I took this photograph on Monday (Bank Holiday Monday) when we had a lovely glimpse of sunshine after all the rain. Just before the sun hid behind a large white cloud I managed to photograph this warm-coloured boulder with the adjacent nettles in shadow. I don’t think they look like nettles – the wind must have blown the leaves in the opposite direction making them look like something else altogether!
The Lantern Room 
Firstly, I thought that these shade looked like birds. If it’s so, it’s very interesting. 🙂
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Oh yes – I can see what you mean about birds Cocomino! Many thanks.
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I thought birds at first glance, too.
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Many thanks Skipping Stones. The colour of the rock drew my attention at first but then the sun came out and created the nettle shadow. It does look very much like winged creatures doesn’t it?!
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Even the poor, unloved nettle can’t help look pretty when the sun’s out. 🙂
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Yes – and also perhaps when it doesn’t look like a nettle : – ) Thank you Sallyann!
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I had the same first impression as cocomino. They look like shadows of Japanese cranes at first glance. It has an Asian feel to it. Nice.
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Thank you Fergie. The shapes are curious aren’t they? I love that they could be Japanese cranes.
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I thought the the shadows were some kind of ferns. Pretty cool though!
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They do look like ferns on the right hand side don’t they? Thank you David!
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When I first saw this, I thought it was a bunch of butterflies! Very nice!
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It would be lovely if it was a bunch of butterflies! Thank you Sandy.
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I wasn’t sure what the shadow was – that’s neat! What a fun photograph.
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That’s good, Meanderer! To me, the interest is in those wonderful shadows, and I think I would site the shot’s upper margin either at the top of the shadow on the right margin, or at the top of the shadow that is about a third of the way in from the right. Good stuff! Adrian
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While I think of it, I can’t see any box to tick here, to be automatically informed of any other posts on this post – incl your reply if you make one. I’m sure your blog had these tick boxes before. Adrian
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Ah – sorry about that; I removed it today. WordPress had changed things so that the box for notification of further comments was ticked by default. I had read in the forums (fora) that people weren’t happy as they were getting lots of unwanted emails from bloggers. I therefore decided to remove it. In light of your comment, I’ll put it back and see what happens – although it will be too late for this post. Many thanks.
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Thank you Adrian. I know exactly what you mean; after I posted I thought I’d have a look to see what it would look like cropped to just above the leaves on the right! It does work well. I just never think to crop enough at times!
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Great nod to creativity. Excellent
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Many thanks Brandon! Something a bit different.
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Excellent composition. Very creative view of nature.
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Thank you Elmediat. The colours in the rock took my attention first of all and then the sun came out …….
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