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Sycamore Bark #1

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted August 16, 2012320 views10 comments

I've tried close-up, abstracts of Sycamore bark for many years with limited success. Doug's challenge topic got me to spend some time in the woods searching for prime candidates and I finally found a large, freshly broken limb laying on the ground that nicely shows the colors and shapes that can be found in this tree's bark. (5D3, 100mm macroL, 1/5s, f14, iso 100, tripod) Cropped slightly from the bottom for better composition.

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10 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on August 16, 2012 at 11:51 AM

Very interesting colors, patterns and textures.

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on August 16, 2012 at 5:12 PM

What a beautiful piece of bark you found, Mark! I really like your comp with the diagonal bands of color and the raised curved lines going every which way. In the larger version especially, even the bands of color have variety in their texture. It almost looks like it could be an aerial view of strip farming.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on August 16, 2012 at 9:40 PM

Nice capture. An abstract with nice lines, bands of color, and texture.

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on August 16, 2012 at 10:32 PM

Mark, very nice! The bands of earthly colors and "suture lines" garner my interest.

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Comment posted by Heather Nilson on August 18, 2012 at 6:22 PM

Wow--I would never have guessed what this was. I agree that it looks like an aerial view. Beautiful shot.

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on August 18, 2012 at 7:00 PM

Awesome find Mark. Like the colors, texture and lines.

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Comment posted by Paul Rebmann on August 19, 2012 at 5:24 PM

Cool image. I especially like the juxtposition of colors and textures. I get the impression of an aerial view of some strange cultivated areas with hedgerows or dikes separating the 'fields'. And interesting how different this and your other Sycamore bark image is.

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Comment posted by Zachary Lake on August 23, 2012 at 12:36 AM

Awesome shot, congrats on the WP!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 23, 2012 at 2:18 AM

Fine image - congrats on the WP!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on August 25, 2012 at 8:46 AM

Mark, congratulations on the weekly pick.

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