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Nopal con Tres Tunas
Nopal con Tres Tunas
Germaine


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Camera: Canon EOS-7D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Location: Northern Southern California
Date: Oct 31, 2010
Aperture: 2.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/4000
Galleries: Floral, Overlays
Date Uploaded: Nov 2, 2010

Viewed: 500
Comments: 12
Favorites: 1 (view)

 Nopal cactus in my front yard. Tuna is the Spanish word for prickly pear. (For the curious, atún is the Spanish word for tuna as in tuna salad sandwich.) The overlays are an old postcard, some corroded metal, and a square TTV dragged to fit.


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 11/08/2010 10:38:27 AM
Oh YEAH!!! Awesome colors, and the text really adds a story.
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 11/04/2010 10:06:20 AM
I love this! The cactus makes me think of the old west and the postcard text popped the idea of the Pony Express in my mind (I think it is the postcard/mail theme along with the cactus to this that brought up in free associating brain). Love the gritty feel -you can feel the dust and heat of the desert. Beautiful warm tones of the orange/yellow/browns.
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 11/03/2010 06:49:52 PM
Lemon Marmalade, huh? Yes, it does seem like you look at the world through lemon marmalade. Everything has that unique-to-you yellow.
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 11/03/2010 01:33:42 PM
I just love the processing on your pictures, they have this old, classic feeling to it.
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 11/03/2010 12:53:16 PM
this is great...where did you get the overlay???
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 11/03/2010 09:39:43 AM
I thought this was strawberries from the thumbnail. I love the cactus, you did a great job with your overlays.
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 11/03/2010 08:21:48 AM
Wonderful! It all works so well together! It's like a beloved postcard received from the midwest and looked at over & over till it fades away completely.
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 11/03/2010 02:08:54 AM
NIce! That word, "tuna", we used to have so much fun in ESL classes - tuna sandwiches have what in them? :)
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 11/03/2010 01:44:43 AM
Very authentic look.
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 11/03/2010 12:07:24 AM
Very good work, has the right ingredients and composition and colour. Lovely.
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 11/02/2010 11:51:23 PM
There is just something about text. Print. Words. They really tell a story, but only clear to the viewer so it weaves a different tale to each who look at it. NICE ONE!!
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 11/02/2010 10:59:05 PM
Brilliant use of these overlays! Love the post marks! : )
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