The Spung Tree
Like my image of the Church of the Good Shepherd, this photo of a spung tree growing on the Ta Prohm temple has probably been taken by countless visitors to the Angkor Wat complex in Cambodia. But there’s nothing quite like knowing “I was there” and took the image myself …
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Self-gratification in its most honest form. The thought, “I was there and did x, y, z.” and the proof in the pictures.
Kierkegaard often wrote about how no two people experience anything the same, no matter if they go through the exact same situations their entire life, they will always experience things differently. We impute upon ourselves our own perceptions of the world around us, and in sharing them with everyone else give them the chance to realize a whole new world, i.e. the beauty of art in all its forms.
Cheers,
Jared
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it’s so amazing! wow – wish I was there. It’s an image inspiring enough to get me there 🙂
that’s a magnificent tree and the composition is excellent, leading the eyes up through the roots and up and back again
Fantastic
Wow, it’s almost not real. Well done.
such an incredible image. the power and majesty of nature.
Stunning!
Now this is awesome!!!
Thanks everyone for your nice comments. It is a truly magnificent place.
Nice shot, great composition. While there i waited for a monk to walk into the scene- a la Steve McCurry- no such luck 🙂
Txs Fergus! You just reminded me that I do have an image at the temple with a monk but it is not as good as Steve McCurry’s one of course!
It’s a fantastic image. I would like to be there too.
Thanks Angela! I’m glad you enjoyed the image.
I agree.
Great shot anyway – looks like an interesting area – would love to see it myself.
Thanks Victoria!
Hi again, Alicia, I’ve been so busy I haven’t been back for a while, and I see I’ve missed early appreciation of a worthy addition to your work. What an amazing tree–it’s hard to imagine the stages of growth it has gone through to attain its massive stature, and the stories it could tell, but one somehow can’t help but try!
Hi Gary – hope you had a great new year. Thanks so much for your nice comment. The trees over there really impressed me. I love trees, but these were just magnificent.
This tree had a mind of his own; just amazing!!
Yeah, I think so too! 🙂