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20-SEP-2010 pam D

emergies the creature.jpg

victoria lake, Van isl

I just love this. Summer 2009 I met this giant cedar tree with a huge burl on it.A spirit if you will. I took a number of photographs. I altered this one by doing a 'mirror image and setting the rotation point for the 'mirror 1/2 way. This is the result. I then did some dodging and burning, passed over with a slight red hue to bring out the red in the cedar.Darkening the existing shadows really brought it to life. That is really all I did. There are faces all the way up this burl. This summer 2010 I went back and took some more photos from new perspectives. Some people see other animals such as 2 retrievers, or a beaver and many others.

Nikon D80 ,AF-S Nikkor18-135mm 1:3.5-5.6G ED
1/60s f/4.5 at 18.0mm iso1000 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Cowichan Valley Camera Club14-Mar-2013 16:58
Stunning!
Zosia
Cowichan Valley Camera Club27-Sep-2010 17:34
This image has been recompressed to meet the recommended file size.