ‘Tree of Abundance’, ‘Natures’ Supermarket’ is grown in more than 93 countries in an area of 11.85 million ha with production of 10.39 million tonnes of copra equivalent. Coconut provides food, drink, medicine, shelter and aesthetic sense. It sustains millions and millions of small holders of coconut for their livelihood. It also supports large number of coconut based industries and thereby the millions of labourers, both men and women are solely depending on this crop. It is associated socially, culturally and religiously in many parts of the world. Coconut and its products including coconut oil is consumed in more than 120 countries. It earns a good export earning to exchequer. It provides food, nutritional and health security.

The coconut is a palm, in strict botanical terms it is not a tree. It has no bark, branches, cambium or secondary growth. It is a woody, perennial monocotyledon and its trunk is a stem which grows to about 25 m and exceptionally 30m.

It has a single vegetative growing point (branching is an exception following damage and suckering is not reliably confirmed) but with a regular production of floral initials in the axils of successive leaves (after a preliminary juvenile stage) but, in marked contrast, there is continual constant production of new roots from growth initials at the base of the stem (bole).

It is found throughout the humid tropics, originally in coastal areas in the wild but almost anywhere when cultivated.
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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
  • [2005-08-22 3:57]
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Yes! Double yes! Triple yes!! Multiple yes!!!! What a view! Blueeeee sky and palms! One thing is missing - the ocean. But event without it this is superb view from Eden!

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2005-08-22 4:55]

Hello Janice!
Very nice landscape.Trees,blue sky,POV,DOF and composition are excellent.TFS...:-)

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  • sway Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 303 W: 85 N: 308] (1224)
  • [2005-08-22 4:56]

HI Janice,
Nice palm trees.
I wish it was that warm here!
Nice contrast of the green palms and the blue sky.
:)

Hey Janice,

Fabulous. I see you had a tough time whilst the rest of us were slaving at work :)

Magnificent.

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  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1490 W: 72 N: 1427] (4744)
  • [2005-08-22 6:29]

Hello Janice,

Your shots from Fiji are really good. The colors are excellent in this shot and the composition is very nice. Maybe there is a tat too much sky but that's subjective I guess. Well done & TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

Hello Jancie, Thanks again for this great capture from your trip. Great blue sky BG for these beautiful palms..I'm headin' for a three day on the Texas Gulf Coast this weekend..although I'm pretty certain it will not come close to this! Well done.

Hello Janice!
Wonderul capture.Colors,POV,DOF and composition are perfect.Thanks for sharing.

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  • Eko Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 187 W: 10 N: 38] (121)
  • [2005-08-22 8:43]

Hi Janice!
Lovely scane.I liked blue sky,green trees and POV very much.Thanks for posting.

Lovely shot Janice!
The view is really stunning. Colours are superb and whole photo has, again, great summer mood.
I like it very much.
WELL DONE & TFS

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  • CTP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 647 W: 6 N: 1106] (3191)
  • [2005-08-22 23:40]

Nice landscape shot Janice.This coconut Trees reminded me Naples,Florida where Your can see Huge Coconuts everywhere front of expensive houses near beaches.
Awesome Blue sky and goes perfect with green Palm Trees.Nice colors,Pov&sharpness.TFS
CT

Lovely shot Janice
Good detail and great POV. Well composed. Good sharpness, exposure & notes.
Hectic week = rushed critique
Well captured, thanks for posting

Hi Janice

Lovely tall palm trees against a crisp, clear blue sky. The perfect tropical scene. Well done. Thanks

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2156 W: 322 N: 4258] (16906)
  • [2005-08-27 18:24]

Janice, excellent and vivid colors; great contrast.

I can imagine how nice this place is; your picture is really inviting.

A pleasure to check.

Janice, I exactly understand how you felt, when you were swimming there... oh, yes, green, green palm trees on the blue, blue sky's background. I like this nature's combination too.
Thanks for adding this photo to one of my favourite themes! I am also glad you had a good feeling while taking this shot and TFS! Irina

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