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Deep in the Forest
Deep in the Forest
MaryO


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Collection: 31 Days of Whatever - October 2010
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Sigma 100-300mm F/4.0 EX IF HSM for Nikon
Date: Oct 23, 2010
Aperture: 4.0
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/320
Galleries: Nature
Date Uploaded: Oct 24, 2010

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Saw this while on a hike yesterday and immediately did a doubletake. Thought for a minute there I'd stumbled upon a skull with a bullet hole in the back =:-0 But no, it's actually some sort of fungus. Nonetheless, I processed it as if it were something scary. It's almost Halloween, after all.

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10/25/2010 05:28:07 PM
Looked like a CSI evidence photo at first :). If it's the right fungus, you can make a nice salad from it (though this one looks a bit old, you need a younger specimen). But OK, when it comes to fungi, you should ask an expert and not trust a dpc comment :).
I love the grainy sepia.
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10/25/2010 01:04:18 PM
hehe, nice story! and yeah! the pp really gives it a spooky feeling ;)
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10/25/2010 09:35:07 AM
Wow! I see what you mean about the skull. The sepia processing really works well here.
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10/24/2010 08:51:56 PM
fun image, one you have to stare at a while to figure out. I thought it was an egg from the thumnail.
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10/24/2010 07:19:39 PM
It does look scary. I was trying to imagine what creature would have a skull so small and round. Nice one.
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10/24/2010 07:14:19 PM
That would cause a startle. Mysterious..
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10/24/2010 05:25:20 PM
Heh! Shot in the head!
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10/24/2010 04:18:28 PM
My first thought was a dinosaur egg. I like the duotone. Makes us study the textures.
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10/24/2010 12:48:57 PM
that's exactly what I thought when I first saw it. it looks like a human skull. The grain is nice and very fitting as well. I high contrast black and white might be interesting to give it that spooky Halloween feel as well. Very nice find.
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10/24/2010 12:30:45 PM
Wonderfully creepy!
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10/24/2010 11:41:40 AM
Hehe yes the color & texture do make my eyes expect bone. I like the PP on this. Boo!
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