Diamonds in the Rough?
Diamonds are not my best friends,
but my best friends are diamonds.
So…..a little question here….can anyone tell me what this actually is…..might look like a cluster of precious stones, but in actual fact…...
it is …......?
VIEW LARGER (it won’t help answer the question, but sure looks good lol!)
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Wendy Slee, about 1 month ago
Here’s a hint….
it involves a cow !
(in an abstract kinda way!)
Trevor Fellows, about 1 month ago
Fantastic image but i have no idea lol.
Trev.
jaycee, about 1 month ago
Wow this is amazing… fantastic work.
DarrenJames, about 1 month ago
a window display?
Kelly KMA Berm..., about 1 month ago
Is it like a sugercane?? Looks brilliant!! :) Love these games teehee
MooseMan, about 1 month ago
Hi Wendy, with the little leaf emerging from the center, I have to assume that this is some kind of plant along the lines of a celery cluster, sliced off. As for the cow connection, maybe it grows well in manure? ...a cow sliced it off for you? ...you shot this in Jersey? :)
Carol & Kev Ha..., about 1 month ago
A clump of grass chewed off maybe….dunno…but certainly a very fascinating image….
Wendy Slee, about 1 month ago
Okay…you guys are getting too close….
here’s the final clues
Xanthorrhoea australis
Wendy Slee, about 1 month ago
yeah…..it is the (Australian Blackboy).....Xanthorrhoea australis as seen on our farm after the cows found them…they love to munch out the tender center parts of these otherwise spiky plants (when they can reach them that is, as the older plants grow several meters tall)
This one had a cow munch it down…you were close Ted and Carol! But I was drawn to the amazing patterns left inside….. in the early morning light, they looked like little diamonds….
Thanks for “playing”...... :-)
Wendy Slee in reply to Trevor Fellows’s comment, about 1 month ago
thanks Trev….. all is revealed….
Wendy Slee in reply to jaycee’s comment, about 1 month ago
thanks Jaycee, Mother nature did the work….I have just been playing….lol
cazz, about 1 month ago
is it the milkyway
Wendy Slee in reply to DarrenJames’s comment, about 1 month ago
could be….but the secret is now out…. thanks Darren
Wendy Slee in reply to Kelly KMA Bermingham’s comment, about 1 month ago
Thanks Kelly, you were getting close….... ;-)
cazz, about 1 month ago
oops i’m way off
Wendy Slee in reply to MooseMan’s comment, about 1 month ago
Thanks Ted….. you were onto it! Not sure about the manure bit, but the cows teeth were the key!
Wendy Slee in reply to cazz’s comment, about 1 month ago
Never mind…I should not have “spilled the beans” so soon, as I think this was fun….
but you are not wrong, they did look like something from another dimension…...
Wendy Slee in reply to Carol & Kev Haberle’s comment, about 1 month ago
Thanks Carol….you were pretty spot on…....
Helene Kippert, about 1 month ago
Amazing abstract wendy :o)
Ravenor, about 1 month ago
Nice one Wendy!!.. :-))
Sean Farragher, about 1 month ago
fantastic
Kelly KMA Berm..., about 1 month ago
LOL.. I forgot you have a REAL camera hahaha.. mine would never have got that close! Funny – I first thought of the spikes of that plant! :) (really I did ).. lol.. Great work wendy!
DarrenJames, about 1 month ago
I couldn’t have been more tricked. Such a good thing to notice and photograph so well
Wendy Slee in reply to Ravenor’s comment, about 1 month ago
Thanks Ray, I should have left it a little longer before telling all…..just to see if I could have tricked you! lol
Wendy Slee in reply to Helene Kippert’s comment, about 1 month ago
thanks Helene!
Wendy Slee in reply to Sean Farragher’s comment, about 1 month ago
Thanks Sean!
Wendy Slee in reply to Kelly KMA Bermingham’s comment, about 1 month ago
aha! You should always go with the first thoughts or ideas that pop into your head! But I have to say, I would sometimes swap my Nikon for one of those handy little point and shoots like my last camera, as that did far better macro shots than the Nikon D80 does…. true!!!
