Inspiring Photo: Prehistoric #1434538

Prehistoric

Uploaded: November 08, 2005 18:37:32

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1/80, f/11, RAW. Type of Silk Tree with huge thorns all over the trunk. Shot taken at El Camino Nursery in Norco, CA.

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Lani T. Broadbent November 08, 2005

Awesome macro capture, Terry! Terrific sharp detail, fantastic DOF, outstanding texture, and wonderful colors! #340624

Deborah Sandidge November 08, 2005

Beautifully detailed "guard tree" Terry, great work! #2052157

Jill Odice November 08, 2005

Well that's one tree I would not try to climb :-) Very cool shot Terry :-) #2052333

Silvia Nunes November 09, 2005

FANTASTIC capture ! #2052581

Tammy Scott November 09, 2005

OUTSTANDING detail! #2052752

Pamela Shane November 09, 2005

Good title for this image Terry - reminds me of a prehistoric animal!!
Wonderful detail, & clarity. #2052870

Cathy Barrows November 09, 2005

now that is on unusual trunk...great find #2053116

Agnes Fegan November 09, 2005

Neat find Terry of this Treeosaurus! #2053165

S P Mukherji November 09, 2005

Have never seen these before Terry! Excellent macro revealing the textures beautifully!! #2053254

Kathleen K. Parker November 09, 2005

What a rare find!!! This is superb, Missy P!
xoxo
Missy S #2053329

Larry Smith November 09, 2005

Great image Terry! #2053713

Terry L. Ellis November 09, 2005

Lani, Deborah, Jill, Silvia, Tammy, Pam, Cathy, Agnes, SP and KK, so nice of you all to comment! I really appreciate it!

Deborah, this is a "guard tree?" Got to go look that up.

Pam, it looked like a stegasaurus (sp?) to me so prehistoric it was...That's why I shot it on it's side. #2053716

Terry L. Ellis November 09, 2005

Hey, Larry, thank you! We must have crossed in cyberspace! Very nice of you. #2053753

Gary Lange November 09, 2005

Very good shot Terry! I have one of these trees in my backyard, very spiney. I took a shot of the trunk and branch once, probably still have it. I was fasinated with the spines. You did great here. I'm in San Diego, by the way. #2054170

Kaye Burazin November 09, 2005

ouch!!! looks so real that I reached out to touch it. Texture and detail are so vivid Terry. #2054271

Jill Flynn November 09, 2005

SUPER macro and detail Terry! Your title and presentation are perfect. WOWOW! #2054315

Shelly A. Van Camp November 09, 2005

Now this is a SHARP picture! :) Love this..Great Macro!!! #2054378

Adilson F. Ferreira November 09, 2005

Terrific image Terry!!!
Wonderful colors and details!!! #2054622

Christian P. Nicolas November 09, 2005

Ouch! Careful of the thorns.
Nice picture. #2054708

Sylvia Rossler November 09, 2005

Aouch ! That macro is outstanding and very impressionating Terry !!! I hope you didn't get to close to those thorns :o) #2054885

Sergio La Spina November 09, 2005

Great macro shot wowww perfect details and framing !! #2054995

Goshka G. November 09, 2005

Wonderful find, with such beautiful detail and texture, Terry!! #2055013

Jenny Bosmans November 09, 2005

WOW! Terrific macro capture, Terry!! #2055528

Susan T. Evans November 09, 2005

Wow Terry, wonderful detail. #2055705

Ermanno Radice November 09, 2005

Fantastic capture, wonderful macro, great details, Terry!! #2056045

Nicole Kessel November 09, 2005

Fantastic macro!! Perfect DOF and detail! Nice job! #2056142

Patricia Robinson Trapp November 09, 2005

Awesome, Terry! Absolutely perfect!!! #2056154

Terry L. Ellis November 09, 2005

I have had BP withdrawals all day as we are installing a new server at work and the migration is taking forever and I can't access the internet. I will have to catch-up tomorrow, hopefully!

Thank you all, Gary, Kaye, Jill F., Shelly, Adilson, Christian, Sylvia, Sergio, Goshka, Jenny, Susan, Ermanno and Nicole! You make BP such a great place!

Hi Gary, I live at the 15 freeway Corona/Riverside, so you're pretty close! #2056165

Terry L. Ellis November 09, 2005

Hey, Patricia, I just missd you! Thanks so much for generous comment! So great of you. I will catch-up as soon as I can! #2056169

Claudia Kuhn November 09, 2005

Very cool shot Terry, love the textures and title! #2056224

Terry L. Ellis November 09, 2005

Thanks so very much, Claudia! You're so great to comment! #2056659

Joy E. Cobb November 10, 2005

Clever title, Terry! Fascinating closeup of this very cool tree! #2057686

Rob T. Henry November 10, 2005

Excellent macro, Terry!!! #2058039

Terry L. Ellis November 10, 2005

Joy, thank you for your great comment! Really appreciate it! #2058040

Terry L. Ellis November 10, 2005

Rob, just missed you! Very nice of you to comment! Thank you! #2058072

Marvin H. Gohlke Jr. November 10, 2005

Great macro!! Wonderful clarity, framing, and contrasts. Great job, makes me want to back up a little! #2058363

Kerby Pfrangle November 10, 2005

Wonderful macro capture. I do not think I grab or pick this up anytime soon. LOL....

