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Blue Bamboo

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Posted by Tony Siciliano on November 17, 2009 at 1:53 AM
Blue Bamboo
Just when I was beginning to despair that it is so dark and barren outside right now, I came upon this clump of "blue bamboo" in the Arboretum in Golden Gate Park. My wife, who was a docent there several years ago, tells me it is an extremely rare type of bamboo and that this is the only specimen in North America. The new shoots are blue before they turn brown. The colors are crazy....I didn't do much to these photos.
Posted by Tony Siciliano on November 17, 2009 at 1:54 AM
more blue bamboo
Posted by Tony Siciliano on November 17, 2009 at 1:57 AM
old blue bamboo
Posted by Paul Breitkreuz on November 17, 2009 at 9:33 AM
Tony, very interesting looks. I prefer the third image out of the three for overall photographic viewing, both aesthetically as well as technically.
Posted by Preston Birdwell on November 17, 2009 at 12:08 PM
Tony, I like the color in the first one with the blue shoot. I prefer the third one from a compositional standpoint.

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Posted by Harley Goldman on November 17, 2009 at 6:42 PM
Beautiful colors in the first. I played a bit with cropping the top 1/5 of the top image. I like the composition of the third image as well.
Posted by Eric Good on November 21, 2009 at 12:34 AM
Cool blue tones on that bamboo... never seen anything like it. And I really enjoy the rhythm and composition captured in that last image... very nice!