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The Art of Photography => Landscape Showcase => Topic started by: Arlen on August 14, 2019, 07:02:52 pm

Title: Plain Sight
Post by: Arlen on August 14, 2019, 07:02:52 pm: Sometimes it takes more than a glance.

(https://pbase.com/art1/image/169631508/original.jpg)
Title: Re: Plain Sight
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on August 14, 2019, 07:10:17 pm: Good camouflage.
Title: Re: Plain Sight
Post by: mbaginy on August 14, 2019, 10:25:35 pm: Quote from: Eric Myrvaagnes on August 14, 2019, 07:10:17 pm
Good camouflage.
+1, my exact thought
Title: Re: Plain Sight
Post by: Chris Calohan on August 16, 2019, 08:58:19 am: Love how animals and reptiles can blend so nicely into their surroundings.
Title: Re: Plain Sight
Post by: brandtb on August 16, 2019, 10:17:23 am: Nice
Title: Re: Plain Sight
Post by: rabanito on August 16, 2019, 12:51:14 pm: A big "Wow!"
Title: Re: Plain Sight
Post by: thierrylegros396 on August 16, 2019, 12:56:07 pm: Quote from: rabanito on August 16, 2019, 12:51:14 pm
A big "Wow!"

+1

Thierry
Title: Re: Plain Sight
Post by: petermfiore on August 16, 2019, 02:14:07 pm: Quote from: Eric Myrvaagnes on August 14, 2019, 07:10:17 pm
Good camouflage.

That's Nature (natural selection) on the job...
Title: Re: Plain Sight
Post by: RSL on August 16, 2019, 03:24:39 pm: Quote from: rabanito on August 16, 2019, 12:51:14 pm
A big "Wow!"

+2
Title: Re: Plain Sight
Post by: Arlen on August 18, 2019, 05:18:52 pm: Thanks to all of you for taking the time to comment. A friend of mine said that he had wondered about the purpose of a chipmunk's unusual markings, and now he understands.
Title: Re: Plain Sight
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on August 18, 2019, 07:01:43 pm: If you did it in b&w, we would would have never guessed what the heck you are talking about ;)
Title: Re: Plain Sight
Post by: John R on August 18, 2019, 07:40:43 pm: Love it, Arlen!

JR
Title: Re: Plain Sight
Post by: Arlen on August 18, 2019, 08:09:19 pm: Thanks, John and Slobodan.

I guess if the world existed in just black and white, this is what a chipmunk would look like.

(https://pbase.com/image/169649619/original.jpg)
Title: Re: Plain Sight
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on August 18, 2019, 09:02:27 pm: Now, if you'd crop the green/blurred part, that betrays the tree, it would be even more enigmatic :)
Title: Re: Plain Sight
Post by: Arlen on August 18, 2019, 09:15:29 pm: True. I considered that, but came down against it in the end, at least for the color version. One cannot live by enigmas alone. :)
Title: Re: Plain Sight
Post by: Paulo Bizarro on August 19, 2019, 04:39:02 am: Well seen.
Title: Re: Plain Sight
Post by: Bob_B on August 19, 2019, 07:59:35 am: Quote from: Slobodan Blagojevic on August 18, 2019, 09:02:27 pm
Now, if you'd crop the green/blurred part, that betrays the tree, it would be even more enigmatic :)

Yes to cropping out the lefthand background. Neat photo!
Title: Re: Plain Sight
Post by: sdwilsonsct on August 19, 2019, 03:27:51 pm: I always wondered what those stripes were for. Good one.