Our Two Sense
No Match
Posted by Two Sense (Atlantic Shores, United States) on 3 November 2009 in Plant & Nature.
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Lilly : I found this beautiful leaf at sundown . . how sweet and pretty she is.
Ronnie : Oh, I have one preserved in this specimen dish . .
Lilly : Eek! How horrible . . it looks like a severed hand.
A record of timeslots shared : all images and storylines © www.ourtwosense.com ("O2S") 2008, 2009
lissa from New York, United States
I like the two being compared like this though I am partial to the left one, the one on the right looks freaky
3 Nov 2009 2:46pm
Elora from Genoa, Italy
hehe nice, the picture is lovely but the conversation below is fantastic!
3 Nov 2009 2:51pm
Patri from Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
interesting picture! yes!!! it looks like a hand =)
3 Nov 2009 2:53pm
@Patri: Thanks, Patri, it does look creepy like that !
Amanda from Jersey City, United States
Well that's what age does to a leaf! Lilly's find will be there one day... I love your "specimen dish". :)
3 Nov 2009 2:55pm
@Amanda: That dish is lovely, yes ? I bought it in a garden center where it was sold as a drip tray for a pot but I can get away with telling folk it is real special with that splash of glaze ! (Ronnie)
António Pires from Lisbon, Portugal
I would extend Amanda comment: that's what age does to every living thing. Beautiful? Eek!
3 Nov 2009 3:09pm
Chris from South Jersey, United States
nice contrast.......if either of you want to look at some more leaves, you are welcome to come to my house and collect all that you want!!! My yard, sidewalk, driveway, and gutters are covered with them!!!
3 Nov 2009 3:23pm
Em!ly Ng from Residing in: Adelaide, Australia | Home:, Singapore
ah, i really like these. =) diff but complementary images... stone in it's nature state, fresh leaf. stone, into a bowl, leaf, dead. (well it was a leaf, now it's jus a preserved hand lol)
3 Nov 2009 3:25pm
@Em!ly Ng: Thanks, Em!ly. When I started with this one, I had no idea it looked like a hand . . hee hee (Ronnie)
ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United States
Ronnie's hand is...just this close! best...jerry
3 Nov 2009 3:28pm
grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom
Nice to see you branching out. as for your 'hand' Ronnie I can take it or leaf it
3 Nov 2009 4:58pm
Steve Rice from Olympia, United States
Nice fall colors go well with the stone and the specimen dish. I think I prefer Lilly's specimen though.
3 Nov 2009 5:10pm
Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France
A very creative composition ! I like it a lot
3 Nov 2009 5:55pm
sylvia cole from United States
My favorite thing? That old blue and cream dish! I love that.
3 Nov 2009 6:13pm
@sylvia cole: Thanks, Sylvia. That dish is not that old . . I bought it in a plant nursery just a couple years back and I like it more and more. (Ronnie)
jamesy from christchurch, New Zealand
Hehehe love Lilys comment about the severed hand
3 Nov 2009 6:47pm
dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa
Lilly's leaf is actually quite beautiful - and set off nicely against the grey speckled background. As for yours..... :)
3 Nov 2009 6:57pm
MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany
I think this perfectly depicts the pros and cons of autumn. :-)
3 Nov 2009 7:14pm
Christel from Köln, Germany
Good evening, Ronnie,
the conversation is very funny. The leaf on the right side really looks like a withered hand. I like your ideas very well and encourages me to make something funny too. Dear greetings Christel
3 Nov 2009 8:24pm
@Christel: Thank you, Christel !
Steven from Chicagoland, United States
That preserved hand seems to have more character as it takes on a three-dimensional look. But I will have to say it does look like a severed hand with the fingers and thumb curling. Thank you for the laugh. :-D
3 Nov 2009 9:01pm
@Steven: I better come clean and admit that, when I first set it up in my little studio, I had no idea it looked like a hand. I took about a dozen varied frames and this one popped out for looking like a claw ! Such is the fun of O2S ! (Ronnie)
philippe from dijon, France
Original..... j'adore, bravo et bonne soirée, Philippe.
3 Nov 2009 9:06pm
@philippe: Merci, Philippe ! Très bienvenue.
