Members' exhibit - 25 DEC 10 -- Roots

[YGelmanPhoto <ygelmanphoto@xxxxxxxxx>]

I have to say that this photo draws me back again and again.  Not only is it a nice photo, but I muse on how such a system developed.

Clearly, the roots must have formed when there was good soil covering.  So the changes in direction were due to the structure of the soil -- physical as well as chemical structure.

But with time the soil covering was removed.  And now, the roots determine the shape of the ground surface.

In other words (remember, we're sort of mostly academics here), the overall structure is shaped by mutual interaction of the underlying structure.

Pretty heavy concept, maybe, but it's a new year.  And maybe human civil-ization will recognize it rather than trying to force lives into straitjackets.

  -yoram

On Dec 31, 2010, at 1:38 PM, Don Roberts wrote:

Thanks, Pini.  It seemed like a very Japanese scene to me. 
Don

The PhotoForum members' gallery/exhibit space was updated DEC 25,  
2010. Authors
with work now on display at: http://people.rit.edu/andpph/gallery.html  
include:

             Sherie Taylor - Horse Ranch 	
             John Palcewski - Artifact 	
             Trevor Cunningham - flame tree pod 	
             Dan Mitchell - Hinge & Bracket
             Don Roberts - Roots 	
             Pini Vollach - Memories from Portugal 	
             Yoram Gelman - Faery