Wendy Slee in reply to DarrenJames’s comment, about 1 month ago
Thanks Darren….its all good fun, and Mother Nature sure has some handiwork out there just waiting to be discovered!
LindaR, about 1 month ago
forgive me Wendy ~ I can offer no guess~ I’m too delighting in this amazing abstract in it’s form and shimmer and swirl ~ you got me at your quote ~ which I just LOVE
“Diamonds are not my best friends,
but my best friends are diamonds”
excellent my friend ~ shine on you xxx
Kelly KMA Berm..., about 1 month ago
Really?? Oh well there you go!! And I would have to agree with Linda – your words are beautiful!! :)
x
Sophie Shapiro, about 1 month ago
I’m glad you hear that diamonds are not your best friends! Friends are! I agree with your statement completely! Your work is wonderful and inspiring! Fantastic!Sx
Wendy Slee in reply to LindaR’s comment, about 1 month ago
bless you! May the light shine upon you ALL ways! xxx
Wendy Slee in reply to Sophie Shapiro’s comment, about 1 month ago
Thank you so much….. and all blessings to you too…
May the light shine upon you ALL ways! xxx
Sophie Shapiro, about 1 month ago
You to my darling X
Lucindawind, about 1 month ago
wow I have no idea what it is but its beautiful
ferndesign, about 1 month ago
beautiful work
Maureen Bloesch, about 1 month ago
wow, how cool is nature!
great capture:>))
Mundy Hackett, about 1 month ago
very cool effect
Wendy Slee in reply to Lucindawind’s comment, about 1 month ago
Hi Lu, just a native plant that a cow chomped on…..but quite eyecatching…... thanks!
Wendy Slee in reply to ferndesign’s comment, about 1 month ago
Thank you Elisabeth…. xx
Wendy Slee in reply to Maureen Bloesch’s comment, about 1 month ago
Thanks Maureen, Nature never ceases to amaze me!
Wendy Slee in reply to Mundy Hackett’s comment, about 1 month ago
Hey Mundy, thank you so much. I love seeing wildlife, (your work is divine) but sometimes the plant kingdom comes up with some special effects too….lol
Holly Werner, about 1 month ago
WOW! Very cool. Love this.
ginnymac, about 1 month ago
magnificient Wendy I would never have guesed.
jlynn, about 1 month ago
Wow!! Such beauty!!
AngelArtist, about 1 month ago
Maybe it is the back of a Turtle =)
Sam Neal, about 1 month ago
excellent find! love your treatment with it gives it a whole different look and again your words complete the picture.samxx
Clararty, about 1 month ago
Hi Wendy…Here is Sacred Geometry in its NATURAL element. This is Creation Expressing itself…even if it had to be trimmed by a cow to show itself.
Love and Light
Peter
Hernan1, about 1 month ago
It looks like cheese and caviar on crackers?? But, what the hey? It’s quite an arresting image.
RoyAl1
Mar Silva, about 1 month ago
Very creative! Beautiful imagery, colors and composition!
Wendy Slee in reply to Mar Silva’s comment, about 1 month ago
thank you so much Mar!
Wendy Slee in reply to Hernan1’s comment, about 1 month ago
interesting idea! lol thank you so much for the comments!
Wendy Slee in reply to Clararty’s comment, about 1 month ago
thank you so much…I am fascinated and honouring of sacred geometry…...so really appreciate your comments! :-)
TheKittyGirl, about 1 month ago
Absolutely fascinating. What creativity, to take a shot of a plant chewed by a cow and turn it into diamonds! Your final result is a beautiful and intriguing image!
Wendy Slee in reply to TheKittyGirl’s comment, about 1 month ago
thank you! that is praise indeed! lol (maybe I should have given the cow more credit lol)
Anthony Begovic, about 1 month ago
Wow – this is truly brilliant (like diamonds!).
I think it’s a flower of some sort.
Your work just gets better and better all the time!
Woodyk2, about 4 hours ago
Brilliant imagination.
Wendy Slee in reply to Woodyk2’s comment, about 4 hours ago
Having seen some of your work…that is a real compliment…i love how you see things before your capture them…and then the results are so unique!