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"Goatee" Man
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"Goatee" Man

by Howard Cheek

Gallery: FloraPosted June 18, 2012122 views9 comments
I've got my anthropomorphic hat on, turning flowers into people..
Just for fun. And if one can't have fun doing this, what's the point?
And this is an "imperfect" flower again. The "Goatee" is actually the burned lip of the small flowers petal..
With the right point of view, I also saw a "Bird of Prey" in this Virgina Dayflower:
http://www.naturephotographers.net/imagecritique/ic.cgi?a=vp&pr=192442&CGISESSID=9ff1d0d8a95e4e91de7dff3c6d917495&u=2891
In this image I see a neatly trimmed beard at the chin, and he's got a hat with side flaps & a turned up brim.
The very small perennial flower was brought here to Texas by my mother in law years ago, still not sure what it is.
F/22, 1/6th, ISO 250, 1D M3, Sigma 150mm f/2.8 + Kenko 1.4x ext and indirect natural light around 7:30am.

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on June 18, 2012 at 6:43 PM
Howard - Very well seen - all is well as long as this face does not resemble mine :wink: .

I suggest a crop from the left to put all the attention on this human face.
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Comment posted by Rick Turner on June 18, 2012 at 9:23 PM
I agree with Ram. A vertical crop from left and you have a cool Halloween mask.
:wavey:
Registered on February 18, 2012, 534 Posts, 2755 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Jones on June 18, 2012 at 10:58 PM
I see it too, even in the thumbnail. Not sure if your title influenced me, but I did not even realize the "eyes" were anthers until I opened it. really pops against the soft and dark background.
Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on June 18, 2012 at 11:24 PM
Howard
Well seen and very good resemblance.
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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 19, 2012 at 8:16 AM
Squared by popular demand :smile:
I composed 4:5 to leave space for the "Man" to look into.
It also provides for more print options than this square crop..
i.e. the customer can always buy square & modify as they order with the "crop" tool:wavey:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by May Haga on June 19, 2012 at 9:48 AM
Wonderful imaginative shot Howard.
May
Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 19, 2012 at 5:46 PM
That a neat dayflower, love the magenta stripes. I looks to me like a small bug racing down a stem to catch something, even got racing stripes. Great job of seeing and making me grin. Cheers.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Luke Ormand on June 23, 2012 at 3:05 PM
You really captured the "face" of this flower. Nice colors and angle - but the brown on the flower takes away a bit - though I see what you mean with the whole "goatee" look.
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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on June 24, 2012 at 11:11 AM
Neat shot, well seen and captured ! :wavey:
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