Tribe Bambuseae by TwoPynts
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"Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind." ~ Bruce Lee
Something a little different. A bamboo sculpture from the grounds of the Morikami Gardens -- again taken in infrared. The title comes from the scientific classification of bamboo. The lettering may at first appear to be some indecipherable Elvish script, but if you look closely, you will be able to read it. ;'] Myths & Legends Several Asian cultures, including that of the Andaman Islands, believe that humanity emerged from a bamboo stem. In the Philippine creation myth, legend tells that the first man and the first woman were split open from a bamboo stem that emerged on an island created after the battle of the elemental forces (Sky and Ocean). In Malaysian legends a similar story includes a man who dreams of a beautiful woman while sleeping under a bamboo plant; he wakes up and breaks the bamboo stem, discovering the woman inside. The Japanese folktale "Tale of the Bamboo Cutter" (Taketori Monogatari) tells of a princess from the Moon emerging from a shining bamboo section. Hawaiian bamboo ('ohe) is a kinolau or body form of the Polynesian creator god Kane. An ancient Vietnamese legend tells of a poor, young farmer who fell in love with his landlord's beautiful daughter. The farmer asked the landlord for his daughter's hand in marriage, but the proud landlord would not allow her to be bound in marriage to a poor farmer. The landlord decided to foil the marriage with an impossible deal; the farmer must bring him a "bamboo tree of one-hundred sections." The benevolent god But appeared to the farmer and told him that such a tree could be made from one-hundred sections from several different trees. But gave to him four magic words to attach the many sections of bamboo: "Khac nhap, khac xuat", which means "put in immediately, take out immediately." The triumphant farmer returned to the landlord and demanded his daughter. The story ends with the happy marriage of the farmer and the landlord's daughter. You can read more about bamboo here: Bamboo. -----
Thanks for your glowing comments on my previous upload,
Sundown Palms Redux
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Comments (27)
not only great contrast in lighting but great contrast in texture as well. Wonderful shot.
Fascinating sculpture and very well captured. I like the IR shots you take! Thanks for the info given too, it's nice to learn something new each day - it's good for the little grey cells to keep them active LOL! x
Beautiful and very interesting picture and words! :)
Nice SEPIATIC abstract my friend! Eh! Is there such a word SEPIATIC which came out of SEPIA? :)) I don't know.. But it is so pleasant for the eye.. Thank you for the post and go get your DeDi from yesterday.. The Thai SunSet! Have a nice day and will see you around JOE
A natural graphic image also showing great contrasts ...Excellent !
Amazing capture of a great sculpture. Thanks for the field journal entry as well. BJ
wow, looks fantastic, excellently done!!!! :=)
Lovely work!
Oh, absoluty graphic and a excelent light! I adore!
I never heard of the myth from the Philippines but they have tons of superstitions. I would not doubt it. I know they use bamboo as scaffolding there going up several stories. excellent pov
Fascinating history and original POV, there is so much geometry going on there!
such a gorgeous play with light and shade...superB
Fantastic sepia colors, contrast!!!
it works well
I love the texture of this...it's soooooo...textural. LOL. Sigh. I think I'm out of practice commenting. ;^) Anyhoo, love the infrared and the really unusual look this has. Enjoyed the story, too. Have a great one..Kortaloo!-M :^)
unique sculptural technique in bamboo with a twist in infrared!
Artistic setup here and I really enjoy the information on the bamboo. It's an amazing plant.
Awesome image !!!! interesting myth too ~ Hugs ~
Amazing info, surprising installation and splendid pic !
Golly, you mean Adam and Eve had nothing to do with our creation! Oh well, that's okay....it's comforting to know that we're actually genetically linked to the bamboo species. This capture has lots of arcane character to it, and coupled with the lighting effects, it's a winner!
I think somebody was trying to create a chair and got stuck halfway ! a really bamboozled capture ! ~Cheers~
My first encounter with bamboo at an early age.....fishing. Excellent. Aloha
Nice one, shadows sure look cool in IR ...very well seen and shot!!
very aesthetic. Bravo sepia colors
Super lighting and composition. Hugs
A brilliant taken photography with this so wonderful light and shadow play! What a professional camera setting! Bravo!!!
awesome, wonderful info about the subject!