Puddle of Africa

Posted by Jen (Alpharetta, United States) on 3 May 2007 in Plant & Nature.

Water Theme Day Three
I have to say thank you to my son AJ, he noticed this on the trail to Jake's Creek and insisted I take a picture because the puddle was shaped just like Africa...and right he is!!!
Guess he has a bit of Jenseye too ; ) (I really love the reflections in the water)

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Comments (33)

Art Monkey from Salt Spring Island, Canada

that is an absolutely amazing shot Jen - it really does look like Africa

3 May 2007 5:02am

@Art Monkey: Thank you and I'll tell AJ too : )

Anne from White Rock, Canada

AJ.takes after his Mom! Very perceptive of details that most people would overlook! It's incredible how much the puddle does look like Africa, and the tree reflections in it look like they were painted on a white canvas. Really well done AJ and Jen. :-)

3 May 2007 5:40am

@Anne: Thank you so much Anne!!
I'm going to show AJ all the comments later today! Maybe he'll start using my old camera : )

Rahul from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Cool shot, and wonderful refpections, and you bet AJ has his mums "oooo" instincts. This is nice.

Btw i would never want to stand on the other side of road near this hahaha.... ;-)

3 May 2007 6:18am

@Rahul: Thanks Rahul...perhaps I should call him the "mini oooo guru" LOL : D

It's not that bad...but there are some roads along the mountain that are a bit scary, beautiful, but a bit narrow.

hamid from Iran

a capture with fascinating items and great composition. well done Jen

3 May 2007 6:45am

Manuela Photography from Hainburg, Germany

As I saw it immediately though of Africa continent shape, good eye to catch this!

3 May 2007 7:15am

@Manuela Photography: Thanks!!

craiger from Vacaville, United States

Excellent! Excellent! Excellent!!!

3 May 2007 8:01am

@craiger: Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! : )

Dimitrios from ATHENS, Greece

SIMPLY AMAZING AFRICA

3 May 2007 9:10am

@Dimitrios: Thank you Dimitrios...have a great day!!

Rui Borges from Sintra, Portugal

It really is Africa! Wow!...
Beautiful capture Jen! :-)

3 May 2007 9:24am

@Rui Borges: Thanks!!

Inès from Belgium

Well done ! shape and colors, it's Africa !!

3 May 2007 10:56am

@Inès: Thanks!

Stu from Kyoto, Japan

It is!! Haha! Super find AND shot Jen. Again, the colours are super here. Really enjoyed your water theme.

3 May 2007 10:59am

@Stu: Thank you for your visits and wonderful comments!
I really enjoyed the theme...I think Am3 is overflowing with talent!!

kaveh from TEHRAN, Iran

Really Africa! FANTASTIC image Jen!

3 May 2007 10:59am

@kaveh: Thanks Kaveh!

Duncan Galbraith from Kyoto, Japan

congratulations to your son Jen! he has a fine eye! lovely finish to the series and a fine message to close on.

3 May 2007 11:07am

@Duncan Galbraith: Thanks Duncan...I really enjoyed the Water Theme!!
Everyone's images were so incredible!!

Ken McCoy from Orlando-Daytona Beach, FL, United States

Great shot! As a sci-fi reader, I can imagine it looks almost like a door, like a portal to another place -- now I realize it's Africa :)

3 May 2007 11:24am

@Ken McCoy: You have a great imagination Ken!!

HorseRotorVator from Newton, United States

Wow, when I first looked at the picture I thought of Africa. Nice shot!!!!

3 May 2007 11:36am

@HorseRotorVator: Thanks!

shahab from Iran

Great photo & good statement.

3 May 2007 12:52pm

@shahab: I thought they both went well together!! : )

Daroru from Amagasaki, Japan

You're kidding! You did this digitally, surely?! Really wonderful shot; well noticed!

3 May 2007 3:09pm

@Daroru: Yes, this is from a digital camera!!!
Thank you!!

Kairospix from Singapore

wonderful capture! aye ya son has ya eyes!

i like the post-processed satuation fo the colours! the brown contrasted well with the green.

well shot! two-thumbs up!

3 May 2007 3:11pm

@Kairospix: Thank you!
I thought the saturation worked well for the photo!!

amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada

I LOVE this shot!! The framing is just great... the reflections in the puddle (Africa) are great and then the eye is led up the road. Most excellent... no bs! ;-)

3 May 2007 3:32pm

@amy: You always make me smile!!
Your enthusiasm is so great and uplifiting!!!
: ) : ) : ) : ) Thanks a ton Amy!!!

Shawna from Regina, Canada

Beautiful colors for such a ordinary scene. Really makes this image work

3 May 2007 3:47pm

@Shawna: Thanks!

Rahul from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Nah, you got me wrong here Jen, what i meant was i wont want to stand on the road near that puddle of water. Just to avoid the splash and ending up with a VIVID color shirt hahaha... ;) For travel any road is fine, as long as its walkable or driveable or climbable heheheh..... Anything for a wonderful break pal. ;-)

3 May 2007 4:02pm

@Rahul: Oh...LOL blonde roots tickling my brain again : )

jackgirl from dreamland, Brazil

woooooooow..fabulous photo..congratulations...wonderful

3 May 2007 6:02pm

@jackgirl: Thanks Jackgirl!

Stunner from Kingston, Jamaica

Great eye Jen, that's exactly what I thought when I saw it.

3 May 2007 8:23pm

Alfredo J. Martiz J. from Tokyo, Japan

Congratulation to your son for observing this, congratulations to you for transmitting his feelings and ideas, wonderful photo!

3 May 2007 9:53pm

basfalcon from wales, United Kingdom

hey ho Jen--what teamwork - ace image-worth stopping for indeed!!--there's an ever so slight coincidence on my final theme posting--what d'you reckon--basfalcon

3 May 2007 11:53pm

Bumble from Portland, United States

it is shaped like Africa. how amazing.

4 May 2007 12:37am

DTW from Orlando, United States

LOL... that's pretty funny. It does look like it, tell him good eye.

4 May 2007 1:19am

Chris Sullivan from Melbourne, Australia

Very nicely spotted, that's so uncanny! Wonderful shot, great closer to the series Jen!

4 May 2007 1:20am

Dan Meyers from Macomb, United States

Great capture Jen! I really like it and the shot looks natural.

4 May 2007 1:57am

@Dan Meyers: It's very natural...no illusions here!

Nick Passantino from Bronx, United States

Great muddy reflection.. Nice one

4 May 2007 4:36am

Zing from Hamilton, New Zealand

Beautiful colours, nice reflections in the puddle, great shot!

4 May 2007 6:16am

Yvon from Meerkerk, Netherlands

Great colour, shape, reflections. Good find!

4 May 2007 6:54am

Behrooz from Tehran, Iran

This is amazing Jen. You did a perfect one!

7 May 2007 5:38am

@Behrooz: Thank you!!!

Damon Schreiber from Toronto, Canada

Hey there! Sorry I'm so late in commenting on the last of the water series - I seem to have gotten caught up in the cosmic order of events. Anyway, superb shot. I thought 'Africa' before I saw your title. Wonderful colours and tones as well.

13 May 2007 4:24pm

@Damon Schreiber: Thank you so much Damon! As I said my son deserves all the credit for "Africa" ...all I did was snap the shot! : )

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