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NATURE AND WILDLIFE

Started by sierrachello , Feb 13 2012 08:42 PM

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Posted 09 February 2013 - 03:22 AM

That sure is a bizarre looking plant.


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Posted 11 February 2013 - 09:17 AM

Here's a close-up.

 


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Posted 12 February 2013 - 01:35 AM

I copied it, enhanced it so I could make out more of the detail, and the blew it up a little.............................That is one bizarre looking plant.
It looks like bloody, shredded tissue.

 

I have the enhanced version, if you want to see it.


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Posted 12 February 2013 - 04:36 AM

tg1911  Yay! that thing is asking to be digitally re-arranged - look forward to seeing what you do. smile.png  


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Posted 12 February 2013 - 04:56 AM

Here you go


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Posted 12 February 2013 - 07:35 AM

Wow! Magic! specool.gif

 

Thanks tg1911, this certainly adds a new dimension to that strange 'alien' which grows in a nature reserve at the back of my house. I just liked the dark silhouette patterns of the branches and had some fun angling to take the pics against the sky. I really do appreciate what you have done with patterns, colours and textures here in the new image.      


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Posted 12 February 2013 - 12:02 PM

You're welcome, violetrose.

All I did was adjust the shadows, highlights, contrast, saturation, sharpen, and then up it from 500x375 to 600x450.
I use FastStone Image Viewer (the portable version) to do my editing.
Less than 15 seconds worth of work. smile.png


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Posted 13 February 2013 - 05:56 PM

Thankyou, tg1911 - editing is part of the whole digital photography process and FastStone Image Viewer is an excellent program. smile.png

 

The original image was 4896x3672 (18 mp) > reduced to 500x375 for web and email transfers. I am surprised that there was enough resolution for you to be able to enlarge  to 640x450 without ending up with something more abstract in appearance. Well done! 

 

By the way, the actual plant is a hard woody structure. The red part is where it seems to have split, probably due to old age and recent harsh drought conditions here.


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Posted 14 February 2013 - 12:37 AM

Definitely has an interesting look, to it.
Looks like a festering wound. :)


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Posted 01 March 2013 - 07:14 PM

Some wildlife is best avoided - Red Bull Ants are big and nasty !

 

 

 


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Posted 04 March 2013 - 12:09 AM

That's one wicked looking set of mandibles!


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Posted 04 March 2013 - 07:00 AM

One big wicked ant! Approximate measurement would have been 3-4cm. Not sure but I guess it was a queen looking for a new nesting site. Actually I was looking for frogs at the time whilst walking around a pond. Late afternoon sun so this was a lucky shot. Frogs spawning.

 

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Posted 04 March 2013 - 10:55 AM

Nice shot.


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Posted 13 March 2013 - 07:41 AM

Thanks tg1911. Lucky to actually see those frogs in the daytime.

 

Here are some little tweeties. They are called Silvereyes and migrate over vast distances but dropped in here for a quick splash!

 

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