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gilad — The Thinking Tree
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Published: 2009-05-01 16:42:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 97269; Favourites: 4608; Downloads: 3148
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What is life? Is life happens just when somebody else know about it? I mean, if nobody knows you're there, you might as well not be there, or even be dead. Am I right?
People search for the perfect life all around the world, but I know better. I was just thinking that there is an old Chinese saying that tells that if you stand long enough in one place, the whole world will pass you by. I know he said it because he said that while standing in my shade. I remember I thought it would be great if it was true. I could really "see the world". A few hundred years later I can tell you that if all I've seen is what this world has to offer, the world must be a sad place. Seasons change, Rain and then sun and again. Night becomes day and day becomes night again. Birds fly, land, take a crap, fly again. Sometimes a Jeep drives by leaving a cloud of dust. Hundreds of years that I'm here and now I understand that the old Chinese was just trying to be nice, and give me hopes for an interesting future, but sometimes a tree is just a tree. The less thinking I do, the better the time I have. Because, after all, what is time....
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North of the Negev, Israel
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Comments: 367
haha Nice! Are those clouds all natural, or did you edit this? It's really great visually.
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This is a really fun picture. I love how the colors turned out
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wonderful shot, ive never seen anything done like this before
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This is an incredible picture and you are one of the only artist I know commenting their pictures with words that fit and not with lyrics from a song. Cheers and keep it up!
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Thank you. It is a part of my work, and I feel it completes it
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Your so inspiring.. what a time and place to be, the thinking tree? its genius, and you have not just seen this tree with the clouds acting as thought bubbles (which is good enough on its own) you have give an interesting point about life with this one photograph, you made me sit and think and you did it with your mind, a camera and some placed clouds, brilliant! your truley talented.
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thanx for creating amazing art!!
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Great photo. 
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תמונה משגעת..
מושכת אותך להתסכל עלייה ליותר מכמה שניות...
מדהים
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To be honest, I don't think it's a very good photograph at all. I love a lot of your other stuff, but this one just stands out to me as amateur, basic and dull. The only editing you've done from the original is dulled it somewhat, the ground looks a tacky and almost colour distorted. The clouds and the premise behind the image is clever, although I can't help but feel that you wasted a good oppurtunity to create something so much better.
Not only that - I'm not saying you've done it, BUT... anyone with half a mind to use Photoshop could easily edit in clouds to achieve a similar effect but in perhaps a better location.
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That could be. What makes this shot for me is the idea behind it. Either way, I appreciate your honest opinion
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Wow this shot gave me some great ideas for some paintings I've been meaning to get to. Thanks!
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I seriously love this shot. It's one of these that can only be done for a short time and are therefor even more precious.. ^^
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yeah!! it is really thinking!! congratulations!! great composition!!
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Beautiful photo, and I love the text you wrote too. It really makes you think.
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