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Thanks to all of you our contest has now produced three wonderful virtual art galleries and its time to announce round four.

This Time Our Theme is Tree Bark!

I hesitate to call tree bark Mundane because it's so beautiful. The trick is we need take the time to both examine and appreciate it! 

Here is an Example

Here is a photograph that I have taken just to give you an idea of what I'm looking for. I first featured this photo in an article that I wrote on minimalism.


A picture that I took of the bark on a tree from the pine family. To me it is a thing of beauty

Contest Rules For The Mundane as Art Part Four

  • There will be at least 10 SBD in prizes. Last time 10 SBD were announced but 20 SBD were paid out.
  • The deadline for the contest will be once this post pays out.
  • Feel free to create a separate post but you must use the hash tag # mundaneart and post the photo in the comments here as well.
  • Feel free to use processing and editing to create a special look but I also love the natural look!
  • The photo must your original work.

Do You Remember How Great Our Previous Galleries Looked?

If yes, great! If not here are links to them so that you can re-live the magic that we've created together by means of video tours of the various galleries!


The Old Dog Presents: Your Official Art Exhibit of Manhole Covers!

The Old Dog Presents: The Mundane as Art. Your Photographs of Streets!

The Old Dog Presents: The Mundane as Art.... Damaged Asphalt Gallery And Contest Winners!


I'm really looking forward to this round of our contest as you help me create another beautiful The Mundane as Art Gallery!


What Mundane Object would Like to See Featured in Round Five? Please let me know as your comments are noted, appreciated and up voted!


I hope that you enjoyed this article on "The Mundane as Art Round Four Contest. The Theme is Tree Bark!"


Until next time,


@kus-knee (The Old Dog)

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Nice that you Made a post about it!

It is amazing how the tree modifies the human scratches and scrapes over time. These marks becoming themselves a new form of art.. where man and tree have worked together to create something new. This happens especially with pruning branches.

Nice post! What will happening, if someone resteem your post?

They will have a prominent place in Heaven :-)

Amen

It looks like you're getting really good at this!

Amazing photography.... I like that you pan back and show the tree

Different tree.

Woops... ha ha.... i found myself straining to see the detail in the tree . Thought maybe it was a microscopic detail

This is a beauty and so worthy of being in our gallery!

Gorgeous

Incredible.... I wonder what the story is on this pruned branch... I will go read your blog.

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Another tree bark photo taken from yesterday's lunch. I got busy so I posted it late. I'll check on more tree barks for another submission.

I REALY like it. Great!

thank you sir @kus-knee. i still have few days left before you select photos to be part of your gallery so i'll look for more :))

Great entry again from you @eric-boucher

Thanks, I feel like it could be bigger but somehow find myself having a tough time figuring how to post the right size for it as it ends up too big or too small for some reason. There doesn't seem to be an in-between size!?! I'm glad you enjoyed anyhow, thanks.

Namaste :)

Incredible. Great photo

Thank you, the original is even more impressive... Much more impressive. Namaste :)

Here's my first official entry for the famous "Mundane Art Contest" this week. I hope you'll enjoy the story and photography.

https://steemit.com/mundaneart/@eric-boucher/the-mundane-as-art-round-four-contest-themed-tree-bark-entry-1-green-tears-photography-by-eric-boucher

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Thank you for offering us the opportunity to share in this manner and run the chance of earning some extra Steem Back Dollars too!

Namaste :)

Very nice entry!

Thank you! I really appreciate your words, especially coming from a man with such an eye and encompassing understanding. Namaste :)

Amazing Photograph. upvoted

Thanks a lot, I'm glad you enjoy this much! Namaste :)

I think I've got what you are asking for with me in the "few" pictures I have on the computer?!. I'll try to make a post about this a.s.a.p. between two of my Dream Yoga articles... The timing couldn't be any better. Thanks a lot for hosting this contest, once again, it is such a treat to see and even more so to participate in one for or another.

By the way, I also feel like tree bark is a bit astringent and lack in "life"... since I was a kid, I call it tree skin!

Namaste :)

Here the second entry to the contest, I think you might know that tree?!.

https://steemit.com/mundaneart/@eric-boucher/the-mundane-as-art-round-four-contest-featuring-tree-bark-entry-2-elder-s-face-of-cathedral-grove

This is "Elder's Face of Cathedral Grove":
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Namaste :)

Thanks for submitting this one as well!

You are so welcome, it is my pleasure really. I thought you'd be called by the story too, as I think you have been there as well... Namaste :)

Beautiful photograph. Great Texture.