Samantha from Toronto, Canada
Fantastic and very clever image! I looove fall leaves.
3 Nov 2009 11:06pm
jeff (aka dogilicious) from Millerstown, PA, United States
...but beautiful in its own way!
3 Nov 2009 11:33pm
Michael from Shell village, United Kingdom
Lily's response always cracks me up....! Beautiful comparison Ron.
3 Nov 2009 11:47pm
akarui from Kagoshima, Japan
2 very different representations of autumn. The light on the leaf of Lilly is wonderful. For Ronnie, you could try to flip your picture and compare with this one. The "hand" will face to the other leaf, idem for the wood veins.
4 Nov 2009 12:45am
@akarui: You are right, Olivier . . it would have related better with the 'hand' facing left . . (Ronnie)
Denise from Duncannon, United States
The dish reminds me of an old ashtray my father usd to keep on his dresser for change ( us kids would dip into unsees......)
4 Nov 2009 1:40am
Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Very good dialogue, and a special eye to find the quid of a composition.
4 Nov 2009 6:22am
Mithun Varma from Bangalore, India
Nice shot! The one on the right really looks like a hand held as a claw!
4 Nov 2009 10:15am
tyan from Singapore, Singapore
i like the severed hand image,so apt!I always wish to travel to countries with seasons and collect these leaves in their fiery colours and keep them as souvenir. THanks for telling me about Saturn's new ring,i am going to tell Caleb,he is going to be really excited.His fave planet!:)
4 Nov 2009 1:35pm
@tyan: hee hee . . thanks, Tyan, regards to Caleb (Lilly and Ronnie)
Fliss from Melbourne Beach, Florida, United States
hahahahahaha - I liked that one...
4 Nov 2009 5:02pm
yiannis krikis from thessaloniki, Greece
I like both the images and the combination
4 Nov 2009 5:16pm
Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Lilly is right, it does look like a severed hand. Still a great combination of images as you always do.
4 Nov 2009 6:32pm
Allan Clark from Dunedin, New Zealand
i love the thought that you put in to your shot i enjoy your images
4 Nov 2009 11:32pm
Dawn from Maryland, United States
Ewww, it does look like a severed hand now that I look at. Wonderful comparison and wonderful shots!!!
5 Nov 2009 12:14am
Framed and Shot from Houston, United States
How thought provoking - everything will shrivel away and die (no wait, they are both dead - is one more dead than the other? Is there death after death?)
5 Nov 2009 12:33am
Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia
I had a laugh. I liked your image and dialogue, Ronnie.
5 Nov 2009 12:43am
@Michael Skorulski: Thanks, Michael !
John from Eureka, United States
I like your use of textures and color. Very nice design. It looks like a severed hand to me also.
5 Nov 2009 1:41am
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
I like the contrast of the 2 images...but what is so pretty and beautiful on the left will eventually wind up shriveled and dry. I do like the severed hand :)
5 Nov 2009 3:36am
mark / one way photo from Essex, United Kingdom
Could be the same leaf at different stages... makes me think about the passage of time
5 Nov 2009 1:22pm
Tammy Warren-Cricket from United States
hahaah...It does happen to the best of us.
5 Nov 2009 2:46pm
Dulcie from Danville, CA, United States
You have a wicked silly super sense of humor...not a bad photographer either !!! ;-)
5 Nov 2009 9:00pm
Barbara from Florida, United States
I like the natural mood of Lillies colorful leaf on the speckled rock, but I see Ronnie is back in the lab with his severed hand and specimen dish. Is it the same lab you make your coffee in?
This brought a smile, I enjoye the comparison and how you have presented this.
8 Nov 2009 11:22am
@Barbara: hee hee . . I think I got the idea of a lab from one of your Comments, Barbara . . and it kinda suits what I see around me here ! Thanks for stopping by. (Ronnie)
Magda from Vancouver, Canada
it sure does! a bit creepy but how brilliant! nice work! :)
9 Nov 2009 7:50am
GJC from Kyoto (京都), Japan
A terrific series of relationships between the two images, distinct and worthy of standing alone, yet even more compelling in conversation.
16 Nov 2009 9:56pm
