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Alien Tree
Posted by Steve Rice (Olympia, United States) on 23 February 2009 in Plant & Nature.
-1q5yChØt!c- from Persia, Iran
wow,this is amazing and gorgeous...
very beautiful...
23 Feb 2009 5:12am
Jean-François from Les Issambres, France
impressionnant ........ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
23 Feb 2009 7:00am
Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom
Sculpture in the making ! What an amazing find.
23 Feb 2009 9:20am
Peggy M. from somewhere in, France
oh ! amazing shot Steve ! It's very impressive ! Great shot
23 Feb 2009 9:59am
Marcah from Quincy, United States
I think they are alien pods of a third kind and are waiting for humans to pass so they may attach themselves ":o)
Well seen Steve.
23 Feb 2009 11:49am
Pradeep from India
Yes its gestating...better keep away from them ;) A very interesting find...actually what are they Steve?
23 Feb 2009 12:32pm
@Pradeep: I believe these are burls. They are the tree's response to some sort of attack by insects or mold perhaps. They show the tree was under some sort of stress.
dogilicious from Millerstown, PA, United States
Very cool. Those "bubbles hold water. another good reason to avoid them in an electrical storm.
23 Feb 2009 1:22pm
Hema Iyer from Bangalore, India
Great shot. Very unique. Not very pleasant to look at but so original
23 Feb 2009 1:48pm
Ajay from Pune, India
To me it looks like a helpful tree giving those step to climb it.
23 Feb 2009 2:47pm
Tammy/Cricket from Huntsville, United States
Ha....I would say. This is so unusual. I hope you didn't catch 'it"....
23 Feb 2009 4:47pm
Diane Schuller from Hythe, Canada
keep its location secret so no one comes to chop it down.
23 Feb 2009 5:39pm
DenisSm from Prague, Czech Republic
or godzilla is going have babies :-)
like it Steve nice capture and smiley... :-)
23 Feb 2009 6:01pm
micke.bergling from Sweden
wow... lovelt tree Loveit it, To your question where you hope they are not drinking the waterIn the Swedish mountains can still drink the water ..
23 Feb 2009 6:15pm
Alivia from Saint-Etienne, France
un arbre à regarder ... à la loupe... .. un arbre étrange .. fantastic and amazing picture.
23 Feb 2009 6:49pm
Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States
A really good capture, Steve. The light and composition show your 'alien' well.
23 Feb 2009 6:58pm
Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France
Impressive find ! Thank you to share it with us
23 Feb 2009 7:26pm
Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Incredible tree! I like very much the way you took the photo, the colors and details. And that curious variety.
Very good.
23 Feb 2009 7:33pm
EYES WIDE SHUT from The library of my soul, United Kingdom
So bizarre, and yet beautiful. An amazing find, Steve.
23 Feb 2009 8:34pm
maia_t from Cluj Napoca, Romania
Never seen something like this. It is a fantastic capture. Nice composition and wonderful colors.
23 Feb 2009 8:50pm
António Pires from Lisbon, Portugal
Strange formations. It's due to some kind of parasites?
23 Feb 2009 9:31pm
Charles from New York, United States
Cool looking tree. makes you wonder why that particular one and not the others! Nicely done.
24 Feb 2009 12:15am
Suzanne from Huntington Bch, California, United States
Are those what they call burls? Fascinating.
24 Feb 2009 4:05am
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
Wow! This is just amazing! Isn't nature spectacular! A great find and composition.
24 Feb 2009 2:50pm
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
Spectacular!!! What an amazing find and beautiful framing!
24 Feb 2009 3:13pm
Emilio Garcia from Pleasanton, United States
Incredible find and so wonderfully captured. Congratulations.
24 Feb 2009 9:36pm
10fraction from France
excellent, it just came out of the UFO decades ago and has taken the form of the inhabitants of our planet :-))
If only it has landed among a model's parade, it would probable ressemble to a new kind of woman.
Excellent photography!
25 Feb 2009 4:05am
EstherK from Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Wow, thanks for sharing this. Could have been a still from an alien movie. It sends my imagination reeling!
28 Feb 2009 6:21am
