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Beijing, China September 2007
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16-SEP-2007

Camouflage Tree
Beijing, China September 2007


I was impressed with the bark on this tree. I wonder if it was chosen because the red of the bark relates so well to the red of the Forbidden Palace.

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Tim May21-Mar-2008 21:13
How cool - a picture of hair - must be on the head of a punk rocker :-)
sunlightpix21-Mar-2008 20:54
I'm so impressed with the texture. It reminds me of electron microscope photos of human hair.
Phil Douglis09-Mar-2008 23:29
You make a good point -- photographers don't make "a picture." They make "pictures." You probably had five to ten images of that tree -- and you saw one with that red wall that created added value for you. Or maybe you saw it in more than one. What matters is that you have the luxury of editing your own work, and finding meaning in that editing that you did not even notice in the camera itself. The important thing is to make enough images so that you have such opportunities in the editing process. It is not easy to go back to the Forbidden City and shoot this tree again. You are a "free shooter" -- you not only shoot, but you routinely shoot in bursts. This can only increase your chances of striking gold later. But you must be
aware of the value of that gold. All too many great images have been left "on the cutting room floor."
Tim May09-Mar-2008 21:34
So much of what I do depends on the editing and processing stage. I must admit to only seeing the relationship to the wall color as I was processing the image and thinking, "Is that red in the corner a distraction, no it's essential." Many times I don't know what I've got until I see it on the screen long after the original image has been recorded on the flash card.
Phil Douglis09-Mar-2008 19:50
Once again, you and I shoot the same subject at the same time and tell different stories. You compare the reddish bark to the reddish wall, while I removed all context to solely emphasize its camouflage like colors.
(http://www.pbase.com/image/86309316 ) You stress the reds, because of that wall, while I choose to stress the greens, which form the basis of the camouflage like effect of the bark. We do this by how we choose to use white balance.