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Collection: Abstract
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 90-300mm f/4.5-5.6 USM
Location: In a local garden, in Caloundra
Galleries: Abstract, Digital Art
Date Uploaded: Jun 9, 2006

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 Close-up of a Banana Palm, which has magic lines and curves. Used color- balance to enhanced the colors, to look like a rainbow.....

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 12/08/2012 10:33:45 PM
QUITE CAPTIVATING
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 12/08/2012 10:55:28 AM
TREE OR NOT TREE, THE PATTERN IN LINES AND COLOURS IS FANTASTIC. IT LOOKS BOTH ORGANIC AND MAN-MADE, WHICH SUPPORTS THE ABSTRACT QUALITY OF THE IMAGE. YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL PERCEPTION OF COLOUR.
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 06/25/2007 12:57:40 AM
Thanks for that piece of information and I have always called them Bamana Palms due to there banana type of leaves.....
I knew they were called Thaveller palms..... Thanks heaps.....

Originally posted by yakatme:
Originally posted by EarlBaker:
It amazes me that this is a tree!


Finally, I can make a contribution in a different way for you Shez. This is not a tree and not related to bananas. It is called a Travelers Palm or a Travelers Tree, although again, it is not a banana, a palm, or a tree. Those leave bases eventually fall of leaving what looks like a trunk, but technically it is not.

The botanical name of the plant is Ravenala madagascariensis and, as the name suggests, it is native to Madagascar. I grow them on a wholesale basis for sale to other plant nurseries and landscapers.

I very much like what you did with the colors using the color balance. I'm going to give something like this a try and see if I can figure out how you reproduced the DIFFERENT colors instead of simply changing the overall hue. Very creative.
06/24/2007 11:16:29 AM
Originally posted by EarlBaker:
It amazes me that this is a tree!


Finally, I can make a contribution in a different way for you Shez. This is not a tree and not related to bananas. It is called a Travelers Palm or a Travelers Tree, although again, it is not a banana, a palm, or a tree. Those leave bases eventually fall of leaving what looks like a trunk, but technically it is not.

The botanical name of the plant is Ravenala madagascariensis and, as the name suggests, it is native to Madagascar. I grow them on a wholesale basis for sale to other plant nurseries and landscapers.

I very much like what you did with the colors using the color balance. I'm going to give something like this a try and see if I can figure out how you reproduced the DIFFERENT colors instead of simply changing the overall hue. Very creative.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/02/2007 06:20:43 PM
wonderful..yours is much more exciting!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/02/2007 06:16:02 PM
This is so like a new image of bucket see here

06/11/2006 08:17:37 AM
I tend to be in agreement with other posters - this is the more successful one of the two. Great lines and colour definition. It has a water coloury effect, particualrly near the bottom.

You have a great eye for seeing these kinds of patterns, don't you, young lassie!
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 06/10/2006 01:10:11 AM
It amazes me that this is a tree! I love the effects you achieved with the colors, and the almost metallic sheen. The lines between the different colors look maybe a bit overprocessed? maybe sharpened too much? Overall very interesting shot.
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 06/10/2006 12:47:46 AM
Eyes move through the entire image. Nice lines and color.
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 06/09/2006 11:41:19 PM
this is very beautiful. Very artistic. This has a comfortable feeling and would be interesting to see this effect on other simple images. Nice work.

brian
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/09/2006 10:50:40 PM
WOW- the graphics of nature are astounding!!!!!
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 06/09/2006 10:11:18 PM
The more I look at it the more I like it. I think you captured it well. The crop on the photo makes it work for me. Not to much or too little.

Very nice
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 06/09/2006 10:04:18 PM
I just love the colors in this!! The pattern is awesome too. Almost reminds me of a heavy stained glass. I think I want to come visit you so I can take some beautiful pictures like this :)
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 06/09/2006 09:55:39 PM
I liek this one better than the alternate. The colors work very well. Again - like many of your shots - the processing leaves it with a very nice "painting" kind of feel that suits these odd leaves quite well. Upon staring at the pic a bit longer (which I seem to do more often than not with yours) the border lines on the right side seem to have an odd blur to them. Not sure if its from what you did with the color enhancement or what but it sets it off just a tad. Do you have a copy of the original to post to see a side by side of your processing?
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 06/09/2006 09:54:21 PM
At first I wasn't sure I liked this, but it's growing on me. It has nice lines and the muted colors are what make it work (I think). It has an unidentifiable quality about it - not exactly surreal because it appears to be at least partly organic, but also not exactly natural because of the unusual tones. Looking at it from a strictly abstract point of view I appreciate it more than thinking about it as a traditional "photograph" - if that makes any sense. :-) Keep up the good work and keep pushing the envelope. I think that's part of what makes you such an exciting and inspiring photographer.

Message edited by author 2006-06-09 21:54:33.
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 06/09/2006 07:27:09 PM
I like this version a lot more than the negative (Neon Rainbow). Very nice work with the colors and the whole photo appears very painting like, which I do like here :)
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