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Published: 2005-02-06 12:39:30 +0000 UTC; Views: 1113; Favourites: 27; Downloads: 146
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Plants will get a foothold in anything they can, as long as growing conditions are met.Retaining wall, with a fern growing out of one of the drain pipes.
Kin, Okinawa, Japan.
Levels, curves, saturation, resized, bordered.
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I had this image featured over at , but it has since been removed from the gallery since it had plant life in it. I was fine with that decision, but notice that there's now an image with a plant in it. Interesting....
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Comments: 50
Um, perfect.
Easily a top 10 favorite for me on DA. Wonderful job on every aspect of the photo; I mean that.
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One of my all-time favorites. Taken with the much-maligned kit lens in poor lighting. I think it did a wonderful job!
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wow man. visual therapy. i really admire the quality and vision you have. much respect!
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Aahh! Bloody awesome picture. I love the symmetry and neutral tones of the wall, and then the organic disarray of the fern and it's brighter color! very very nice 
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Thank you!
The whole scene just completely jumped out at me. I'm glad that my eyes were open.
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Seems like that's a mark of a good artist, is having the eyes to see the right thing
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Wow, I saw this as a new submission from the digital rebels club. The S caught my attention right away, and then the little green on a sea of stone. Great composition and subject matter!
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I'm glad you like it! The flow caught my eye immediately. This was the first shot of many, but turned out to be the best. Probably because I didn't think about it too much.
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That happens to me a lot. If I try hard to pose something, then I expect something out of it. If I just snap a few pictures, sometimes I am blown away by chance
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beautyfull.... love the background texture & colors. The plant breaks and positions it amazing!
great job!
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ha .. reminds me of the thistle growing in my dad's truck door
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Heh. Hopefully not the truck he's still driving.
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nope; its a recent addition to the graveyard
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That's a shame. But all good things...
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I really like the overall composition of this and your play with lines, very well done.
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Thank you. This was such an easy topic. Everything just fell into place.
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Really nice contrast and composition, I love the simplisity.
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This is a wonderful shot.....and would work equally as well in horizontal format....
....it is very yin and yang.... :mediation:
the colour and clarity are wonderful...
... the fern is just fantastic 
Great shot... well done!!
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Thank you so much!
What a neat idea, to switch it to landscape. I had not thought of that and gave it a try. Interesting view for me, since I know and remember it as being portrait. Thanks for the idea. It was fun!
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The only problem I see with this image is there is a fern growing out of it.........lol
Nice image.
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what a wonderful contrast of textures and colors...fantastic how it is a plant growing in a wholly concrete environ...very nice
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It's funny to walk along this wall, since almost every drainage pipe has something growing out of it. But this turned out to be the most photogenic fern.
In the states, we'd pull them all out. The Okinawans recognize the beauty and leave them alone.
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there is magic in the little things isn't there?
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Always. And the little things, especially when unexpected, that are the best.
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holy shit thats sweet XD u have good eyes! i love the S hehe and the fern! its perfect! its so cute!!
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Thank you so much!
This scene was the first thing that struck my eye. This image was the first of 15 that I took of the same area, trying different patterns and angles. But the first was the best!
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This caught my eye right away...its certainly not something you happen across every day. The contrast between the white wall and the earthy colors of the fern and rust/dirt mix very well. Lighting is superb as well, the shadows seem to line up perfectly with the composition here, giving even more weight to the strong horizontals that form the S of the title. On a side note, that has got to be one of the thinnest borders I've ever seen anyone use on their photos.
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Thank you for your kind words. I really appreciate them!
10 pixels. No more, no less. My earlier shots had some 25 pixel frames, but I found them too distracting. Rarely do I like a big thick frame on my images, since they can detract. I just want to subtly suggest the edges, without overdoing it.
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Anytime.
Interesting philosophy about the border. I'm not a fan of the huge borders either (although I'm guilty of using them on my older stuff)...I just never see ones as small as your 10 pixels.
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Maybe I'll start a trend. Hehe.
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Thank you Russell.
Lots of opportunities here, many shots taken. But this one was it.
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This is wonderful
I love the textures of the old wall and the fern gives it the perfect dash of color.
Nicely done!
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Thank you Mike.
Means alot coming from you!
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I love this photo bill. It has a lot to say. But on a side note, I was looking at your pictures collectively, is it really cloudy where you are?
okay. Now for what I think of this photo. This old buiding, with it's dull white color and worn down features brings itself purpose by letting this furn grown out of it's drainage pipe.
In this photo I also enjoy the structure, the way you capture the lines, the shadows, and green bunch on the white wall.
Good job bill. I always like your work.
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Marc,
It has definitely been very cloudy here. The sun has poked through maybe three days in the past month. Getting kind of old.
It's not normal for this area. Okinawa is a semi-tropical island. Usually the clouds break for a few days between weather systems, but they seem to be holding on pretty good this year.
But the clouds actually make for better photography. I couldn't have got most of the shots that I did yesterday if it were sunny. Too much contrast.
Thank you for your kind words.
Bill
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nature wins. i like this picture and the contrast between the lines of the stone and the natural structure. great work as always !!
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Thank you Hanno.
Nature always wins. And should!
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That's a great photo! ..I really like the shapes and lines.. great colors too, great contrast between the plant and the background.. plants can really grow in the weirdest places.. great capture!
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