Thursday, June 17, 2010

Thorny Trunk


Big Silk Floss Tree (Ceiba speciosa) with the usual weird top
Downtown Oeiras Park

23 comments:

Cezar and Léia said...

Wow Que perfeiçao, que maravilhoso angulo nessa foto!Acho que fiz uma conexao de boas, excelentes energias com essa lindaaaaaa amiga arvore!
Léia

Olivier said...

beau choix d'angle pour cette photo

Sharon said...

Obviously, not a tree you would want to lean against.

Joan Elizabeth said...

I'm not familiar with this tree. The trunk is thorny.

brattcat said...

Terrific perspective, JM.

Laurent said...

Excellent framing and I would not get too close to that tree !

Small City Scenes said...

My goodness that is a strange trunked tree. I am going to have to look it up and learn something. MB

th said...

Magestosa, estendendo seus braços...magnifica foto JM, prova de que devemos sempre olhar para cima. Bjs, th

Joanne said...

Fantástica esta foto!!! Muito bem apanhado....

joo said...

It's fabulous shot JM, and I've never seen such a tree!

Gunn said...

I love the way you have done this! Very beautiful!

BlossomFlowerGirl said...

I love the angle of the tree. It reminds me of the Kauri pine in NZ.
Cheers.
Melbourne Daily Photo

Oakland Daily Photo said...

Wow! And ouch! Those thorns would keep most animals out of that tree. Very impressive.

Judy said...

What a great shot!

T. Becque said...

That's a very unique tree. I've never seen a tree like that before - you taught me something new today!

Babzy.B said...

wow i don't know this tree , love the angle you chose !

Dina said...

Wow, this tree is weird all over! I've never seen such a thing.

Rob Siemann said...

Totally fantastic shot!

Deepak Acharya said...

Lovely view !

A and Y Ikeda said...

Beautiful sky and perfect perspective. Above all, I love bunch of tiny spikes emerging from the bark!

Marie-Noyale said...

Can you use the spikes to climb?..:~))

Serra said...

Já tentei uma vez fotografar essa árvore (junto à estufa fria se não me engano)... Mas nem por sombras consegui uma foto tão boa!
Parabéns!

AB said...

Great perspective, great texture in the trunk