JPG: Photos: "Emergence" by Jan Hoffman

Emergence

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by Jan Hoffman

Uploaded 27 Dec 2007 — 106 favorites

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An acorn tap root seeking a fertile place to root.

104 responses

Branko Balić gave props (2 Jan 2008):
graet photo!
Brian Ach gave props (6 Jan 2008):
Horrifyingly odd, great shot
Don Harney gave props (31 Jan 2008):
Organic and visually stimulating
Elise Kihntopf said (17 Feb 2008):
Very interesting. I was very confused at first by what it was, but now that i know, I really like it.
Jennifer Johnson gave props (25 Feb 2008):
Reminds me of a dream I had last night. Maybe the dream was because of this photo as I have looked at it many times. In my dream the sprout is a worm and the acorn is my skin. Ewwww, no more NyQuil before bed. Great phot by the way.
Dani Barchana said (3 Mar 2008):
beautiful
Lesley Arak said (11 Mar 2008):
How cool... Never seen the true beginning of a tree before...
Jan Hoffman said (11 Mar 2008):
Lesley-- Mighty oaks from little acorns do grow!
--Jan
Julia Grachova said (27 Mar 2008):
I totally do NOT like it--- that makes this shot great!
Aet Piiskoppel said (12 Jun 2008):
Frightening and very effective
Kelly Wren said (25 Jul 2008):
Invasion of the body snatchers. Aaaayyyy!! Awesome.
William Moore gave props (14 Aug 2008):
omg that is rockin my boat....and i don't have a boat
Jan Hoffman gave props (14 Aug 2008):
William -- get a boat; doesn't this look disgusting? :) :)
Alexis Gerard gave props (16 Nov 2008):
very cool
LAM KHIN THET said (4 Dec 2008):
Unique and creative shot.
Denisse Valentine said (12 Dec 2008):
I would say that this photo is very sexual.....
Michael Barletta gave props (23 Feb 2009):
UnreAL!!!
joe barrett said (18 Mar 2009):
not of this earth creatures starting to have a baby,reminds me of the body snatches but will not go further as i will get into trouble!
Jan Hoffman gave props (18 Mar 2009):
:) :) Reminds me of the movie "Alien"
Angel Foice gave props (27 Jun 2009):
woahh. this looks pretty sick. nice shot :]
lisa anderson gave props (28 Jun 2009):
nice
JamesHarmon McQuilkin said (30 Jun 2009):
Aliens! love it
James Watson gave props (30 Jun 2009):
Very nicely done Jan !
Brian Basi gave props (30 Jun 2009):
Excellent composition with a GREAT TITLE!!!
Sonia Adam Murray gave props (5 Jul 2009):
It certainly is not attractive but you have captured it extremely well and showed it off as such.
Inner Peace gave props (8 Jul 2009):
took me a while to see how familiar an object this actually is; fascinating vision
Kimm gave props (9 Jul 2009):
freaky weird, love it!
Anthony Lopez gave props (9 Jul 2009):
looks like a worm or something, very cool
Lynda Jeffers gave props (20 Jul 2009):
Great DOF, really interesting and unique!
Jaffer Bhimji said (20 Jul 2009):
Excellent subject matter. Well done!
Jeremy Stolee said (22 Jul 2009):
this is a great capture!
Tammy Espino gave props (30 Jul 2009):
What a strange capture, awesome! :)
marija pavlovic gave props (23 Aug 2009):
wow gorgerous idea,cool shot!!!
Omran AlOwais gave props (24 Aug 2009):
worm. Cool
Alfie gave props (24 Aug 2009):
That is so disgusting. LOVE IT!
May Lattanzio gave props (25 Aug 2009):
This is very strange and it gives me a creepy feeling, but it's excellent and you've caught something really good here.
Dawn Duffield gave props (26 Aug 2009):
That's a little freaky, but very cool! Great shot!
Jean Roger said (26 Aug 2009):
great shot!!
Photography Seven gave props (26 Aug 2009):
very sexual
Munsif Molu said (26 Aug 2009):
this is amazing!
dr Internist said (26 Aug 2009):
Good Pic..! Superb..
Richard Bruns said (28 Aug 2009):
Jan! You've done it again! That is an intensely provocative image ... for no other reason that they way you handled the shot. Superb for the theme!
Lorna Taylor said (28 Aug 2009):
A very disturbing image, kind of disgusting yet it draw and holds your attention.Wonderful, really well done.
Rich Spencer gave props (29 Aug 2009):
Err... lovely! I know what you mean about "Alien" but more in my mind was a Triffid! And I wish I didn't know what Denisse meant by sexual, but I think to my horror that I do!
Jason Pepe gave props (5 Sep 2009):
Yuk! Voted yes!!
gugus and bintang said (6 Sep 2009):
awesome
Sonia Adam Murray gave props (8 Sep 2009):
Came back to vote.
Jeffrey gave props (8 Sep 2009):
Great shot!
Dominic Kite gave props (9 Sep 2009):
Nice macro work Jan - and good use of DoF too, keeps it abstract.
Natalie S gave props (9 Sep 2009):
This is fantastic, Jan!! Saw it in the spotlight.
Rob Pizzolato said (10 Sep 2009):
This photograph is great in the sense that I feel motion when I look at it, like the sprout is slowing moving, although it is a still image. Very interesting.
Sean Davis said (11 Sep 2009):
Erotic. Like porn for plants.
Norman Caldwell gave props (12 Sep 2009):
cool shot!
Julien Maury gave props (12 Sep 2009):
Is it something sexual?
Kayla Smith gave props (12 Sep 2009):
Had no idea what this was when I first saw it! Love that feeling!
Karla Tuico said (13 Sep 2009):
ugh. what's that?
Robert Allan said (14 Sep 2009):
Isn't a filter required for this! Truly erotic! Well done! Lol
Patricio Fontes said (14 Sep 2009):
Vega-Porno
Iris Rutkoski said (15 Sep 2009):
Real life can be just as weird as any science fiction.
Ian X gave props (15 Sep 2009):
Very striking-- and oddly creepy!
John Linton gave props (16 Sep 2009):
Hell YEAH! Rad!
Katie Damien gave props (16 Sep 2009):
Wow, makes me want to squirm
Deborah Downes gave props (16 Sep 2009):
Beautifully captured and so....right for this theme, Jan. Does, though, creep me out.
JamesHarmon McQuilkin gave props (17 Sep 2009):
There's a human quality to this-nice capture
timothy wombold said (19 Sep 2009):
great shot
Laurie Brown gave props (20 Sep 2009):
uh, don't know quite how I feel about this one. Brings up alot of feelings the really conflict. So, I gotta say Excellent Work. The subjects in our photos are suposed to trigger our emotions
Yasmina Baggili gave props (20 Sep 2009):
absolutely fantastic entry! Voted
Eyeful Power said (24 Sep 2009):
Erotic!
Suzanne Arnold gave props (25 Sep 2009):
wow, such comments! ha, but they are all right. Great Shot; never saw this before.
Josee Sheppard gave props (25 Sep 2009):
love it, love it, love it!
Aireekah Laudert gave props (28 Sep 2009):
Oooo, creepy, yet natural and beautiful. Love it!
Dawn Duffield gave props (30 Sep 2009):
I came back to vote!
Paul Lavallee gave props (1 Oct 2009):
Back to vote!
Renee Gundrum gave props (7 Oct 2009):
Very Creative Shot!
Marie-Suzanne Nunes gave props (8 Oct 2009):
interesting and bizarre!
Rob Roy gave props (8 Oct 2009):
WOW!! Is it a RADdish?? :~) Super good!!
Jan Hoffman said (9 Oct 2009):
Rob -- It is an acorn seeking to root.

