Kudzu
the trees are dying
kudzu smothering it all
beauty by the side
kudzu smothering it all
beauty by the side
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Everywhere I go it seems all of the trees are covered in kudzu. For those who don’t know what that is, it is a vine like plant that has gone wild in the south and covered everything. It is such a fast moving weed that it can be very destructive. It will kill the trees that it coveres long enough. It will cover anything it comes across like trees, fences, houses, cars, etc. It is rather hard to get a good photo of because all you usually see is a bunch of green. I will try my best to get some more good photos of it, this is just by the side of the road.
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July 30th, 2006 at 5:38 pm
Nice one for the move. I have been busy of late but keep meaning to get back to you on your comments. Will do soon. Cool! You have your own domain. Gutted I missed the Haiku comp though, sob, boo, hiss!
July 30th, 2006 at 12:06 pm
Wonderful image.
July 30th, 2006 at 9:47 am
Name:: Suby
Tuesday, June 20th, 2006
Oooohhh, I am really liking this, for a colour shot it actually has an eerie feel to it. The addition of blur at the top of the image adds to the feel, I think you got the right amount of road and roadside in this shot.
Good good job.
Suby
Name:: Azhar
Tuesday, June 20th, 2006
Lens tilt?Or blur?
Love the shot, fantastic green, and they all look alive lol,
GREAT GREAT SHOT!!!
Name:: Constantin
Tuesday, June 20th, 2006
Nice photo. It looks almost as though you’ve taken a picture of a miniature set (maybe it’s just me). I love the green mess of the trees in contrast with the smooth texture of the road, almost as though it were the last remaining way out of the growing, ubiquitous jungle of kudzu.
Good job.
Name:: david
Tuesday, June 20th, 2006
did you use a lensbaby on this one? it has that kind of feel to it. i know the stuff you’re talking about but never knew it was called kudzu - another day, another bit of knowledge culled from a photoblog!
Name:: Dave
Tuesday, June 20th, 2006
Very nice with the curve of road and popping greens! Too bad for the trees, though.
Name:: ozy
Tuesday, June 20th, 2006
Wonderful shot. The colors are vibrant and the focus impeciable. It looks like something from mister roger’s neighborhood. We get some kudzu down here but Georgia seems to get the worst of it. One hell of an envasive species.
Name:: yellowbelly
Tuesday, June 20th, 2006
Great shot the road takes you right into the photo, eerie feeling.
Name:: mad
URL:: www.madhaiku.com
Tuesday, June 20th, 2006
What a strange, wonderful picture. It’s like another world. I half expect to see a hobbit come ambling around the corner. Frodo Lives!
Name:: daniel
URL:: www.danielherrera.com
Tuesday, June 20th, 2006
good shot
Name:: timmybomb
Tuesday, June 20th, 2006
This has a very eerie feeling. That vine is evil. There should be a movie about it. I love the way you framed this shot. The blur at the top really adds to the creepy feeling. Cheers.
Name:: Pete
Tuesday, June 20th, 2006
Reminds me of a Creepshow story - The fate of Jordy Verrill (or similar). Its a good shot. Simulated TS I reckons
Name:: sabinche
Tuesday, June 20th, 2006
a masterpiece! this green is fantastic.
Name:: JH
Tuesday, June 20th, 2006
Nice and fresh,
the greens really does it, the trees looks like sculputures.
Very nice!
Name:: John - [moonhead]
Tuesday, June 20th, 2006
A rather strange but beautiful image. As Constantin has said (and I agree) it does almost look like a miniature set (Jurassic Park!). Those trees do have an eerie feel.
Name:: King of Bloke & Bird
Tuesday, June 20th, 2006
Brilliant, very interesting shot, excellent work.
Name:: Tom (DS)
Tuesday, June 20th, 2006
I’ve seen that weed in photo’s, but never knew what it was, nor had it explained to me. Good photo, and good explanation of it. :)
Name:: bruno
URL:: www.baziq.com
Wednesday, June 21st, 2006
HI! sorry for not commenting for a while, my site was down! but im back now. GREAT shot today. i may say that this one of my favorites here. speeding shots are amazing. take care my friend and have a lovely day :)
Name:: sleepless dream
Wednesday, June 21st, 2006
gorgeous frame, leading the eyes to the end of the road and up to the sky, to the forest and back again…
if i were u i would start cleaning some trees right now… :)
love
sd
Name:: Agent Provocateur
Thursday, June 22nd, 2006
Really scary. Looks like post nuclear landscape.
Name:: 19 Seconds Of Spring
Saturday, June 24th, 2006
I really like this one… Beautiful atmosphere!
Michael
Name:: John Masters
Wednesday, July 19th, 2006
Hello, LOVE your site. I was going ‘back’ using the previous link, and this one really reminded me of my time in Georgia. I would go to work every day at Hartsfield along Camp Creek Parkway. Many areas there are also covered in kudzu. It grows a foot per day when conditions are right, and hot steamy summers are just right for it.
How do you get that hazy focus in parts, where the image looks like you took a photo of a scale train set or something small? Is that a photoshop thing?