PotW 20.03.07

[Glen]

This picture of the week is from the man with the half ape, half man avatar, Stubbsy. A great and simple shot from his recent photographic journey to NZ with Sheepie, it shows the great observation skills Peter has for details. Here is an image one could quite easily overlook or miss, which would be a pity as this is a great simple image.

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[Yi-P]

Great image and great choice there, really nice

[radar]

Very good choice Glen,

I kept wanting to go back to this image of Peter's. As you say, simple but very effective. The geometry in it is very appealing and the rocky background really enhances the photo as well.

Well taken Peter, that geometry certainly attracted the mathematician in you

Cheers,

André

[sheepie]

Rats! - I have an image almost the same as this (there's a surprise!).

Fair enough though, I probably wouldn't have taken mine if Peter hadn't pointed out the potential of it

Well done Peter, and yes - it is a great example of your eye for details.

[Killakoala]

Sweet image. Well done Peter (and sheepie.)

[Alpha_7]

Congrats Peter... I'm sure you'd find some intereting mathematics behind that shot, fibonaci numbers or some form of geometric progression.

[Laurie]

i very rarely post in the POTW threads
but this shot is so simple and so interesting
very well spotted.

did you just stand above the plant when you took the shot or did you use a ladder or just a tripod?

[stubbsy]

Thanks for choosing my image Glen. Given Laurie's question I thought I'd explain how I took the shot. The cactus is in a garden in Rotorua that is adjacent to a wall that was the edge of a building entrance landing a metre or so above ground level. I lay on the walkway and leant across the the wall so it supported my weight so I could bend down and get the shot. The cactus was close to a half a metre wide and this let me get above it much better than straddling it would have. Not a pretty look though.

[Alpha_7]

The cactus was close to a half a metre wide and this let me get above it much better than straddling it would have. Not a pretty look though.

Sheepie where is the photo documentation of this ?

[Glen]

Good story on how it was taken Stubbsy, I didn't realise the scale of it from the image.

[Cre8tivepixels]

Loving this image..i did miss it the first time....well done!

Dan

[Geoff]

Well done Peter, good choice Glen.

[Willy wombat]

Lovely image Peter

Great colour and simple natural spiral.

[sheepie]

Sheepie where is the photo documentation of this ?

Just looked through my pics - sorry, no proof of Peter's lay-about style here. Plenty of it elsewhere though!

[gooseberry]

Congrats stubbsy.

Great photo among an equally great collection of images from your NZ trip.

[the foto fanatic]

This is a great image - simple & beautiful.
I loved it as soon as I saw it, and because of some computer troubles I have just looked at it through a brand new monitor & it really sings.

The sharpness, colour and contrast added to the symmetry of the image make it an absolute cracker.

Congrats on PotW Peter.

[Alex]

Congratulations, Peter! A very nice and clean shot. Was my favourite in the series you posted.

Alex

[Oscar]

Nice pick Glen. Nice pic Peter. Lovely simple lines - well spotted and captured.

Cheers, Mick

[colin_12]

There had to be at least one potw come out of a trip like this. Lets see more. Congrats Stubbsy.
Regards Colin

[iposiniditos]

great choise.

Well done!

[Reschsmooth]

Great photo and congratulations, Peter. Have you worked out if the cactus represents a golden spiral?

P

[ozimax]

Congrats Stubbsy, it is quite a remarkable image. After staring at it for a long while, I could fell a headache coming on... The spiral effect and the contrast with the pebbles is excellent and unusual.

Ozi.

[stubbsy]

Great photo and congratulations, Peter. Have you worked out if the cactus represents a golden spiral?

P

Damn you Patrick NO!

Thanks you to all who've commented. There is some irony in the fact that of all my NZ pics so far this one get POTW and could have been taken anywhere

[Alpha_7]

What a waste of money, Peter, next time take a few lenses down to the local nursery, you might even make a few dollars do some promotional shots with them.. saves all that traveling and stuff

[mic]

Simple, Crisp & Clean

Great stuff Stubbsy, love it !

Mic

[Finch]

Hi Peter,

As others have been saying, this photo is simple yet beautifully executed. Crisp, sharp and well-balanced.

Congrats on POTW

Cheers

Michael

[bumthology]

awesome
would you happen to have any other shots of this cactus

[Reschsmooth]

Great photo and congratulations, Peter. Have you worked out if the cactus represents a golden spiral?

P

Damn you Patrick NO!

I assume you have measured it?

[GillianJ]

It should be Fibonacci rather than a golden spiral, as Fibonacci is normally represented in plant life (no great knowledge of Fibonacci, but a listener to gardening programs)!