--Best regards, Jan
Abhishek Majumder gave props (10 Oct 2009):
splendid.....
Carlos Aviles gave props (10 Oct 2009):
My vote
Dawn Chase said (14 Oct 2009):
Looks like a hemorrhoid. Still a cool photo.
Santiago Padilla gave props (16 Oct 2009):
Yes. Voted!
Christopher J Chalk gave props (17 Oct 2009):
I love this, an inside look at mother nature - voted!
Sheila Floyd-Evans gave props (17 Oct 2009):
Very cool shot!!
Dilshad Aroos gave props (18 Oct 2009):
Rad, Yeah!
Zerina Phillip gave props (19 Oct 2009):
Yeah..voted
claudio gobbi gave props (19 Oct 2009):
great shot!,vote!
Sheila Floyd-Evans gave props (19 Oct 2009):
Vote!
Richard Bruns said (19 Oct 2009):
Yikes!
Leonardo Regnier gave props (21 Oct 2009):
Fantastic for the theme my dear friend, VOTED!!!
Vin Weathermon gave props (21 Oct 2009):
It reminds me of my recent colon surgery (won't go into that thankfully); just a riveting image..excellent!
Marco Martinez gave props (23 Oct 2009):
I've seen this shot many times and it still trips me out. I love food. Strangely enough, every time I have seen it I am repulsed by it. Today I decided to confront this and really looked at the photograph. Amazing capture! It rocks on so many levels.
Gary Joseph Cohen gave props (25 Oct 2009):
Got my vote. So provocative an image.
lula nuñez said (1 Nov 2009):
what´s that???? !!!!!!!!!!!
Elizabeth Saporito gave props (2 Nov 2009):
Ehhh... disgusting... but great shot! Voted!
Simon Kossoff said (4 Nov 2009):
mmmmmyyyyyyy vvvvvvvooooooottttttteeeeeee!!!!!!!!
ciara neikens gave props (5 Nov 2009):
very creepy and gross!!! great shot!
julianne feldman gave props (9 Nov 2009):
beautiful composition. amazing shot
mehdi kavei said (10 Nov 2009):
veryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy nice
Colin Lima said (10 Nov 2009):
in a way it's a bit gross lol
Leah Garton gave props (10 Nov 2009):
So visceral!
nema' etebar said (11 Nov 2009):
this pic makes me look once:twice:three times..

again and again..
Cruz Jose R. said (12 Nov 2009):
It looks very alienish.............
sherif el morsi said (14 Nov 2009):
V good
Jack Sills gave props (16 Nov 2009):
I have to be honest here..This is an amazing capture yet it is one of the most gruesome images I've ever seen. Bravo For Having The Will Power To Take This Photo!!!!!