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Published: 2003-12-08 12:35:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 29101; Favourites: 981; Downloads: 19626
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"A foreigner from fielded landsWith prairie thoughts of desert sands
Who'd never seen a wood of oak,
He came to visit forest folk.
And in surprise he only sees
The mighty oaks and cypress knees,
Begged, "Someone will you help me please?
I cannot see the forest for the trees."
So I, a common forest folk,
Rustled in the leaves and spoke,
"Don't look into the wooden faces
Searching for the forest places;
Wander with the scented breeze,
Past mighty oaks and cypress knees,
Forget the timber your eye sees;
Our forest is the space between the trees." - Thomas James Allen
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Comments: 428
holy bumtoots this picture is sweet!
this picture is soo sweet in soo many ways
i love b&w, sunrays, texture, toning, and much more
this earns a fav!
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thank you very much for the sweet comment and
I'm glad you like it!
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i love the way the light shines through the trees. i wonder what it would look like in color (?). the black and white is a nice touch though. beautiful composition of the picture overall, and the poem fits nicely with the piece.
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Thats so cool.I love the style.The light shing through the trees looks awesome.
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After so many comments, how can I add something ? That's (again) a real piece of art. A pleasure to watch, to gaze and to remember...
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Thanks for dropping by Xavier. I've always treasured your comments. You take awesome photos. I'm glad you liked this
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Really good picture, has a nice look to it. I like the get-up, the tophat fits well. Now, did you alter the light with the pc or anything? It looks too good to be real.
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Lovely, it fits together so nicely especially the light shining though and the foreigner's (spelling on that?) archaic clothing. The poem sets it off nicely too!
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one of the best photos ive seen for a long time, stunning work my friend. truly...
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Great Shot, nicely captured, i love the rays throught the trees and how it falls on the grass (and lights certian areas), his pose is brillantly set with the image, highlighting him but not obtrusefully, great message too
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Love this shot. Cannot say enough positive comments about it. The contrast is great in its extremes, the beams of light are awesome, the poem fits so well... I just think this is great.
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Very Very very nice. A well deserved entry to the favorites I feel.
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Dude, man. Thats creepy, maybe its the fact that it looks like he has no face.
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perfect.
this packs some serious punch.
brilliant concept... and the execution, well... again, its perfect 
can't wait to see more...
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There probably isn't anything I could say about this photo that hasn't already been said here, but I just felt the need to express my admiration anyway. So, like, great shot.
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amazing photo.... chekced you out for grant insisted in his journal... great job!
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--------------------------- what can a say..... so well deserved, Lars...
it's a breathtaking piece, gorgeous setup and work done to it.
Breathtaking.
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I like it a lot... but I'd love it if there were no person. I'm not saying he makes it look bad, but to me it seems like the rest of the elements would have worked better as a silent, static shot of just the empty forest. I like shots of nature because there are no people. No buildings, no cars, just Earth. I get that that's what makes him foreign, but to me it just seems like " that shouldn't be there"...
Still, an absolutely beautiful piece, excellent job.
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My god.. this is amazing. The rays of sunlight are so beautiful. And the clothes are wonderful.
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This photo is so genious, I can feel my stomach is bouncing about!
It's so well composed, both idea and execution. I also see the point with 'foreigner'.
This is stunning
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Amazing! This was on the "recomended favourite" list, and it is a favourite :+fave:
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Hi and many thankies for your comment and
I'd really like to know where or what this "recommented favorite list" is
Never heard of that one before..
Take care
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I'd never seen it before, but I added a pic to my favourites, and the " recomended favourites" thingy appeared after I did it. Your pic was on there, which is probably why its had 75+ comments!
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Just magnificant-- a terrific atmosphere
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The picture is very nice, and I love the poem.
Great job!
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Unbelievable! The tones are great and the colors so nice fit together... good job!
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i LOVE the light filtering THRU the trees and the way the guy is carrying himself all carefully.
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Great job man, it's very expresive i just can say tremendous job.
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:Jawdrop: This is amazing i love the lights :Heart:
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Impressive and great composition! Very powerful! A lots of feeling in this!
Great work!
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Amazing shot !! I really love this one !!
My daily
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sweet...nice concept..and i love volumetric lighting like that..
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This is really special! And the title suites the pic so good
You deserv to be on todays favs!
Take care!
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