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Monday, 26 August 2013

flora and fauna .....

And of course - just a few photographs of my favourite things ..... tree trunks and marks (plus some bird and plant photographs along the way).

I took many photos of the calligraphy tree - can see an artist's book coming from it, and the photographs of the tree bark at the end of this post, which I still need to identify.  I was enthralled with its patterns and took dozens of images.

At the end of each day's travel and camp I was too tired to keep a diary so I am very thankful for the camera which will always prompt memories.  Extra thankful to the new technology of GPS in cameras which allows us to see where each photograph was taken - at least my latest little Lumix does, not my Canon. After each trip we take I come home visually saturated and it takes a while for that to settle down while the creative juices kick in.  At the moment, though it was a wonderful trip, I am feeling travel weary and doubt that we will do any for a while to come.  Luckily it is so very beautiful where we live, there is no need to do more than open one's eyes in the morning to be inspired.































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9 comments:

  1. Valerianna26 August 2013 at 10:40

    Such a feast for the eyes... love seeing through your filter.

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    1. susan bowers28 August 2013 at 13:43

      thanks Valerie. I guess we all tend to filter don't we. See the things we love best and put them forward .... We make our art that way too I guess.

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  2. Leslie Avon Miller26 August 2013 at 12:21

    I love the textures, colors, lines, reflections and compositions you have chosen.

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    1. susan bowers28 August 2013 at 13:45

      thanks Leslie .... having now gone through a couple more thousand of my photos I realise I could post on photographic images forever. But that is not the purpose of 'tracemarks'!

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  3. Pilgrim at Kerjacob26 August 2013 at 18:08

    What amazing trees - do you know what causes the lines on them - love them.
    Thank you for the great comments on my work - 7 pieces sold since Friday evening .

    Diane. xx

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    1. susan bowers28 August 2013 at 13:49

      So glad your opening was a success Diane. These writings on the trunks are what we tend to call 'scribbly gums' - marks made into the eucalyptus by insect larvae burrowing between layers of old and new bark. When the old bark falls away, these markings are revealed. The tree I photographed here was a particularly fine example - though in the past I have collected hundreds of images of the patterns made.

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  4. Barry26 August 2013 at 20:29

    SB - many beautiful images but I think the bark tells the best story. B

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    1. susan bowers28 August 2013 at 13:50

      yes indeed Barry - the bark and the markings are my favourites. Always. Must try and identify the tree.

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  5. Roberta Warshaw4 October 2013 at 21:46

    Sometimes I think that where I live (east coast of the US) has to be the most visually boring place on earth. You have just confirmed that for me. What an amazing place you live in.

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