Nibbles

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 21, 2013178 views7 comments

I went to try to work some more on close up Cactus Skeleton shots this morning...and today it made me smile when I found some little tidbits in the area where I was planning to photograph...leftover cactus bites from some rodent. I am assuming that they are from the pack rat who lives under the cactus.

It is quite a balancing act to stand with a long skirt in the middle of a prickly pear cactus surrounded by the pack rat's cholla cactus collection. I have spines everywhere now and feel like a cactus myself.

I am curious what reactions people may have to this image:

Is it too esoteric?
Do you think it's gross? (One woman has told me so already)
Can you see the bite marks?

This is a stack of 31 and is severely compressed.

I am open to positive/negative feedback.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Skip Layman on January 21, 2013 at 2:35 PM

I like it, abstract in a way, but still quite natural.

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Comment posted by Chet Dowell on January 21, 2013 at 4:11 PM

I like the natural designs in this image and also the contrasting colors. Very unusual but appealing image. Definitely not gross. Good job, Eirini

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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on January 21, 2013 at 5:12 PM

I like it, too........the curves in the nibbles and the swirls on the ground make this interesting.. Definitely better with the nibbles and the backstory

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Comment posted by Nathan Apodaca on January 21, 2013 at 7:01 PM

Cool details, here. Fun to see what critters leave behind!

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on January 22, 2013 at 10:56 AM

Eirini ...I like this ..thats something different ..am looking at the artistic component here, and I like the green and the white weaves ...

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by INGOMA on January 22, 2013 at 11:32 PM

That is a very nice intimate scene, Eirini! The textures and patterns of the cactus are beautiful and intriguing.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 23, 2013 at 9:57 AM

I like it a lot. The greenery is the mian focal point but the area of attraction for me is the beautiful design of the dead stuff (cactus?).

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