Quote by Naughtygrl73
Taken with my canon 7D with Macro lens 100mm. It was my first trial with this lens and I'm hooked on macro now
Slightly jealous LOL that is such a great shot

Quote by Shylass
Thank you. I'm just learning really. I like to potter about with my editing, although I usually keep it simple. I like the contrasts of stuff, and I like to play with a bit of colour in it, too. This one got me a little prize in a newspaper:
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This is taken with a newer camera model (Canon's 60D as opposed to my 400D)...although I don't find an awful lot of different in the image quality between these cameras I do find mine is lacking when it comes to the close ups..
My great grandmother's engagement and wedding ring.
Quote by AngelHeart01
You would do well with the "TREE HUGGERS" out there. They don't like to let go.
I have hugged many trees ... due to climbing them. I have slept in trees, had sex in a tree, pee'd behind/next to a tree. Built tree houses .... I LOVE trees. When I first look at a tree ... I look at it, wondering if I could climb it. After I assess it, I do it.
Some of my favorite trees:
Sugar Magnolia (any part of the magnolia family)
Oak
Pecan
Dogwood
Cheery Blossom
Crepe Myrtle
Eucalyptus
Redwoods
Weeping Willow
WAY TOO MANY TO LIST
Quote by Gurlyboy
I totally agree. I've always favoured hand tools over power tools. It just feels more natural. I was fortunate enough to have a very good woodworking teacher who understood wood very well and was well versed in old, traditional methods. Watching him work was amazing and actually getting to learn some of the traditional woodworking skills was fun. All this talk about woodwoking has just reminded me that I have to make some tuning pegs for my uke, honestly though I'm dreading it because they have to be so damned precise but I'll soldier on and even if it takes me months, I'll do it all by hand because that's the way it should be done. I think the wood is more forgiving of someone who works with hand tools rather than power tools.
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That sounds like good fun, actually, as long as you don'y do what I do and skip around merrily singing songs and smiling like some insane person (as an amusing aside, there is a mental hospital near my local park and you sometimes see escapees just hanging around but I swear, I'm sane(ish)). I keep forgetting to take my camera out with me on walks but I'll remember the next time because I, too, enjoy taking pictures of trees and I've done my fair share of scaring dog walkers (especially when I'm stoned).
I used to love when I had woodwork in school because of the smell of the wood as you were working on it. The wood seems to guide you, am I right Easy_rider75? T_Elle, it sounds like you've got a great spiritual connection with trees and don't feel like it's a dirty secret, it's beautiful. I also enjoy watching the world go by from a tree and thank you for flattering meWmCutterBlack, seriously, hug a tree if you haven't already, it'll thank you for it. Like I said in my status, trees love hugs.
It's nice to know there are other fellow tree lovers around, insane tree love to y'all!