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The Malteser Tree - In honour of my Grandad
The Malteser Tree - In honour of my Grandad
TacTZilla


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Candy II (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: Towards Barley - Lancashire - England
Date: Sep 6, 2007
Aperture: F13
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/100th sec
Galleries: Humorous, Nature
Date Uploaded: Sep 6, 2007

 When I was a small child my Grandad would say 'Shall we go and see the Malteser tree?' Maltesers (for those who don't know) are a malted honeycomb biscuit ball covered in chocolate. I would scream 'Yey!' and off we would go. This would only happen once a year of course as the tree came into fruit once a year. We would drive for what seemed like hours to a remote spot in the Ribble Valley until we came across a very special tree laden with many bags of Maltesers. With a stick, my Grandad would knock a few bags down for me and off we would go to devour the goodies.
I'd just like to thank my Grandad (wherever he is) for being so wonderful to create this magical experience for me. He must have traveled miles just to prepare the tree before I had even woken up. I only wish I could have known him better.

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Votes: 165
Comments: 12
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 05/05/2008 07:02:17 PM
The story is worth a lot. Magic in childhood. Thanks for sharing.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/14/2007 09:41:19 PM
what a great photograph. I love how it shows two ways of life. The sad and desolate and the little tidbits of life that make everything worth it. I love the clarity and the colors used in this photo.
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 09/12/2007 11:36:16 AM
Very cool.
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 09/12/2007 09:39:50 AM
Looks like a great tribute, IMHO getting a bit closer to the nearest package mite have kicked it up a bit more but either way I think it looked pretty good.

-dave
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 09/11/2007 05:50:15 PM
I guess they really do grow on trees.
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 09/11/2007 03:19:43 PM
Great desat and overall the image looks as if it could be used in an advert for malteasers. Has a slightly dreamlike quality about it
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 09/11/2007 12:28:49 PM
This is a unique entry and it's quite fun!
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 09/11/2007 03:09:46 AM
I'm usually not a fan of selective desat, but it works wonderfully here! One of my faves in this challenge!
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 09/10/2007 09:48:15 PM
solid composition, good sky - the selective desat really shows off the candy 6
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 09/10/2007 03:41:56 PM
I'm sure your grandad will apperciate this. It's a nice photo, very creative.
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 09/10/2007 05:58:37 AM
what a great idea! lovely shot. I'm not a fan of partial desat, but it works well here.
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 09/10/2007 05:48:38 AM
lol. nice idea!
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