Thanks for the kind words and appreciation. I had the same feeling and thought I should share this one, namaste :)

I'm happy to participate in the contest)

Artistic variations :)

Not for the competition :)

Thank you for such a wonderful contest!

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Those are some wonderful entries! Fabulous work @tanata! How did you do the third one?"

I found a lesson in artistic processing of photographs, but it was a year ago) I did this for about two hours: blur: color correction, texture mapping and a few more intermediate steps

Fantastic!

Awesome. Well done.

Many thanks)

Oooooooh.....very mysterious!

thank you very much, I love your your contests, luck in your projects and goals. regards

They look like 2 giant eye balls stacked vertically like a Picasso .

@daisyphotograpy gracias :) valoro mucho su opinión

Very cool!

@realworldeats muchas gracias :)

This was from a frangipani tree in our backyard. What caught my attention was the aged bark surrounding a hole from where a fallen branch came off.

That's a very nice entry. Thanks so much!

If you must know..i was on top of our backyard wall for this shot😂
merçi!

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Very nice photo as always!

I love it!!!!! Thanks for your entry!

One more with video showing the maple syrup we made from the hole in this Sugar Maple Tree .... https://steemit.com/mundaneart/@offgridlife/mundane-as-art-tree-bark-and-old-maple-sap-tap

Great!

This is awesome. And I really enjoyed the 2 videos. You make your own Maple Syrup every year ? That is so cool.

What are the white stripes from ?

Wow great! What an idea. Definitely will participate. Thanks, have great time my friend.

I'm looking forward to your entry!

okay here is my entry. I call it the "Guard Bark"

From afar it might look like a normal tree with normal bark, but when you get closer you are confronted with 2 watchful eyes. I have walked by this tree on a weekly basis for the last two years and whether its rain or shine, his gaze never drifts, always observing the surroundings but never interfering. He never sleeps, never complains, never even asks for someone to scratch his back, just constantly watching.

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Yes upon close inspection I see the eyes.

Entry -3. https://steemit.com/mundaneart/@offgridlife/mundane-as-art-tree-bark-3

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Peeling Pine Bark - next to the Walmart at South Keys in South Ottawa. Photo taken with my iPod

Lovely!

I love trees

This one is my favourite. Amazing Colours.

Thank you very much

Entry #4.

https://steemit.com/mundaneart/@offgridlife/mundane-as-art-tree-bark-4

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Peeling Pine Bark in Ottawa, Ontario Canada. Photo taken with my iPod Touch

Awesome. I really like this one.

Thanks.

This is also very nice. Thanks!

Last one ... https://steemit.com/mundaneart/@offgridlife/mundane-as-art-tree-bark-with-saturation

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Sorry ... I'm an artist I could play with these all day. This is Pine Bark from a pine tree where a limb was cut. I added Saturation and Structure ..

Wow - Look at this colours !!!!!

Thanks.... some Saturation effects there

Very cool!

Wow I love your entry!

Thank you... this is from a Pine tree that sheds its bark like a snake... Scotch Pine? Red Pine ,,, next to Walmart on South Ottawa Canada

The best so far ....

Thanks

Splendid. That looks like Eastern Ontario Moss. Am I correct! :)

How many can we enter.... I have quite a few since I love trees and tree bark. I get inspiration for making abstract oil paintings

That is so cool. I have an artist friend that lives outside of Ottawa. Colbert is his name.
Why don't you send your 5 favorite. I didn't set a limit but that seems reasonable!

Ok .... good idea

Yes ...exactly correct. A tree outside the Canada Post Buikding on Heron Rd in Ottawa.... where I go got a walk on my lunch hour.

You sure do know your Moss, incredible.

I watched the highlights of the Grey Cup this morning!

And did you see this tree with Moss ? I forgot the Grey Cup was on ... we were out playing in the snow with our cameras though

Yes very nice!

Wait ... this one is the best so far.

Thanks again !

Great photo.

Very cool photo

Thanks for taking the time to enter!

I see the fox.

He looks like Ash from Fantastic Mr Fox wearing a mask.

a very nice entry for our gallery!

Thanks - great contest.

My entry: Tree Bark #1 https://steemit.com/mundane/@daisyphotography/mundane-as-art-round-four-tree-bark
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My photo of Pine Tree Bark for the Mundane Art Contest by @kus-knee

I love it. Thanks!

