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David Paterson

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A log pretending to be a snake . . .
« on: July 02, 2015, 19:43:26 »
. . . or a snake pretending to be a log?

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Re: A log pretending to be a snake . . .
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2015, 21:17:18 »
Good capture Dave, I can really see a huge anaconda, even the head shape is correct. :)
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Re: A log pretending to be a snake . . .
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2015, 23:01:53 »
Amazing what we see in nature at time - or we think we see

Did any of you actually notice the crocodile?
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Re: A log pretending to be a snake . . .
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2015, 23:18:57 »
Good one Dave. This must be close to Loch Ness   ;D

Elsa is right, there is a crocodile with a green eye!
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Re: A log pretending to be a snake . . .
« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2015, 02:22:20 »
Good one Dave. This must be close to Loch Ness   ;D

Elsa is right, there is a crocodile with a green eye!

It's amazing what a little imagination can dream up, including the Loch Ness "monster". And I hadn't noticed the croc until Elsa pointed it out - it's obviously waiting for the anaconda to stick its head just a little further forward . . .

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Re: A log pretending to be a snake . . .
« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2015, 05:07:10 »
Great light. Old Buddhist analogy of how perception works illustrated.

It is the gift of the photographer to find liight and to create somethinng permanent of the fluctuation.
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Re: A log pretending to be a snake . . .
« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2015, 14:47:54 »
It is the gift of the photographer to find liight and to create somethinng permanent of the fluctuation.

I completely agree. I am very old-fashioned about these matters and still take the name literally -  "photo-graphy" = "painting with light".