You don't see one of these every day...

You don't see one of these every day... · 01:16 PM

Snapped from a moving car (I wasn't driving), in the middle of the salt flats between Wendover and Salt Lake City... I think some seeds fell from a passing alien craft on it's way into Dugway, and germinated in the salt...

K200D,Sigma 50-500 @ 138mm, f/8, 1/500 sec.

Due our closing rate it was hard to get an in focus shot, as by the time I or the camera focused we had closed somewhat... between that and the motion blur, it's not a technically great shot... Sure is weird though...

**madmikess** · 09-04-2008, 01:19 PM

Originally posted by heliphoto

Snapped from a moving car (I wasn't driving), in the middle of the salt flats between Wendover and Salt Lake City... I think some seeds fell from a passing alien craft on it's way into Dugway, and germinated in the salt...

K200D,Sigma 50-500 @ 138mm, f/8, 1/500 sec.

Due our closing rate it was hard to get an in focus shot, as by the time I or the camera focused we had closed somewhat... between that and the motion blur, it's not a technically great shot... Sure is weird though...

Honestly, it's sure a good thing you don't see that every day.

daacon · 09-04-2008, 01:23 PM

Wow somebody paid good money for that .. Bizzare ....

MRRiley · 09-04-2008, 02:33 PM

I give up... what in the world is that?

heliphoto · 09-04-2008, 06:27 PM

Originally posted by madmikess

Honestly, it's sure a good thing you don't see that every day.

It's a good thing I don't drive that endless stretch of road every day too!

Originally posted by daacon

Wow somebody paid good money for that .. Bizzare ....

Bizzare indeed.

Originally posted by MRRiley

I give up... what in the world is that?

I think it's communications antennae (there's a bunch of military airspace on both sides of the road, so they may have their commo stuff there or it could be civilian wireless phone repeaters etc...) though I wouldn't rule out alien observation post or plant life from planet Vogsphere.

scott-devon · 09-05-2008, 05:57 AM

Hmmm, it takes balls to put something like that up....

heliphoto · 09-05-2008, 08:11 AM

Originally posted by scott-devon

Hmmm, it takes balls to put something like that up....

Yeah for the builder... or did you mean the photographer?

For context, here's another shot of it...

scott-devon · 09-05-2008, 10:11 AM

Originally posted by heliphoto

Yeah for the builder... or did you mean the photographer?

Lol...no I was just making a pun on the design.

scatron · 09-05-2008, 01:49 PM

Originally posted by MRRiley

I give up... what in the world is that?

It's the tree of Utah: Metaphor: The Tree of Utah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It just recently got the fence around it.

heliphoto · 09-05-2008, 02:19 PM

Originally posted by scatron

It's the tree of Utah: Metaphor: The Tree of Utah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It just recently got the fence around it.

Well so it is... Maybe it's the fence, but I assumed it was (in addition to being art) a technical installation of some kind.

That thing has a very otherworldly feel about it.

BTW... Ah, crap! Wikipedia has a better picture of a subject than I do

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09-04-2008, 01:19 PM	#2
madmikess Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Kenmore, NY Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 482	Originally posted by heliphoto Snapped from a moving car (I wasn't driving), in the middle of the salt flats between Wendover and Salt Lake City... I think some seeds fell from a passing alien craft on it's way into Dugway, and germinated in the salt... K200D,Sigma 50-500 @ 138mm, f/8, 1/500 sec. Due our closing rate it was hard to get an in focus shot, as by the time I or the camera focused we had closed somewhat... between that and the motion blur, it's not a technically great shot... Sure is weird though... Honestly, it's sure a good thing you don't see that every day.

09-04-2008, 01:23 PM	#3
daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	Wow somebody paid good money for that .. Bizzare ....

09-04-2008, 02:33 PM	#4
MRRiley Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sterling, VA, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,275	I give up... what in the world is that?

09-04-2008, 06:27 PM	#5
heliphoto Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Region 5 Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,539 Original Poster	Originally posted by madmikess Honestly, it's sure a good thing you don't see that every day. It's a good thing I don't drive that endless stretch of road every day too! Originally posted by daacon Wow somebody paid good money for that .. Bizzare .... Bizzare indeed. Originally posted by MRRiley I give up... what in the world is that? I think it's communications antennae (there's a bunch of military airspace on both sides of the road, so they may have their commo stuff there or it could be civilian wireless phone repeaters etc...) though I wouldn't rule out alien observation post or plant life from planet Vogsphere.

09-05-2008, 05:57 AM	#6
scott-devon Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Alberta Posts: 2,140	Hmmm, it takes balls to put something like that up....

09-05-2008, 08:11 AM	#7
heliphoto Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Region 5 Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,539 Original Poster	Originally posted by scott-devon Hmmm, it takes balls to put something like that up.... Yeah for the builder... or did you mean the photographer? For context, here's another shot of it...

09-05-2008, 10:11 AM	#8
scott-devon Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Alberta Posts: 2,140	Originally posted by heliphoto Yeah for the builder... or did you mean the photographer? Lol...no I was just making a pun on the design.

09-05-2008, 01:49 PM	#9
scatron Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sandy, Utah Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 303	Originally posted by MRRiley I give up... what in the world is that? It's the tree of Utah: Metaphor: The Tree of Utah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia It just recently got the fence around it.

09-05-2008, 02:19 PM	#10
heliphoto Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Region 5 Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,539 Original Poster	Originally posted by scatron It's the tree of Utah: Metaphor: The Tree of Utah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia It just recently got the fence around it. Well so it is... Maybe it's the fence, but I assumed it was (in addition to being art) a technical installation of some kind. That thing has a very otherworldly feel about it. BTW... Ah, crap! Wikipedia has a better picture of a subject than I do ...