The permanence of the palm by Helen Betts

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02-JAN-2014

The permanence of the palm

This probably a silly picture, but palm trees are such a big part of life here, and I thought this one in our garden looked nice in the light.

The lonely umbrella, posted earlier:

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Julie Oldfield		27-May-2016 00:48
So lovely. I like the light. V

Ika Zinka Eferl		26-May-2016 17:49
A well thought out composition expertly taken,Helen!V

Alexander Kazakov		26-May-2016 10:20
Superb shot! V

Patrick Goossens		26-May-2016 09:08
Lovely with these curly fibers along the leafs.

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal		26-May-2016 05:34
Beautiful sharpness, colors and details, a beautiful piece of art. V

Nirvan Hope		26-May-2016 02:46
Not silly - a wonderful shot with the light, the leaves and the contrasting fun curlicues - very artful.

Gill Kopy		26-May-2016 01:28
My kind of shot Helen :) Love it V

fotabug		25-May-2016 22:59
That's really beautiful!

Jeff Real		25-May-2016 22:53
A beautiful work of art, Helen ~V~

Patricia Kay		25-May-2016 21:50
Beautiful image of the palm Helen...fabulous details... BV

Suzanne Lanthier		25-May-2016 20:56
Painting with light, that's what photography is all about. Great shot Helen !

Jim Coffman		25-May-2016 20:43
I like the composition and all the detail in this, Helen...

Tom Munson		25-May-2016 20:42
This is beautiful, Helen. Terrific image.

Claude Gagnon		25-May-2016 19:51
Wow, love it! Very nicely done Helen :))

chris morton		25-May-2016 19:34
makes a fine abstract

Wim Ensie		25-May-2016 19:33
Simple and beautiful!

joseantonio		25-May-2016 19:31
well seen and captured. there is some lovely feeling here.V

Buz Kiefer		25-May-2016 19:29
It is and the backlighting is lovely. Vote.

Tom LeRoy		25-May-2016 19:10
Some very nice light and a very Zen appeal to this palm image, Helen. V

Martin Lamoon		25-May-2016 18:44
A fine shot of this palm. v