the maX files: Palm from down under

30 March 2008

Palm from down under

No it's not an Australian palm, but one I photographed at St Georges Park this afternoon, while lying on my back in the dirt.

18 comments:

dot said...: Now I'm wondering if you just decided to lay on your back or if you did that to get the picture. Anyhow it's an interesting shot!; 31 March 2008 at 01:05
Max-e said...: Dot, I was not getting the desired result while standing up, so I lay down with my head at the base of the tree.; 31 March 2008 at 06:42
Sharon said...: Very creative! I like this angle, it makes for a very interesting shot.; 31 March 2008 at 13:10
Tom said...: What a great capture... if I came across a chap lied on his back like so I would walk past quick thinking it a drunk... ha!; 31 March 2008 at 15:05
MedaM said...: Beautiful photo, interesting perspective and very creative!; 31 March 2008 at 16:11
Katney said...: Sometimes you just have to do what you have to do to get a picture!; 31 March 2008 at 17:35
Max-e said...: Sharon, my position on the ground would have also made an interesting shot:); 31 March 2008 at 20:53
Max-e said...: Tom, Sue says not drunk, just a little loony :); 31 March 2008 at 20:55
Max-e said...: Meda, glad you like it. It is my favourite angle for photographing trees, but then I don't always lie on my back.; 31 March 2008 at 20:57
Max-e said...: Katney, you are so right. Aside from having a good eye for a picture, a photographer needs to be a contortionist.; 31 March 2008 at 21:03
Rune Eide said...: That is the way to do it! Much more fun (and interesting picture) than straight on!; 31 March 2008 at 21:04
Max-e said...: Runee, that is very much part of photgraphy - having fun :); 31 March 2008 at 21:07
JB's Big and Small Worlds said...: This is a cool photo....oh, and those rats scared my mom.
--JB; 1 April 2008 at 03:42
myonlyphoto said...: Max-e Wow this is so cool. That must have been one big palm tree. Anna :); 1 April 2008 at 21:30
Bob Johnson said...: Very cool Max-e, great idea, totally different perspective.; 3 April 2008 at 02:38
Merisi said...: Imagining you down in the dirt makes me smile. Finally somebody who goes to even greater length than I do to get a good angle. I ended up lying down on my back once, involuntarily though. I had been aiming to get a better angle when I lost my balance and fell right on my back. People looking out from a cafe' right beside me got a really good laugh out if it.; 4 April 2008 at 17:41
sonia a. mascaro said...: Love that perspective! Amazing palm tree!; 5 April 2008 at 22:48
Kerri Farley said...: Oh, I love this MAX! Wonderful!!; 8 April 2008 at 16:45