Entry 5 - Face in the Bark .... https://steemit.com/mundaneart/@offgridlife/mundane-as-art-tree-bark-5-black-spruce

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Black Spruce tree at Hog's Back Falls Ottawa Ontario Canada

Very dark and brooding .... Looks like Mr Suffleufaghus

Thanks

Wow!

One of these day I will enter the contest. In the meantime I want to compliment you on such a beautiful photo and idea for tree bark. I never thought how beautiful bark was until I saw that photo and imagine it blown up. Thanks.

Thanks a lot @enjoywithroy! This is an easy one to enter! It's now or never! :)

Is it okay if I just leave an entry in a comment or do I need to make a full post for this? I've got a great photo, but not really a full post

In the comment is fine!

My entry:

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I did a post about the contest here

Finally. Glad that you showed up and your photo is definately gallery worthy.

I have been working on my beauty sleep lol.

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My entry for the contest:The tree is very old, the violet grows on it.
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The link: https://steemit.com/mundaneart/@sarakey/mundane-as-art-round-four-contest-tree-bark

Very nice. Thanks a lot!

That is really cool.

I also found a bird on a tree! well, it's not strange to see a bird on a tree, is it? :D
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You've had some successful bark searching. Good find!

Here's my entries,

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Thanks for entering!

https://steemit.com/mundaneart/@creativetruth/tree-bark-mundaneart-contest
Entry 1: Old Ornamental Pear
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Entry 2: Paperbark Maple?
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Entry 3: Golden Rain Tree / Japanese Lantern Tree
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Not for the contest, but I also have some close-ups of the little lanterns this tree makes shown in this older post I made...
https://steemit.com/tree/@creativetruth/new-and-unusual-tree
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Thanks for your input!

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Wow

Well @kus-knee, decided to toss my hat in the ring for this one... I really do like this "the mundane as art" idea. Here's a photo and a link to my post:

https://steemit.com/mundaneart/@denmarkguy/the-mundane-as-art-contest-tree-bark-a-community-contest-via-kus-knee

I love your entry. Thanks. There's so much to see in bark!

What a great contest! I chose the bark of the Alligator Juniper for my entry. I love the checkerboard pattern. There are 3 photos of this tree in m post.

https://steemit.com/mundaneart/@melinda010100/the-mundane-as-art-febedf3643898

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Very nice!

Thank you @kus-knee :) Here is my entry post <3

I hope you have a most amazing day. Bright Blessings & lots of love!

Great entry!

Hello @kus-knee, here is my first entry for this week's mundane art tree bark contest. Thanks for another fabulous contest. Have resteemed, upvoted and followed.
https://steemit.com/mundaneart/@ainie.kashif/the-mundane-art-round-four-contest-tree-bark

Nice. I had a look. Thanks!

Ooooh Silvia questo è anche più bella di quello di Paolo! Non devi dire neinete a lui.

E' che lui deve cambiarsi gli occhiali per vedere meglio, io invece indosso sempre le mie lenti :P

Tree Bark #3 https://steemit.com/mundaneart/@daisyphotography/mundane-as-art-tree-bark-3

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Tree Bark Art for Mundane as Art Contest by @kus-knee

Thanks!

Thanks for much for joining in the fun!

Thanks for your entry.

My entries. The first is take from the side of on old butchers block, the wood probably being some redgum. The second is an acacia,photographed at night for extra contrast.
My post can be found here

Very nice!

Thanks so much for joining in the fun!

Very nice!

Hi friends!

This is my entry:

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https://steemit.com/mundaneart/@olgy-art/mundaneart-photo-challenge-created-by-kus-knee-my-entry-1

I made few different photos for this photocontest and put them all in my post:)) I hope you will like😉😉😉

Thanks for entering!

That is amazing. UpVoted.

Thanks a lot!!!

There is nothing mundane about that photo @kus-knee
It is absolutely beautiful! The first thing that came to my mind was mother of pearl.

Yes indeed. From all of the entries here it looks like a lot of Steemers are interested in bark!

Thanks a lot. I love it!

Thank you!! :D!!

You're an expert at this!

Thank you at the moment I am taking pictures with my phone, planing in the future buying a real camera! I really appreciate your kind words! Thank you again!

Congratulations @kus-knee!
Your post was mentioned in the hit parade in the following category:

  • Comments - Ranked 4 with 131 comments

Wow, not bad!

Hello Sir @kus-knee, here's my first entry for your #mundaneart contest.
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these photos were taken today when i'm out for lunch. i saw this tree and i remember your contest so i've captured it for my first entry :)

Good for you! I'm so glad that you entered and remained alert during lunch!

i will try to look for more trees on tomorrow's lunch 😊

i really loved it :)

Thanks so much. Will you be entering?

