Brazos Medallion


Posted by SantaFeJoe on Fri Jul 11, 2014 11:02 pm

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An image of a medallion I discovered in a Ponderosa Pine camouflaged in the bark. I was moving out upon selling my cabin in Brazos, NM, when I noticed this cool piece just outside my door with the bark growing around it. I owned the cabin for 8 years and had never noticed it before. It is a fond memory of the time I spent up there amongst  the plentiful wildlife.
Sony DSC-H50, 15mm, f6.3@1/50 sec., onboard flash, shot in VGA. Pretty much a straight shot with only minor tweaking.
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by Gary Briney on Sat Jul 12, 2014 11:24 am
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A well camouflaged artist's touch --- do you have an idea of the material that the medallion is made from? By the way, you've had some interesting lodging in NM!
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by SantaFeJoe on Sat Jul 12, 2014 12:30 pm
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Hey Gary, I think it was brass and the greenish oxidation near the flower indicates that as well. I actually pulled it out (grudgingly) so that nobody would hit the nail holding it with a chainsaw if the tree was ever cut down. Many people were cutting down trees near their cabins in the area for fire prevention/protection. I always felt that the trees were the reason to be in the forest, so why cut them down. They also would call Game & Fish to trap and relocate the bears, which had every right to be there!

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by Cynthia Crawford on Sat Jul 12, 2014 1:01 pm
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Quite an unusual combination, to say the least. I wonder who/why...? Interesting how the metal matches the wood so well. Too bad about the cutting of trees and moving bears. Around here (in Vermont) you can get a stiff fine if you attract bears with birdseed, livestock, garbage or bees, and the "nuisance" bears have to be removed or worse.
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by Gary Briney on Sat Jul 12, 2014 1:31 pm
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SantaFeJoe wrote:Hey Gary, I think it was brass and the greenish oxidation near the flower indicates that as well...
Thanks Joe --- I'm sure you're right about the green oxidation.
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by Gary Briney on Sat Jul 12, 2014 1:34 pm
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Cynthia Crawford wrote:...Around here (in Vermont) you can get a stiff fine if you attract bears with birdseed, livestock, garbage or bees...
What - no bee keepers in Vermont?! :wink:
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