Tribe Bambuseae by TwoPynts

Photography • Abstract • posted on Mar 05, 2007

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"Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind." ~ Bruce Lee

Something a little different. A bamboo sculpture from the grounds of the Morikami Gardens -- again taken in infrared. The title comes from the scientific classification of bamboo. The lettering may at first appear to be some indecipherable Elvish script, but if you look closely, you will be able to read it. ;'] Myths & Legends Several Asian cultures, including that of the Andaman Islands, believe that humanity emerged from a bamboo stem. In the Philippine creation myth, legend tells that the first man and the first woman were split open from a bamboo stem that emerged on an island created after the battle of the elemental forces (Sky and Ocean). In Malaysian legends a similar story includes a man who dreams of a beautiful woman while sleeping under a bamboo plant; he wakes up and breaks the bamboo stem, discovering the woman inside. The Japanese folktale "Tale of the Bamboo Cutter" (Taketori Monogatari) tells of a princess from the Moon emerging from a shining bamboo section. Hawaiian bamboo ('ohe) is a kinolau or body form of the Polynesian creator god Kane. An ancient Vietnamese legend tells of a poor, young farmer who fell in love with his landlord's beautiful daughter. The farmer asked the landlord for his daughter's hand in marriage, but the proud landlord would not allow her to be bound in marriage to a poor farmer. The landlord decided to foil the marriage with an impossible deal; the farmer must bring him a "bamboo tree of one-hundred sections." The benevolent god But appeared to the farmer and told him that such a tree could be made from one-hundred sections from several different trees. But gave to him four magic words to attach the many sections of bamboo: "Khac nhap, khac xuat", which means "put in immediately, take out immediately." The triumphant farmer returned to the landlord and demanded his daughter. The story ends with the happy marriage of the farmer and the landlord's daughter. You can read more about bamboo here: Bamboo. -----

Thanks for your glowing comments on my previous upload, Sundown Palms Redux ----- Olympus C-8080, Hoya R72 filter & PhotoshopCS. (849) Boca Raton, FL, USA 2007 Sponsored by: Kramer Kreations

Comments (27)

MrsLubner

11:04AM | Mon, 05 March 2007

not only great contrast in lighting but great contrast in texture as well. Wonderful shot.

BibbyBear

11:19AM | Mon, 05 March 2007

Fascinating sculpture and very well captured. I like the IR shots you take! Thanks for the info given too, it's nice to learn something new each day - it's good for the little grey cells to keep them active LOL! x

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Ionel

11:31AM | Mon, 05 March 2007

Beautiful and very interesting picture and words! :)

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nattarious

11:35AM | Mon, 05 March 2007

Nice SEPIATIC abstract my friend! Eh! Is there such a word SEPIATIC which came out of SEPIA? :)) I don't know.. But it is so pleasant for the eye.. Thank you for the post and go get your DeDi from yesterday.. The Thai SunSet! Have a nice day and will see you around JOE

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Zorg1955

11:43AM | Mon, 05 March 2007

A natural graphic image also showing great contrasts ...Excellent !

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mamabobbijo

12:21PM | Mon, 05 March 2007

Amazing capture of a great sculpture. Thanks for the field journal entry as well. BJ

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Chaos911

1:22PM | Mon, 05 March 2007

wow, looks fantastic, excellently done!!!! :=)

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mark.spooner

2:04PM | Mon, 05 March 2007

Lovely work!

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Janiss

2:04PM | Mon, 05 March 2007

Oh, absoluty graphic and a excelent light! I adore!

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Richardphotos

2:25PM | Mon, 05 March 2007

I never heard of the myth from the Philippines but they have tons of superstitions. I would not doubt it. I know they use bamboo as scaffolding there going up several stories. excellent pov

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CavalierLady

2:43PM | Mon, 05 March 2007

Fascinating history and original POV, there is so much geometry going on there!

vlaaitje

2:44PM | Mon, 05 March 2007

such a gorgeous play with light and shade...superB

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carlx

2:56PM | Mon, 05 March 2007

Fantastic sepia colors, contrast!!!

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awjay

2:59PM | Mon, 05 March 2007

it works well

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Margana

3:05PM | Mon, 05 March 2007

I love the texture of this...it's soooooo...textural. LOL. Sigh. I think I'm out of practice commenting. ;^) Anyhoo, love the infrared and the really unusual look this has. Enjoyed the story, too. Have a great one..Kortaloo!-M :^)

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amberlite

3:30PM | Mon, 05 March 2007

unique sculptural technique in bamboo with a twist in infrared!

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Burpee

3:41PM | Mon, 05 March 2007

Artistic setup here and I really enjoy the information on the bamboo. It's an amazing plant.

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NekhbetSun

5:10PM | Mon, 05 March 2007

Awesome image !!!! interesting myth too ~ Hugs ~

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Cosme..D..Churruca

5:17PM | Mon, 05 March 2007

Amazing info, surprising installation and splendid pic !

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goodoleboy

7:25PM | Mon, 05 March 2007

Golly, you mean Adam and Eve had nothing to do with our creation! Oh well, that's okay....it's comforting to know that we're actually genetically linked to the bamboo species. This capture has lots of arcane character to it, and coupled with the lighting effects, it's a winner!

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