They are watching.

Gallery: FloraPosted July 10, 201169 views20 comments

A seed pod from a shrub I believe is named "Broom" which has beautiful yellow flowers followed by these seed pods. This one had only two internal seeds and with the backlight it reminded me of eyes watching me.

Olympus E-5
50-200mm F2.8-3.5
aperture priority
1/2500 sec @ F6.3
-0.3 EV
flash off
ISO 800
tripod

Large view

Comments and critiques encouraged and appreciated.

Comments

20 comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 10, 2011 at 4:04 PM

It's the mask of Frog Man, the unknown super hero. Thanks for the grin.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 10, 2011 at 4:18 PM

Charlie:

Well seen and a nice change of pace. Nicely done. >=))>

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on July 10, 2011 at 5:37 PM

Well seen and captured Charlie.
Bob

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on July 10, 2011 at 5:45 PM

Love the back lighting Charlie and the light detailing the cilia. I like the image exactly as posted but might also be tempted to rotate it 90 degrees CCW.

pat

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Comment posted by Bob Duff on July 10, 2011 at 6:52 PM

Too funny Charlie. This is great. Well seen and processed.

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on July 10, 2011 at 7:47 PM

I like your sense of humor, Charlie! Great eye to see this. I like the backlighting and how it shows off the seeds inside and the hair along the edges.

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on July 10, 2011 at 8:17 PM

It is an intelligent face to be sure.

Peter

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 10, 2011 at 9:32 PM

Very cool Charlie, the backlight has made some magic..All you need is to PS a smile in there

Great "eye" for the shot

Well done

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 10, 2011 at 9:43 PM

Charlie:
Like the mask worn by Robin (of batman)

Great eyes to spot this.

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Comment posted by Philip Southard on July 10, 2011 at 10:03 PM

Neat image Charlie and nice backlighting. Would this be broom sage? If so, those pods will explode when its time to release the seeds.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on July 10, 2011 at 10:21 PM

I like the image because it took some imagination to see it. Nicely photographed.

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Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on July 10, 2011 at 10:39 PM

Thanks all for comments. Pat I've been scratching my head about your thought of ccw rotation. What did you have in mind. Would that not ruin the feeling about this being eyes?

This may be and probably is Broom Sage. I had never heard it called that, but a Scotish lady I was internet friends with a few years ago said she has a hill side full of this plant and she can hear it popping when the seeds are "ripe". This is far from our house and I've never seen or heard them explode. Something I can look forward to.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 10, 2011 at 10:49 PM

Excellent concept and capture. Nice!

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on July 11, 2011 at 8:48 AM

The rotation would affect the sense of eyes. It would be an alternative image and not an improvement. If you wanted to make the image into something a little more formal, I think the rotation would make this look like a modern sculpture and the greenery becomes a nice base for it. Again, not an improvement - just a different approach and mood.

pat

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 11, 2011 at 10:30 PM

Very well seen, Charlie. Sure do look like some Alien Eyes. The backlighting also highlights the fine hairs on the pod.

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Comment posted by Krunal Janani on July 12, 2011 at 8:48 AM

Very good find & very well captured Charlie

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Comment posted by Pam Colander on July 13, 2011 at 12:05 PM

A very refreshing, comical and well executed image Charlie...most welcome

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on July 13, 2011 at 5:35 PM

Yes Charlie, we all are observed. A creative image that I like very much.
Take care.

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Comment posted by Morgan Casey on July 14, 2011 at 9:36 AM

That is really cool! Good focus and the backlight is great.

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Comment posted by Ester van Dam on August 30, 2011 at 3:24 PM

Ha that was my first thought aswell quite funny aswell as the hairy bits they look almost like eyelashes!

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