Nice capture. Kerby #2059024

Darryl Wilkinson November 10, 2005

DANG!!! Where have I been??? One heck of a find Terry! Wonderful image, and i'll have to agree with Jill O.!:-) You did a fine job with this Terry!!! #2059053

Terry L. Ellis November 10, 2005

Marvin, Kerby and Darryl! Very nice of you guys and gal to comment! I really appreciate it! #2059287

Daniel Diaz November 10, 2005

I love it all Terry, AWESOME macro work!! #2060107

Cathy M. Gromball November 10, 2005

Very cool photo and title, Terry!

Cathy :) #2060172

Terry L. Ellis November 10, 2005

Thanks, Daniel and Cathy! You are both so nice to comment! Love it! #2060367

Lynn Crawford November 11, 2005

Oh My Goodness what a great image, I would want to stay away from those thorns WOW, great color and detail :) #2063630

Terry L. Ellis November 11, 2005

Lynn, you're so sweet to comment! Thank you so very much! #2064561

Carol Kalinowski November 12, 2005

Wonderful image.This is one of those that just grabs and pulls you in .Really stands out...excellent. #2066438

Terry L. Ellis November 12, 2005

Thank you, Carol, for your very lovely comment! So very nice of you. #2067326

Erica Murphy November 12, 2005

Great photo Terry! I love these trees and you did such a great job capturing what is special about them.

Erica #2068114

Terry L. Ellis November 13, 2005

Hey, Erica, thanks so much for your great comment! So nice! #2069301

Nobu Nagase November 13, 2005

Fabulous details!!!
Excellent macro shot!!! #2071208

Terry L. Ellis November 13, 2005

Thank you so much, Nobi! You're so sweet to comment! #2071358

November 20, 2005

Beautiful details! #2097424

Terry L. Ellis November 20, 2005

Thank you very much, Michelle! You're too kind. #2097782

Donna R. Moratelli November 20, 2005

This would be an interesting image if it were flipped sideways with a natural sky background. I can imagine it as a prehistoric landscape as well! Cool shot! #2098623

Terry L. Ellis November 20, 2005

I can see it that way, too, now that you mention it! Thanks so much for the feedback, Donnarae! I truly appreciate it and I just may try that as I learn to do more. #2099221

Donna R. Moratelli November 21, 2005

Yea definatly hold on to this one. It's a keeper!!
I don't know how to do backgrounds either but when I see an image like this I sure wish that I learned how to to do it... #2100642

Terry L. Ellis November 21, 2005

Well, I'll figure it out probably sooner than later, so please stay tuned, Donnarae! Thanks so much for your lovely encouragement! #2101449

November 21, 2005

Very neat photo! I love it! :} #2102383

Terry L. Ellis November 21, 2005

Angela, your shots and your icon crack me up! That's a special gift you have with your pets. Thanks for your comment! #2103390

Pat Gamwell December 20, 2005

CONGRATULATIONS on this finalist, my friend! VERY WELL DESERVED! #2202160

Darryl Wilkinson December 20, 2005

WOOOOOOHOOOOOO, Terry!!! Congratulations on this fine finalist and best of luck to you in the next round!!! BRAVO!!! #2202256

Adilson F. Ferreira December 20, 2005

Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Terry!!! #2202744

Candice C. Calhoun December 20, 2005

Congratulations, and GL in the next round!

ccc #2202764

Life Expressions December 20, 2005

Congrats on this being chosen as finalist Terry! #2203143

Kathleen K. Parker December 20, 2005

Congratulations, Missy P!!!
Missy S
xxxooo #2203370

Sergio La Spina December 20, 2005

Congratulation for you!!!!! #2203390

Steve Mescha December 20, 2005

Congradulations,Terry! #2203674

Kaye Burazin December 20, 2005

Congratulations Terry, way to go girlfriend and best of luck in the next round! #2203788

Chris Macer December 20, 2005

Congrats on the finalist, Terry! Good luck! :) #2204123

Cathy M. Gromball December 20, 2005

Congratulations on this wonderful finalist, Terry!

Cathy :) #2204201

Deborah Sandidge December 20, 2005

Beautiful finalist, Terry - congratulations to you!! #2204248

DiAnna F. Paulk December 20, 2005

Great image, Terry! Congratulations on your finalist medal! And good luck in the next round! #2204424

Jill Flynn December 20, 2005

Way to go Terry!! Congratulations on your FANTASTIC finalist and good luck in the next round!!! #2204633

Joy E. Cobb December 20, 2005

Congratulations, Terry! #2204668

Hendrik Storme December 20, 2005

Congratulations!!!!! #2204913

Erica Murphy December 20, 2005

Congratulations Terry! This photo is simple yet unforgettable. Good luck in the contest!

