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Inside-Out Douglas Fir

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted March 9, 2016319 views11 comments

We had a fir come down last winter that I'd girdled a few years ago (There were a bunch of firs planted here before realizing it was supposed to be prairie, so we're removing some of them). I was out feeding birds Saturday and saw the lovely beetle channels on the inside of a piece of the bark, so I gathered some up and took some images. This is one of them.

5D3, 180mm f/3.5 L Macro, Arca Swiss Z1 Monoball on Gitzo 3441 legs, cable release, f/29, 0.3 sec, iso 400, aperture priority, pattern metering. Processed in LR5 & CS6. Full frame.

Comments and criticisms are always appreciated.

Thanks,

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on March 9, 2016 at 1:41 PM

There's a subject you don't see very often. Excellent patterns and abstract.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on March 9, 2016 at 2:10 PM

This is nice out-of-the-box thinking Dennis. Most of us are concentrating on the other side of the bark. Nice patterns with great color and detail.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on March 9, 2016 at 3:23 PM

Hi Dennis crying

Great eye to find this artwork done by the beetles. the patterns made in the wood are real cool cool

Albert Darmo
Canada

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

Comment posted by scott lanz on March 9, 2016 at 6:46 PM

Excellent, Dennis. Interesting pattern with excellent detail and color.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 9, 2016 at 7:00 PM

Neat! Great pattern; nice colors.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 9, 2016 at 9:05 PM

I really enjoy beetle tracks, they make such interesting patterns (even as they kill a tree, sadly). This is a great look at this set of tracks with some fine warm colors, Dennis. I see Kokopelli as well as a great collection of interesting tracks.

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Comment posted by Stephen Stanton on March 9, 2016 at 10:39 PM

Fascinating image...I like the rich tones throughout the grain, the beetle carvings are great.

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Comment posted by Sandra M. Apel on March 10, 2016 at 11:34 AM

Really like the rich tones. Your image here could be considered beetle petroglyphs. Nice work.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on March 10, 2016 at 4:59 PM

Nice tracks! The central one looks like a spider. The patterns and textures are very nice. Well done!

--P

Registered on November 1, 2003, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on March 13, 2016 at 9:38 AM

Great color and shapes! Very well seen and done. I like it a lot.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on March 18, 2016 at 10:47 PM

Hi Dennis crying

congrats on the WP devil

Albert Darmo
Canada

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