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The Thinking Tree by `gilad:icongilad:

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What is life? Is life happens just when somebody else know about it? I mean, if nobody knows you're there, you might as well not be there, or even be dead. Am I right?
People search for the perfect life all around the world, but I know better. I was just thinking that there is an old Chinese saying that tells that if you stand long enough in one place, the whole world will pass you by. I know he said it because he said that while standing in my shade. I remember I thought it would be great if it was true. I could really "see the world". A few hundred years later I can tell you that if all I've seen is what this world has to offer, the world must be a sad place. Seasons change, Rain and then sun and again. Night becomes day and day becomes night again. Birds fly, land, take a crap, fly again. Sometimes a Jeep drives by leaving a cloud of dust. Hundreds of years that I'm here and now I understand that the old Chinese was just trying to be nice, and give me hopes for an interesting future, but sometimes a tree is just a tree. The less thinking I do, the better the time I have. Because, after all, what is time....


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*CallMeNancy May 2, 2009, 6:40:32 AM
Your words set your piece above the rest in an otherwise tranquil setting. I see you. I appreciate you. Trees are beautiful and so are you. The clouds are like giant puffy marshmellows in the sky. They would melt in my mouth. The wise tree and the clouds bring life to an otherwise rather desolate territory. I have actually wanted to ask a tree, what it would say, if it could talk. They are one of few creations that live centuries. I can't think of a thing, I would change about your work. If you've read "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy," you would know the meaning of life is "42." The book is so much better than the movie.
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`Cyantre May 1, 2009, 9:07:31 AM
The title is extremely clever, and it brings a whole new perspective to this photograph. It is very easy to imagine the clouds as thought bubbles.

The touch-up from the original photo really brings out the contrast between the ground and the sky. The earth tones towards the bottom-right corner of the photo also add a bit of texture to the ground which works really well against the color of the sky.

For some reason the tree being on a hill brings a certain amount of charm to this piece. It seems that everything came together to make this piece truly fantastic.
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~bi0kaS May 1, 2009, 8:45:52 AM
great photo, awesome text (:

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=bcdirector May 1, 2009, 8:45:58 AM
Outstanding as always :)

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~AmericanDoll May 1, 2009, 8:46:43 AM
Omg, it's awesome
Thinking tree, mhm, very good idea. :)

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`FaMz May 1, 2009, 8:47:14 AM
:aww:

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=Goodfoot42 May 1, 2009, 8:47:55 AM
great image of shapes and discending cloud patterns.

my only complaint is the lack of sharpness and clarity but that could be a DA/resizing issue.

Well done :)
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`MichelCh May 1, 2009, 8:48:06 AM
:heart: This is really Conceptual Photography. And this is life....!!!
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~MYLermontov May 1, 2009, 8:48:20 AM
Very nice. I would have liked the land and tree to have been a bit brighter (unless it's just my monitor, of course). Then again, you may have played with it and the clouds would burn out and ruin that effect ...

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~purplemania May 1, 2009, 8:50:37 AM
Amazing job !
I love your comment as well :)

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Mood: Joy ~Feiti May 1, 2009, 8:51:12 AM
You come back and what shot !

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