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Photo posted by Ian Cameron in the Landscape gallery on 05/20/13 at 6:46 pm EST
Registered on 08/06/04, 1125 Posts, 3318 Comments
Post last edited by Jim Erhardt on 05/29/13 at 3:54 pm EST
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Comment posted by Michael Cothran on 05/20/13 at 7:59 pm EST
Registered on 12/05/12, 31 Posts, 730 Comments
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It is most intriguing. And well crafted too. Other than the three rocks or pebbles, I still haven't figured out what the rest is, but the mystery, thereof, fuels more interest in the image.
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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on 05/20/13 at 8:00 pm EST
Registered on 11/24/08, 304 Posts, 3211 Comments
I agree Ian, this is one of my favorite images from you as well! And why would this be perceived as offensive?
Well seen! 
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Joe Campisi
Federal Way, WA |
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"It's not what we make, it's what we make possible!"
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Comment posted by Lace Andersen on 05/20/13 at 8:05 pm EST
Registered on 12/28/12, 22 Posts, 39 Comments
Nothing offensive here.... beautiful  mother nature's womb
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Comment posted by Morris McClung on 05/20/13 at 9:24 pm EST
Registered on 05/07/07, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments
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Fantastic color and forms.
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Morris McClung
Parker, Colorado
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"If it is more than 6 feet from the car, it is not photogenic." Edward Weston to Ansel Adams
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He who works with his hands is a laborer.
He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman.
He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist.
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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on 05/20/13 at 10:01 pm EST
Registered on 01/04/09, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments
Comment last edited by Eva McDermott on 05/20/13 at 11:10 pm EST
To quote another favorite photographer of mine..... Edward Weston..... "This then: to photograph a rock, have it look like a rock, but be more than a rock. Significant presentation not interpretation."
Great lines, textures, color, and light. Wonderful abstract Ian and fantastic presentation. I guess each person who looks at this will see something different. Not offensive at all.
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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on 05/21/13 at 12:16 am EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 474 Posts, 5555 Comments
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Another fantastic closeup. Well crafted.
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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on 05/21/13 at 01:02 am EST
Registered on 06/01/09, 372 Posts, 2282 Comments
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super
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Hamed Musharbak
United Arab Emirates |
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take a "U" turn & be different
Hamed Musharbak
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Comment posted by Richard Hartmann on 05/21/13 at 01:39 am EST
Registered on 01/15/09, 13 Posts, 772 Comments
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Interesting and artistic. It almost looks like two photos in one. Accept for the mid section, this looks much like an aerial shot.
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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on 05/21/13 at 12:19 pm EST
Registered on 11/24/06, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Excellent Ian!
I'm with Richard's comment. The perimeter area does indeed come across as an aerial to me, but the stones and the polished center change that. Certainly makes for a great, natural abstract.
And just like Eva said, we're all going to see something different. And for the life of me, I'm not seeing what could be offensive! Just not seeing it. ;-)
Lon
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To photograph is to hold one's breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It's at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on 05/21/13 at 1:18 pm EST
Registered on 12/07/07, 247 Posts, 4792 Comments
not sure what you think might be offensive here, ian, but your comment invites us to be curious about the evil workings of your mind: what might you think is offensive?!
super forms and colour here. as a person who has spent a reasonable amount of time photographing rocks, i can truly appreciate this.
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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 Gary McGhee on 05/21/13 at 2:57 pm EST
Registered on 04/15/10, 142 Posts, 2416 Comments
Fantastic shot Ian, I really like all the natural curves, lines and shapes. The soft colour couldn't be nicer.
Gary.
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Comment posted by Marc Adamus on 05/21/13 at 5:33 pm EST
Registered on 09/17/05, 780 Posts, 8091 Comments
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Absolutely wonderful, Ian, and I can't imagine this causing anyone any grief. This is art in the truest and most complete sense and I love your vision here. Very well done!
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If you find yourself photographing a place because others have done so, you have already missed the greatest things you can find as both artist and photographer.
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Although we travel the world in search of the beautiful, we must carry it with us always or we find it not - Emmerson.
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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on 05/21/13 at 9:06 pm EST
Registered on 09/27/06, 636 Posts, 10682 Comments
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A superb image with very appealing curves and colours.
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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on 05/22/13 at 12:31 pm EST
Registered on 01/26/07, 360 Posts, 9876 Comments
Well, since you raised concerns that this might come across as offensive, I tried to figure what people could possibly see as offensive. You gave a hint: vaguely gynaecological, while not only the latter word is the hint for me...
Ok, and of course this is very beautiful.
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Dietrich ("Didl") Gloger, Linz-Vienna, Austria.
Wista DX, 4x5", Provia and Velvia.
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EF 24-105mm; EF 70-200mm IS; TS-E 45mm;
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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on 05/22/13 at 12:57 pm EST
Registered on 08/06/04, 1125 Posts, 3318 Comments
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Words are as powerful as pictures sometimes. I try to take care with both.
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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on 05/22/13 at 5:35 pm EST
Registered on 07/21/04, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments
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Very nice, Ian. Offensive? - why? Just curious, from a compositional standpoint, if it might also work by introducing the standard "rule of thirds" into it by rotating the frame a bit and placing the little pool closer to the corner of the frame - just a thought.
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Bill
Mississippi Gulf Coast |
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"They do not sweat and whine about their condition,
They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins..."
Walt Whitman
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Comment posted by Emmanuel Coupe on 05/24/13 at 6:39 pm EST
Registered on 03/17/07, 83 Posts, 341 Comments
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I like this one a lot Ian, beautiful composition.
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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on 05/29/13 at 6:47 pm EST
Registered on 06/16/12, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments
Sweet Ian,
Beautiful Image, Congratulations on the WP . . .
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Mike Ramy
Douglasville, Georgia
'Have boat will Travel' |
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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on 05/30/13 at 03:59 am EST
Registered on 08/16/06, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments
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I meant to comment on this earlier, Ian, when my jaw hit the table the first time I looked at it. Such a find and good skill applied to composing this image. Love it. Congratulations on the Pick for it!
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Catherine Reilly
Seattle, WA
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Ad lucem quam inhabitas--
To the light wherein Thou doest dwell
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Comment posted by Bill Fach on 06/02/13 at 7:18 pm EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
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Ian: Really well seen and superbly composed. I really like the color palette as well. Congrats on the WP. >=))>
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Bill Fach
Soli Deo Gloria
www.sdgimages.com
Houston, Texas
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Comment posted by Michael Anderson on 06/20/13 at 02:42 am EST
Registered on 01/31/06, 228 Posts, 3072 Comments
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Super cool image Ian! I love the patterns and lines and the evocative simplicity of this!
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