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The Pheonix will rise

Postby sirhc55 on Tue Feb 08, 2005 6:26 pm

Just waiting to drop to form a new life

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Postby genji on Tue Feb 08, 2005 8:27 pm

i like it!!! great composition!
but what is it? :)
looks like a pod of some kind..animal, vegetable or mineral? :D
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Postby phillipb on Tue Feb 08, 2005 8:31 pm

Very interesting Chris,
What struck me is how the pod is quite sharp but the green vegetation in the background is not just out of focus but it seems to have motion blur. It's as if it was very windy but the pod was anchored firmly.
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Postby Killakoala on Tue Feb 08, 2005 8:51 pm

Wow, just the whole out-of-focus-green-blurry-thing really get's to me somehow. I love it. It breaks all the rules.

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Postby Glen on Tue Feb 08, 2005 8:53 pm

I really like the way the vertical section is just out of focus. Congrats well caught
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Postby xerubus on Tue Feb 08, 2005 8:55 pm

nicely done chris....
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Postby stubbsy on Tue Feb 08, 2005 10:17 pm

Chris

What the others said!

This has a certain japanese feel for me somehow. Hard to verbalise. I guess the composition of the shot is both elegant and simple. Magic.
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Postby gstark on Wed Feb 09, 2005 6:49 am

Excellent use of DoF, Chris. Well done indeed.
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Postby sirhc55 on Wed Feb 09, 2005 8:49 am

Thanks everyone - I have no idea what plant it was and it was one of those quick shots coz it caught my eye.
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Postby meicw on Wed Feb 09, 2005 7:36 pm

Love the pic Chris. I always look forward to your shots. they are different and inspirational. As Stubbsy said, very Japanese. The green pod stays focused as the green leaves drift with the wind. (OK I am hopeless at Haiku, but you get the idea.)

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Postby NetMagi on Thu Feb 10, 2005 6:36 am

I love the depth of field in this shot and the composure of the bg is soo perfect I think the foreground could be a crushed soda can and I'd still like it :)

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