Erica #2204989

Jim Kinnunen December 20, 2005

Congratulations on this unique and well done image, Terry!:) #2205075

Mary Timman December 20, 2005

Beautiful shot of this finalist. Congratulations and good luck! #2205179

Laura Berman December 20, 2005

Congrats on your well deserved finalist Terry! #2205181

Lynn Crawford December 20, 2005

Congrats Terry on being a Finalist with this image, great job :) #2205403

Wendy Stevenson December 20, 2005

Congratulations Terry on this most excellent finalist!! Best of luck to you in the next round!! #2205648

Cathy Barrows December 20, 2005

Congrats on your finalist...neat find #2205668

Sylvia Rossler December 20, 2005

Congratsssss Terry :o) #2205771

Terry L. Ellis December 20, 2005

Pat, Darryl, Adilson, Candice, Robyn, KK, Sergio, Steve, Kaye, Chris, Cathy G., Deb, DiAnna, Jill, Joy, Hendrik, Erica, Jim, Mary, Laura, Lynn, Wendy and Cathy B.! I truly thank each of you for taking the time to comment! So nice! #2205777

Terry L. Ellis December 20, 2005

And, Sylvia!!! I just missed you! Thanks so much! #2205782

Terry L. Ellis December 20, 2005

And, it should have been Robin with an "i" not a "y" ! Thanks Robin! #2205793

Jill Odice December 20, 2005

Congrats on this prickly finalist :-)Best of luck in the next round Terry :-) #2205805

Terry L. Ellis December 20, 2005

I happen to be right here, Jill, and I can't thank you enough for your comment! You're really sweet! #2205808

Kay Beausoleil December 20, 2005

Wowee -- I'd treat the tree and your image with the utmost respect, Terry. Congratulations on this spectacular finalist! #2206097

Stephen Zacker December 20, 2005

Great composition and detail. Congratulations #2206115

Daniel Diaz December 20, 2005

Big Congrats Terry and good luck in the next round, love the textures!!! #2206211

Laura Clay-Ballard December 20, 2005

congrats on this awesome image! #2206520

Tammy Scott December 20, 2005

Congratulations on this awesome finalist! #2206655

Donna J. Taff December 20, 2005

Congratulations on your beautiful finalist win, Terry!!! #2207022

Terry L. Ellis December 20, 2005

Thank you, Kay, Stephen, Daniel, Laura, Tammy and Donna, for your wonderful comments! Makes my day! #2207030

Nobu Nagase December 20, 2005

Congratulations on your finalist on this great image, Terry!!!
Fabulous!!! #2207085

Cora Miller December 20, 2005

Great title and great image, Terry! Congratulations! #2207185

December 20, 2005

Congratulations on this beautiful finalist Terry! #2207378

Kristi A. Howson December 20, 2005

Awesome Terry! Congratulations on this wonderful finalist and good luck in the next round! #2207395

Pamela Shane December 20, 2005

Congrats on this wonderfully interesting image being chosen a finalist Terry!!!! :} #2207655

Rakesh Syal December 21, 2005

Congratulations on your wonderful finalist, Terry!!! #2207911

Stanley J. Contrades December 21, 2005

CONGRATULATIONS, Terry, on your Finalist, and good luck in the next round!!
Much Aloha,
Stan
#2208015

Donna W. Neal December 21, 2005

Congratulations on a excellent finalist Terry.

Looks like a chocolate chip tree...lol #2208698

Terry L. Ellis December 21, 2005

Thanks, Nobi, Cora, Reine, Kristi, Pam, Rakesh, Stan, Jill and Donna, for your so nice comments! I really appreciate each one!

Donna, that's true! LOL! #2208712

Deb Holmes-Hatfield December 21, 2005

Congrats to you Terry way to go! #2209177

Terry L. Ellis December 21, 2005

Thank you so much, Deb! Very nice of you! #2209950

Marie Fields December 21, 2005

Congratulations, Terry!! Terrific image! #2209980

Rachel Scott-Renouf December 21, 2005

Congrats Terry! love the detail well done :o) #2210006

Anita Hogue December 21, 2005

Fantastic find, Terry! Congratulations on a terrific image!! #2210108

Jenny Bosmans December 21, 2005

I'm slowly catching up, Terry!!
Big congratulations on this fantastic finalist!! #2210232

Nicole Kessel December 21, 2005

Congratulations Terry! #2211072

Deborah C. Lewinson December 21, 2005

Hardy congrats on this marvelous finalist, Terry!
-Debby #2211408

Debra Booth December 22, 2005

Congrats on this wonderful finalist, Terry!! #2212426

Terry L. Ellis December 22, 2005

Thank you, Marie, Rachel, Anita, Jenny, Nicole, Debby and Debra, for your kind comments! I truly appreciate each one! #2212454

Jonna Bergström December 22, 2005

Congratulations, Terry! Beautiful image!! #2213956

Terry L. Ellis December 23, 2005

Thank you, Jonna, for your kind comment! So nice! #2216700

Lori Carlson January 29, 2006

Great title and shot Terry! Congratulations!! :0) #2352645

Terry L. Ellis January 29, 2006

Thank you, Lori! So nice of you to comment! I truly appreciate it! #2353714

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