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Dragon Tree
Dragon Tree
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Collection: The Del
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM II
Location: Coronado, CA
Date: Apr 9, 2008
Galleries: Black and White, Floral
Date Uploaded: Apr 16, 2008

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 The famous Dragon Tree at the Del Coronado Hotel in Coronado, CA.

It's huge and weird-looking.




Also wanted to add the negative version I was considering for Negative Image:


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 06/05/2008 01:27:41 PM
That's one crazy tree - I never saw anything like it in my life. It's hard to tell from the picture the size, which makes this a fun picture.
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 04/25/2008 08:41:01 PM
Pretty deceiving photo, i thought it was a macro of some grass or plant, cool.
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 04/24/2008 03:40:33 AM
Great image and a wonderful abstract perspective.
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 04/20/2008 03:37:43 PM
Nice capture of a very unusual tree. The Del is a fabulous place, and Coronado is one of my favorite places around San Diego. Remember, the Marilyn Monroe movie Some Like It Hot ?...It was filmed at the Hotel Del Coronado in the late '50's.
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 04/19/2008 06:01:29 AM
Hey, I've been there! :-) I'll have to go peruse the other shots in your profile here in a sec. The interesting thing about this one is the way you've framed it, there's no way to tell how big it is or isn't. That's kinda cool. There's a bit of banding in the sky on the upper right - not sure if that's from the conversion/contrast or from added gradient?
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 04/18/2008 07:19:12 AM
Remarkable indeed. The island of Socotra (the source of incense for ancient Egypt) has the greatest concentration of this tree on earth. Its resin was and still is used as a sinecure, paint, incense and varnish in several cultures. Here's more.
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 04/18/2008 04:29:41 AM
A remarkable tree - I like the crown of blooms which float at the top of this amazing plant.
I had to find more on "The Del" and found this link - Hotel del Coronado - ouch, a resort, with rooms starting at Two Ninety Five a nite. Nice place though.
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 04/17/2008 06:23:14 AM
Very interesting. When I first saw the photo, I thought it was a macro of something. Didn't think it was some full-sized oddity. And what is along the top of the branches? It looks like ice, but I highly doubt that's what it is this time of year in CA. :)
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 04/17/2008 01:36:47 AM
Interesting indeed. How tall is it? (more or less) Looks imposing in the photo.
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 04/16/2008 02:32:33 PM
wow, interesting tree! I should've seen it at the Del but I haven't. Will look for it next time I am there :). Love the composition here.
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