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my first submission to the Neosynthesis Chronicle C23 : Forces of Nature

this is the corpse of a raccoon who died in a hollow willow tree in the greenbelt last spring. i believe he was a baby of my momma coon, a tough old girl who raises her litters every year in a tree that overhangs the trail back there. it is always such a blessing to watch her babies grow up every year, they are like a part of my own family. i don't intend this photo to be grotesque or anything but i figured i should put it in this category anyway incase it offends some people. i want it to be more a tribute to the short life this precious little baby had and the reality that is nature.

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:icongosia:
It's certainly a poignant image. Makes one stop and think about how fragile life is and how short it can be.

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:iconmiskis:
so intense.. such as life and nature I guess.

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:iconfangfingers:
I like the concept and the tones :) ......and i like the fact that it's a cooner ...who's hand-paws are remarkably human ...

THe only reason i dont fall in total love with the shot is it's rather too abstract..i dont see death ..i only see a dismembered coon paw.

It would kick in higher for me if more of the little bugger were more comprehensible within the shot..



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thanks :)

the little guy was pretty decomposed and covered in a lot of debris, as well as being stuck in a hollow tree trunk, so there wasn't much of him showing. :(

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:iconfangfingers:
ahhhhhh ! ... so you dont compose your decomposition !... lol
:iconsepticore:
Incredible.

This is such a powerful photo.

It truly shows just how frail life is. The fact that it's a deteriorated baby-paw makes it all the more poignant and heart-wrenching.

Life really is but a mist of vapor.
I applaud this photo with accolades of high degree. :)

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January 4, 2007
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Nov 8, 2006, 2:51:58 PM

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