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alfredo

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Thu Mar-11-10 12:53 PM
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Awakening

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Adsos Letter

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Thu Mar-11-10 01:11 PM
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1. That's a nice shot, alfredo

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alfredo

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Thu Mar-11-10 01:13 PM
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2. Thanks. The plant turns red in the winter. I caught it just as

it started to change to its summer color.

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JeffR

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Thu Mar-11-10 07:59 PM
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3. Lovely shot.

Though we've been watching the Alien movies on DVD and I can't help but wonder if there's something in there that wants to latch on to my face and plant a lifeform in my thorax.

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alfredo

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Thu Mar-11-10 11:22 PM
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4. You reminded me of a picture I took years ago.

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JeffR

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Fri Mar-12-10 12:10 AM
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5. Argh!

:spray:

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alfredo

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Fri Mar-12-10 12:19 AM
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6. Is it that bad?

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JeffR

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Fri Mar-12-10 12:22 AM
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8. I think it's great.

But these days I scare easily on DU.

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alfredo

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Fri Mar-12-10 12:24 AM
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9. That was one of the last things I did before PS 7 got killed by OSX10.6.

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JeffR

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Fri Mar-12-10 12:32 AM
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11. The reflections in the eye are just incredible.

From my worm's-eye perspective, it looks like the dynamic range in the eye is about as wide as anything short of HDR could go.

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alfredo

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Fri Mar-12-10 01:12 AM
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18. Don't remember where I grabbed that eye. The camera was a 5mp point and shoot.

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JeffR

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Fri Mar-12-10 01:22 AM
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22. Very nice.

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alfredo

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Fri Mar-12-10 01:48 AM
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23. thanks. I don't do as much manipulating now. The macro on my camera

does a great job of manipulating reality.

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Tindalos

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Fri Mar-12-10 12:46 AM
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13. That's creepy

In a totally cool but slightly disturbing way.

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alfredo

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Fri Mar-12-10 01:19 AM
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20. Thank you. I was inspired by those manipulated images of food.

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Saphire

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Fri Mar-12-10 07:05 PM
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24. Ewww..that reminds me of this one....eyeball. A sculpture at the

Botanical Gardens.

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alfredo

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Fri Mar-12-10 11:41 PM
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25. They must know that stoners like botanical gardens. The pot

head like the tropical, the acid heads like the cactus room.

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Saphire

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Sat Mar-13-10 08:17 AM
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26. tee,hee.

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alfredo

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Sat Mar-13-10 10:40 AM
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27. Hey, I was young once. I spent many wonderful, confusing

and spiritual hours wafting through the Belle Isle conservatory.

http://www.bibsociety.org/

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alfredo

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Fri Mar-12-10 12:22 AM
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7. things are starting to wake up

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JeffR

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Fri Mar-12-10 12:29 AM
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10. First one instantly made me think of the Sydney Opera House.

Drenched in bold color. Gorgeous.

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alfredo

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Fri Mar-12-10 01:03 AM
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15. thanks. I nearly stepped on them to get a picture of the turtle.

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WannaJumpMyScooter

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Fri Mar-12-10 12:32 AM
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12. what is it?

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alfredo

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Fri Mar-12-10 01:09 AM
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16. It's a hen and chicks plant.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hen_and_chicks

they come in a wide range of varieties. It's in the same Family as the Jade tree.

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WannaJumpMyScooter

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Fri Mar-12-10 01:15 AM
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19. thanks, I kind of thought it was

but never seen one that color

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alfredo

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Fri Mar-12-10 01:22 AM
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21. It is quite striking. I must have caught it at the right time.

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Tindalos

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Fri Mar-12-10 12:51 AM
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14. I like this one a lot

The colours are very pretty and there's lots of contrasting elements - red/green colour palette, old/new growth, hairy/smoothness. I'm sure there's more. The more I look, the more I find.

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alfredo

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Fri Mar-12-10 01:11 AM
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17. I find them more interesting in the winter and spring than in the summer.

then they are just green things.

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Xipe Totec

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Sun Mar-14-10 02:42 PM
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28. Here is a thank you for posting such a beautiful picture

Doubly apropos, first because the plant is called Hen & Chicks, and this video is of a dance called "La Grulla", The Crane; a dance that mimics the mating dance of the Whooping Crane, and second because shortly before the end of the video, you will hear your name shouted out...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4py1shJ9Dn8

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