Scales
Active Assignment Weekly: June 6-13: Nature's Geometric Shapes...
For the assignment, photograph a geometric shape created by nature.
Restriction: It can be set up by man ( ie: salt crystalizing,water freezing ) but can not be constructed by him (man).
Dare: Something other than a macro.
WIT: This is a close-up of a giant pine cone (Sugar Pine?). The individual plates of a cone are known as scales so I guess this make a strong theme for my entries this week in AAW. I liked the graphic nature of the shapes, so I decided to move to b&w to eliminate the distraction of color. Cropped slightly with some sharpening too.
ps..I have to give a big nod to fotobird1 for the idea. She did a shot similar to this a while back.
Scales
Active Assignment Weekly: June 6-13: Nature's Geometric Shapes...
For the assignment, photograph a geometric shape created by nature.
Restriction: It can be set up by man ( ie: salt crystalizing,water freezing ) but can not be constructed by him (man).
Dare: Something other than a macro.
WIT: This is a close-up of a giant pine cone (Sugar Pine?). The individual plates of a cone are known as scales so I guess this make a strong theme for my entries this week in AAW. I liked the graphic nature of the shapes, so I decided to move to b&w to eliminate the distraction of color. Cropped slightly with some sharpening too.
ps..I have to give a big nod to fotobird1 for the idea. She did a shot similar to this a while back.