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Photo posted by Stuart Williams in the Man & Fauna gallery on 12/01/12 at 07:28 am EST
Registered on 12/07/07, 247 Posts, 4792 Comments
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Stuart Williams
Lilongwe, Malawi
"one's destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things" - henry miller |
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Comment posted by Scott Fricke on 12/01/12 at 1:24 pm EST
Registered on 01/19/07, 133 Posts, 1448 Comments
The larger version really does show off the great detail in the tree and forest. I agree Stuart, it is perplexing what goes on in some peoples minds that they would deface something for their own vanity. It's interesting though how that perception can shift over time. There is a National Monument in New Mexico called El Morro which has some Anasazi ruins dating back to around the 1200's but also features a large rock monolith with a spring-fed pool at its base that has petroglyphs and pictographs carved into the rock starting over a thousand years ago, then when the Spanish first explored the area in the 1500's they left their names and dates on the wall, followed by US Army explorers, and settlers after them. The same kind of graffiti etched into this tree is now considered a national landmark because of how it depicts the history of the various peoples that passed through the area.
That being said, in this day and age people should have more respect and not do this...
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Comment posted by Carl Battreall on 12/03/12 at 12:30 am EST
Registered on 08/29/07, 24 Posts, 222 Comments
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We recently had someone spray paint the OM symbol on trees through the woods, obviously they had know idea what the symbol means (Its a Hindu symbol). I don't understand people, though usually its youth and I must say did some stupid things when I was a teenager.
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Comment posted by Adam Smith on 12/31/12 at 7:53 pm EST
Registered on 11/21/12, 16 Posts, 107 Comments
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I agree, but I do believe that the initials and such adds to the story of such an image. Why people do it is beyond me. I assume it has to do with they want to be remembered. But, this is a great image and does a great job of showing the details of the forest in which this was found.
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Adam Smith
heartlandshots.com
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