3D Nature Wiggle
by labuds

Comment by adrian45:
I must make it clear that I personally have no connection with any illegal substance production, distribution, collection, etc. etc. Don't contact me about it

I do remember mother used to grow a strangely similar kind of fern in our younger days, but as I am 59 years old, I hesitate to aver that she was in any way a devotee of the weed - convent educated you understand.

Don't try this at home, folks!

I understand there is some helpful medicinal pain-relieving property to the species, though no reliable scientific results seem apparent from earnest research. Studies 'in the field', as it were, tend to produce mixed results. Brain damage being one of them?

3D Nature Wiggle
by labuds

Comment by adrian45:
Like the wiggle - this must be the Texas star Triffidus Maximus displaying it's courtship dance?

I understand some uneducated Texas Policemen raided a home thinking they'd "made a major drug bust when they raided a home northwest of Houston last Tuesday. After all, it looked like there were huge marijuana plants growing in the front yard"

Even more bizarre, I hear that a patch of the offensive weed near a police station was set fire to, in order to dispose of the crop, and the smoke drifted in the requisite direction, thus creating an undesired behaviour change in the law enforcement crew of the watch, who made various noises, varying from "What's that strange smell", to "Nice batch" - strange are the uses of adversity.

Texas Star Hibiscus
by labuds

Comment by adrian45:
Love the stereograms - just cross your eyes, and you have 3D. How do you do it- two cameras? and how linked? Do they make a special twin camera? or is it the film camera add-on attachment? Very good, anyway!

I thought it looked like cannabis at first - don't know the Texas star hibiscus at all. Very nice effect

Lombard Street
by labuds

Comment by adrian45:
Very nice indeed, my word! - Nice!

Glad you went back for the lens.

You are in a different country, but I hope I would have gone back for it - I love the way the lights have reflected off the road - was it wet at all, or just a bit shiny?

I will go view your portfolio, if this is a sample of your work - I am sure I will learn something

Keep going, and lots more success!

Lombard Street
by labuds

Comment by akim:
SweeeeeeT Aleks Congrats!
Love the shot

Lombard Street
by labuds

Comment by Rasai:
Aleks, I wasn't a real fan of fisheye lenses until you had me take a look through this one. My response was "WOW what a lens"! The first thing that came to mind for me was... "Man he's going to use that at Lombard Street later and get a great picture". I was partially wrong as it's a fantastic~award winning photograph! Way to go! We all had a great time at the SF GTG. I'm looking forward to your next visit to the SF Bay area as I'll be more than happy to show you around some of the places you didn't get to this time. I'll be learning all the while! What a fine set of lenses you have in your bag of tricks, made all the better by your ability to use them effectively!

Aleks taking another shot from the "Far Side" with that lens!



and from Aleks' point of view...
from his point of view.

Message edited by author 2008-04-07 17:17:12.

Lombard Street
by labuds

Comment by darnold:
most excellent!!!! from comp to lighting... great stuff and congrats!

Lombard Street
by labuds

Comment by suemack:
Fantastic shot! Congrats on your well deserved blue!!

Lombard Street
by labuds

Comment by owen:
Great shot and especially for this challenge. Congrats on your first Blue. Well deserved.

Lombard Street
by labuds

Comment by whiteroom:
very clever, congrats on your highest score to date.