Submitter's name:	Brian Swale
Title:	Ake-ake bark.
Gear used:	OM-2, Panagor 55mm f/2.8 macro, tripod.
Diaphragm:	f8
Shutter speed:	1/15
Film used:	Fuji Superia Reala 100 asa print film
Technical information:	Subject to film distance 0.27m. Scanned from a 5x7 inch digitally enlarged and printed print.
Subject information:	Ake-ake is a small tree with very hard wood. I have been thinking literally for years about taking this series of shots. TOPE gave the final push ...
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Comment left by: Wayne Harridge (no e-mail specified)

Nice "crisp" image, bark always is a facinating subject.

Comment left by: The photographer (no e-mail specified)

The print is a lot crisper. I can't scan for peanuts !! For the botanists, ake-ake is also known as Dodonea viscosa.

Comment left by: Mike Butler (no e-mail specified)

Nature has much better (appealing to me) patterns and textures than mankind could ever come up with. Even at this resolution this could be the background for one of those "Serenity" posters, it is very soothing.

Comment left by: Steve Goss (no e-mail specified)

From the thumbnail, it kind of looked like rust scales. Nice texture.

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