A Taboret's Dream

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 30, 2010426 views28 comments

I found this little oasis of color amongst some dirt hills. There was not much growing and this small explosion of color made me happy. This is pretty much the extent of the patch of growth and I thought it was interesting to find such a garden on a hillside of earth.

I made the analogy of an artists' taboret as it reminded me of painting. I don't paint but I can see an artist collecting colors from their palette and dabbing them onto a canvas.

Thanks for your time and comments.

Canon 40D
I'll look up the data if anyone is interested

Comments

28 comments

Comment posted by David Bostedo on April 30, 2010 at 6:56 PM

Love it Anthony. A little abstract, great colors, good exposure. It would be nice to see it bigger for all those little details.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on April 30, 2010 at 6:59 PM

This is great Anthony, truly an explosion of color and textures. Just beautiful - wish there was a larger version.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on April 30, 2010 at 7:00 PM

You are so excellent at these intimate shots! The color palette is phenomenal!

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Comment posted by Winnie Ho on April 30, 2010 at 7:19 PM

Exquisite "canvas". I like the arrangement here.

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on April 30, 2010 at 7:21 PM

Thanks everyone,
I was going to upload a larger version but not quite sure if I can now. I agree some shots need a larger view to appreciate.

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on April 30, 2010 at 7:44 PM

Anthony, I'm trying to get some perspective, is this taken from above or is this like a 90 degree hillside? Very interesting take. It looks like Sumac in the fall. What a beautiful display of color. It reminds me of some of Monet's garden paintings. Love the mix of colors.

Registered on September 29, 2009, 137 Posts, 2659 Comments

Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on April 30, 2010 at 7:53 PM

Thanks Dean,
Your exactly right. I was positioned on an opposing hill and actually quite vertical myself to include what I wanted. The slope is 90 deg. and was taken this past september. Good eye as the sumac turns beautiful colors then.

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Comment posted by Guy Tal on April 30, 2010 at 8:06 PM

Gorgeous patchwork of color. I love it.

Guy

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Comment posted by Paolo De Faveri on April 30, 2010 at 8:42 PM

Beautiful "paint"!

Paolo

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on April 30, 2010 at 8:43 PM

Fantastic splashes of color Anthony! Great find but I wish there was a larger version to enjoy it more, but don't think ya can it now.

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Comment posted by Timothy F. Hale on April 30, 2010 at 8:48 PM

Super job, Anthony!

Tim
Concrete America

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on April 30, 2010 at 9:06 PM

Hi Anthony

A superb palette of color. Just goes to show you what an artist nature is. And what an artist you are.
Albert Darmo Canada

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Dayton on April 30, 2010 at 10:53 PM

Yes, Vincent, it certainly is painterly. I have no suggestions for
improvement or changes. You may never see anything quite
like this again. Congratulations on your find and your technical
handling of it. I'm sure that you'll make a print of this.

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Comment posted by Joseph Kayne on April 30, 2010 at 11:58 PM

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on May 1, 2010 at 12:04 AM

Anthony: What a find and what a riot of color. 2 thumbs up! >=))>

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on May 1, 2010 at 2:00 AM

Phenomenal Anthony. What an incredible palette of color.

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Comment posted by Balakumar Kaushik on May 1, 2010 at 2:24 AM

Lovely image with beautiful set of colours.
This would make a lovely large print.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on May 1, 2010 at 2:46 AM

Too cool! Ill give you a dollar if you post it at 1200 pixels

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on May 1, 2010 at 4:09 AM

Love it Anthony, this is just so well arranged and the colors are very appealing.

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Comment posted by Kevin Trinkner on May 1, 2010 at 7:17 AM

Great find Anthony, love the mix of colors and the title is very fitting. Nice work.

Registered on June 30, 2008, 203 Posts, 2641 Comments

Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on May 1, 2010 at 9:10 AM

What a wonderful burst of colors. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Paul Marcellini on May 1, 2010 at 9:54 AM

Wow, what a find. Seems a touch flat in the shadows, but I have been liking darker true shadows lately. A wonderful image though.

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Comment posted by Art Escobado on May 1, 2010 at 10:10 AM

The splash of yellow green keeps the eye held amongst the riot of color-

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Comment posted by Adrian Klein on May 1, 2010 at 10:13 AM

What a find indeed, this is really fine work Anthony. The comp you chose is great and the splashes of colors all around just keeps my eye moving around nicely on this one.

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Comment posted by John Williams on May 1, 2010 at 12:29 PM

I love the bursts of color in this! Some might worry about the saturation being over done, but I love the richness. I like it even better with a bit cropped from the top.

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on May 1, 2010 at 3:10 PM

Fascinating collection of colors Anthony! Just a little more punch in the blacks be nice IMO - there's a little bit of a hazy feel to the contrast. This looks like fall and spring merged together somehow, how cool!