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My Wife and the Ogre

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted October 18, 2015165 views8 comments

No, that's not me! I wouldn't be surprised to see this one multiple times as it's in one of the popular Redwood grove walks in N. California. I do recall seeing someone post it elsewhere on NPN this year.

Canon P&S SX 260. I took a coupleof shots of the burl with my other camera, but my wife handed me the P&S for this one. I'm not sure what was with the settings, but it came out at 1/15s, f/4.5, iso 400, so I'm lucky to have it this sharp.

Cheers,

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on October 18, 2015 at 11:54 PM

Excellent catch, Dennis and my complements to your wife for her sense of humor. I'm having a hard time writing this because I'm laughing so hard. That burl is amazing! The image is well done with fine details. The greens on the right add nicely. This also has me thinking about the famous misquote from the Jimmy Hendrix song, where the misquote is "scuse me while I kiss this guy... "and the lyrics are actually "scuse me while I kiss the sky..." from the song Purple Haze.

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on October 19, 2015 at 11:01 AM

What an amazing large nodule or burl here, Dennis. A cute action take on this iconic tree object...... sad

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Comment posted by John Tobias on October 19, 2015 at 1:19 PM

That is a neat burl, and a brave lady! Nicely composed photo, good detail in the wood. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on October 19, 2015 at 7:06 PM

Dennis: a fun shot. Hopefully with the ogre being placated, you were safe for the rest of your trip. enlightened

Richard
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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on October 19, 2015 at 9:20 PM

Hi Dennis crying

What an excellent fun pose with this magnificent nodule. frown

this image tells us that your wife is a great sport.. enlightened

Albert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on October 19, 2015 at 11:24 PM

Excellent, Dennis. Made me laugh out loud. And my sincere admiration to your wife for her sense of humor.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on October 20, 2015 at 2:18 PM

I only hope you can't get "kissing diseases" from trees...

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on October 21, 2015 at 1:48 AM

Looks like your wife fell in love with the big lug, Dennis! Hope it worked out for you in the long run! That's one monster burl and it's perfect for the challenge. It's also a pretty impressive shot for 1/15 handheld!

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