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Departure
Departure
jakestimp


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Challenge: Branch (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Toshiba PDR-M65
Location: Boundary Waters Canoe Area
Date: Sep 1, 2005
Galleries: Nature, Travel
Date Uploaded: Sep 6, 2005

 I took this picture last week while I was canoeing and backpacking in the Boundary Waters in Minnesota. I named it Departure because of the feeling of loneliness mixed with euphoria, emptiness mixed with intimacy, depth mixed with weightlessness. The piece of bark is peeling of the branch and will never return.

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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon
 09/13/2005 01:45:11 PM
very funny - i like yout title! could be sharper
Canon PowerShot Pro1
 09/12/2005 07:58:02 PM
ummm.... this isnt really a branch... its bark.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
 09/11/2005 11:14:36 AM
What does a dog do?

Bark.

The fact that the title says departure can be applied to the subject which is both a departure from the tree, and a departure from the strict chalenge definitions. The fact that it does bear some resemblance to a branch helps bring this nicely in line.

Nice detail in the shadows. Colours are a bit drab and that branch above the bark is quite distracting.
Nikon D300s
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 09/10/2005 11:11:44 PM
i love bark photos this one is just right these photos a hard to make interesting but this one is a winner
Nikon D700
Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG APO IF for Nikon
 09/08/2005 09:07:38 PM
branch or bark?
Nikon Coolpix 3700
 09/07/2005 10:56:00 PM
For such a close textural study, I would have liked to see less details in the background distracting from the main subject. Just the texture of the water maybe?
Canon EOS-5D
Lensbaby 2.0
 09/07/2005 09:22:11 PM
This would look great taken with a better light (different time of the day)
Canon EOS-20D
Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro for Canon
 09/07/2005 09:54:40 AM
nice photo of a piece of bark, but not so nice of the branch
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