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Mangrove forest

© Chris Ebben

Mangrove forest

Uploaded: April 24, 2010

Description

This is for Phil Connolly's belated birthday!!! As a kid I use to play in this sort of place, it was later turned into a suburb, Sylvania Waters. Lens aperture F/4, shutter speed 1/50sec, focal length 15mm, taken along Marsh Rd, Bobs Farm, NSW.

Comments

Phillip R. Connolly April 25, 2010

Hey, Chris...thanks so much for the B'day wish!! I am waiting for the next one now so I won't have to plan my life around the alarm clock!! This image is so stark looking, and I can just picture being there. It would be a great place to make a spooky movie!! I love the skeletal look to the trees and I can well imagine spending many hours having fun in such a place as a child!! Excellent capture!

Phil #1262526

John Connolly April 25, 2010

I love mangroves, they are our fish nurseries, but I must admit, I am not too partial to their perfume at times!
A well lid capture with excellent detail, Chris! #8568937

Laura E. Swan level-classic April 25, 2010

This looks like the sort of place STORY BOOKS are made of! Cool shot Chris! Love this interesting looking place. (Sorta spooky!)

-Laura :) #8569069

Carolyn J. Connolly April 26, 2010

Now that is one mighty well-established mangrove forest, Chris!! WOW!! The subded light and tones, 'mood' and composition here all are superb, my friend!! :o) So you spent at least part of your childhood in the Sylvania Waters area of Sydney, huh?!! ;o)

I would like to send you and Tony belated birthday wishes for yesterday, too!! I hope you had a wonderful day together...and Anzac day, as well!! :o) So did you both do anything extra special for your birthdays?!! ;o) #8569938

lynn carter April 26, 2010

Great image Chris,

are there snakes there? #8570915

Chris Ebben April 26, 2010

I'm so pleased you liked this one. I had a good time there taking pictures, even if the cars were speeeding past fairly close!! Thanks for the Birthday wishes & yes, Sylvania & then Sylvania Waters was home for me in my school & work life time. There would be water snakes in there but I have never seen them. #8571422

Barbara Mason April 27, 2010

Wow Chris I really like this image - something magical about it - Oh I see Laura thought the same #8574712

Graham Robards April 28, 2010

Wow, this is spooky lol, no wonder you loved it as a kiddy, happy birthday to you guys too. ~Pat #8575900

Nancy (Peaches) Harker April 28, 2010

I agree, looks VERY scarey to me LOL, Just like soething is going to jump out and grab you
AWSOME capture!

Happy Belated Phil!!! #8576528

Ruth E. Foster-Lindsay May 06, 2010

Fantastic capture Chris. Looks like something out of a fairy tale! WTG! #8593771

Chris Ebben May 08, 2010

I'm so pleased you all liked this one & that I could show you all. #8597498

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer May 08, 2010

Unreal!! What a special place! Wonderfully captured, Chris. #8597641

Lorri Shane May 10, 2010

Very nice. Looks like ghost trees. I like the composition alot! #8600863

Chris Ebben May 15, 2010

Thanks Kiki & Lorri. I'd like to live near these lot. #8614382

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