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Amazing Patterns of Nature! Look, Find, Show!

StuartRae

New member
We had another couple of inches of snow yesterday. This time it was wet and sticky and covered the branches of the lilac bush in my garden.
I can't make up my mind about this shot. WDYT?

EOS 350D, 70-200 f/4 @ F9, 1/100 sec, ISO 200.

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Regards,

Stuart
 

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
I saw Stuart's thread here on Snowy Trees and realized that we should notice patterns of nature more as they can be surprisingly "modern" and even startling in their simplicity and beauty.

Asher
 

Mike Shimwell

New member
Stuart

I like this - I have a few of these myself and some seem to work better than others, and this is one of the moreeffective. My problem is always what I do with them later, as I return home with lots of pictures of snowy branches that I couldn't resist when I was out!

I've also been playing a bit with some tree patterns, as below. NOt the best and at an early stage, but there is a germ of an idea in there.

Mike


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Rachel Foster

New member
Snow I can do! This is a favorite of mine, although I suspect it's an "acquired taste."

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Jacob Eliana: Snow

And ice, too!

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Jacob Eliana: Ice
 

janet Smith

pro member
Abstract of my favourite river in Scotland the River Inver at Lochinver, golden brown peaty water.

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"River Inver"

 
Hello Janet,


These are officially, in my book of course, a step up for you. Excellent job! The river is gorgeous and spiritual. Is that Tolkien's Ring of Power I see in the bed below? *smiles* Oh and those weeds....just kidding...ahahahaha....I've seen you do this type of scene again and again but this one's quality of light and quality of repetition stands above the rest. It's really nice to see your work finding a more dynamic niche. Toodles.
 

janet Smith

pro member
These are officially, in my book of course, a step up for you. Excellent job! The river is gorgeous and spiritual

Hi William

I love the River Inver...... We had walked a long way up a difficult path beside the river, and sat alongside this pool, where I used to go as a child, I would lay on my front with my hands in the icy cold water and try to touch the salmon beneath, yes it is a magical place that I absolutely love. I was lucky with fabulous light on the dried out seed heads, I am trying to get more dynamic images, thank you for noticing, and for your kind comments.
 

Jarmo Juntunen

Well-known member
I just returned from a fantastic kayaking trip. Here's a fascinating rock formation of Ukonvuori in the Kolovesi National Park. Ukonvuori translates very roughly "Old man's hill", although my impression of this is a lot more of feline nature...

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Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
I just returned from a fantastic kayaking trip. Here's a fascinating rock formation of Ukonvuori in the Kolovesi National Park. Ukonvuori translates very roughly "Old man's hill", although my impression of this is a lot more of feline nature...

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Jermo,

This is a fabulous site. I guess folk climb that! What you have done is show the majesty.

An idea to consider perhaps. Look at the other pictures and then you might want to only show the most powerful pattern, just the natural rock artistry.

Asher
 

Jarmo Juntunen

Well-known member
Thanks Asher! I wanted to leave some surroundings visible, just to give an idea of the scale. Still, I'll look into your suggestion, this view does offer a lot of possibilities!
 

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Thanks Asher! I wanted to leave some surroundings visible, just to give an idea of the scale. Still, I'll look into your suggestion, this view does offer a lot of possibilities!

Jarmo,

Reference objects make things certain and are needed for majesty. However, to get mystery, we need to be puzzled, lost and have to find our way. Then we allow our immense libraries to be looked up and things play out in the "Cathedral of one's mind".

The first experience is concrete and physical the second is ethereal.

Asher
 

Jarmo Juntunen

Well-known member
Jarmo,

Reference objects make things certain and are needed for majesty. However, to get mystery, we need to be puzzled, lost and have to find our way. Then we allow our immense libraries to be looked up and things play out in the "Cathedral of one's mind".

The first experience is concrete and physical the second is ethereal.

Asher

How very true! Given the fact that this is an ancient sacrificial ground (Ukko being the main god in the old Finnish folklore, I'm beginning to agree with you.
 

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Asher, how do you like this:

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Do you see the eyes and eyebrows above the giant nose?

Amazing how our brains are wired to try to match shapes, even if there's gross distortion.

Picasso, seems to have exploited that in a sort of artistic reverse engineering!

Asher
 

Jarmo Juntunen

Well-known member
Do you see the eyes and eyebrows above the giant nose?

Amazing how our brains are wired to try to match shapes, even if there's gross distortion.

Picasso, seems to have exploited that in a sort of artistic reverse engineering!

Asher

My thoughts exactly! No wonder ancients Finns chose this rock their place of sacrifice.
 

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Andy,

It's interesting that the vertical shape of your first image works so well that it influences the second picture.

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So separating them even more by this text, the second horizontal picture seems to get stronger



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Postglacial:

A bay that is hidden from normal observers views, whether from the ocean or from land, you can not see this scene without risking a helluva lot.

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Hi Cem, thanks!

Hey Georg, fascinating rock patterns. You indicate this is a bay, but except for that there is very little clue as to scale. Not that this is needed, of course. How was this vantage point reached?
 
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