“In a time of destruction, create something.”
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link: https://steemit.com/mundaneart/@drawesome24/mundane-as-art-tree-bark-new-life

That is a nice picture for sure but it's not bark is it?

Ah, che bello! Questa volta non me lo perdo.....a presto con il mio post , caro amico!!!!

I'm waiting for you!

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Very nice entry!

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Thank you very much sir :) With a little bit of imagination, kind of looks like a sun/moon with clouds on the right and lava/river on the left side, but I turned the picture the way tree grows. Have a great day!

This is going to be fun! I got one Im thinking of, but is kind of risque... for a tree anyways LOL

I know that you will offer something artisitic and tasteful!

Rhythm of the nature!
Looking forward to see the results.

Yes it will be fun!

This is interesting!

Thanks, it was fun to do.

My entry!

Very nice!

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Here is my entry - I had to make it a post because no pic would upload into the comments.... hope you enjoy it:-) and Cheers from the Seven Mountains in Germany

https://steemit.com/mundaneart/@jkiw/the-mundane-as-art-round-four-contest-our-old-walnut-tree-at-nighttime

Great, thanks so much!

Ok great!

Here you go!

Thanks for your submission!

This is my entry to the contest. Thank you for this contest. It is really nice.

https://steemit.com/mundaneart/@yoganarchista/bark-and-bird-scull-mundane-as-art-contest-4

Oooooh I really like what you have offered here!

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I did a post about mundane art with a few photos inserted.
https://steemit.com/mundaneart/@claudiaz/seeing-the-mundane-as-art-bark-and-tree-trunks

Great. Thanks so much for entering!

wouldn't miss it, it's such fun!

This is my small contribution to your slogan dear friend @ kus-knee, thank you very much for giving us the opportunity to have fun presenting these slogans.
I wish you a great day
https://steemit.com/mundaneart/@jlufer/the-mundane-como-art-round-four-contest-especial-tree-bark-aerial-plants

Thanks so much for your contribution. It has added to our joy!

cool my friend, I like this post.

Thanks!

Lovely.... I have some photos of Pine bark I will post

Great. Looking forward to getting them!

Thanks so much for your entree!

that's a great contest...great art...
outstanding photography. .

thank's for sharing..

upvoted your post..

Thanks a lot!

Excellent work dear friend @ kus-knee, congratulations for this initiative, I will prepare my presentation.
I take the opportunity to wish you a beautiful week

Thanks a lot for the visit @jlufer. I really appreciate it!

He caught my back pain, otherwise I'm about to make some good pictures for you.

You are immobilized at the moment?

Hey sir it's really nice and I just want to know that if I want to participate in it from now can I participate.

Yes you can join in the fun. Just post a picture here!

Wonderful contest again. Wow....need to attend soon.

Thanks. I hope to see your entry!

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Great, thanks!

Hope to be join again @kus-knee.

I look forward to your entry!

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here is my bark image entry! :D

Taken with my fujifilm finepix S9900W

You have a lovely artistic flare!

thank you :) I like to play with my images a little ;)

nice contest

Thanks!

The Mundane as Art Round Four Contest.
The Painted Forest
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Thank you Old Dog for thinking of anything but mundane topic!

https://steemit.com/mundaneart/@realworldeats/the-mundane-as-art-round-four-contest-the-theme-is-tree-bark

woow es precioso! ojala algún día pueda ver uno así, asombroso

Thank you!

Oh wow is this one of those rainbow eucalyptus trees? Fabulous!

Yes ecoinstant it is! This tree is plentiful in Maui. Thank you !

Good information good post

Great contest! The bark of trees is very interesting and unique!

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Wonderful pictures of your opinion in my picture https://steemit.com/photo/@abed4/el-arbol-de-corteza

Pictures of the most beautiful of your Maraik in pictures https://steemit.com/mundaneart/@abed4/5mqkxm-el-arbol-de-corteza

Shadow on Catalpa tree trunk. .In my side yard.

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Great post,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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This one was when we are geocaching. We love to do that as family activity

Approve @rival for wittness

Thanks for the entry!

hey @kus-knee
wow ! wonderful post and extraordinary photography.very very great example.thanks for sharing. i upvoted your post,,please you upvote my last post.thanks

'Tis my last entry for this week's #mundaneart :)) This is Water Rose Apple Tree. In the Cebu Philippines, we call it Tambis.
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great I will send you one

You picked a nice photo to submit! Thanks a lot!

Awesome photo.