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Bark detail

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Posted by Mark Windom on May 3, 2009 at 8:42 PM
Bark detail
Paperbark Maple (Acer griseum); Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle

Gotta be my favorite tree in the Arboretum, a plethora of photo ops in its bark

D2Xs, 105, f13
Posted by Catherine Reilly on May 4, 2009 at 3:22 AM
Yeah! you got in nice and close. Our two posts on these trees are so different, it's fun to see.

(Edit: fyi, in Macro/Close-up gallery, if you're interested... Or, if it's okay with Mark, I'll post it here for everyone for the comparison...)
Posted by Sean Bagshaw on May 4, 2009 at 11:27 AM
Very visually stimulating. I like the crack patterns down the middle. The color palette, textures and shapes are fun to explore. I could see a themed series of images all from the same tree. Nice use of the word "plethora". :smile:
Posted by Curtis Knight on May 4, 2009 at 3:05 PM
it's fascinating what we miss when we don't stop and look close. I like the color variations here. :cool:
Posted by Rick Lundh on May 4, 2009 at 7:30 PM
I like it, especially if you crop some off the right side...just past the smaller red dot in the ulh corner...
Posted by John Williams on May 4, 2009 at 7:38 PM
Really cool how it flows from left to right Mark, almost like a triptych.
Posted by Catherine Reilly on May 7, 2009 at 4:29 AM
Thanks, Mark. Here's my image of the Paper Bark Maple from the Macro/Close-Up gallery to compare with yours. As I said, very different take on the same tree. Gotta love that about photography!