the killing fields?, a photo from Zamboanga del Sur, Western Mindanao

Photographer's Note

NO...NO...NO!!
these are coconut shells that resemble skulls, nothing more. bao in tagalog, paya in chabacano, bagol in cebuano, etc..

the coconut meat has been extracted from the shells and is turned into copra (dried coconut meat or kernel) which in turn are used to produce cooking oil, soap etc. copra came from the malayalam word kopra.

coconuts are one of so many produce that philippines is known for. coconut farming is common all over the archipelago- from aparri to jolo, so to speak.

wealthy filipinos own vast plantation of the same.

riclopes, salvator, saylan-cb, sevman13, FORJP001, renerob, stego, rigoletto, Preetie, arvinnino has marked this note useful

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muscovado (1572) 2007-04-19 20:51

Hey Benedict,
Catchy title. Akala ko mga unearthed skull na :).
Nice presentation. We call it "bagol" in cebuano.
TFS bai.
Czaldy

riclopes (35577) 2007-04-20 4:01

I actually see some funny faces in there and I never thought of skulls, Benedict ;-) You know that I like this kind of close approaches that give interesting patterns and this is also well succeeded. Nice textures, good quality shot.
ric

saylan-cb (12738) 2007-04-20 6:37

Hi Benedict
interesting composition and very good colours, nice details on these coconuts,well done.
TFS/Best regards

dvlazar (6662) 2007-04-20 9:17

ANOTHER shot of the killing fields in Cambodia?? OH youre right they're just coconuts with life like faces.
:) Dave.

salvator (19110) 2007-04-21 3:34

Hi Ben,
Very nice composition and nice details on these coconuts. The colors also nice. I wish you a great weekend, best regards. Salvator.

sevman13 (553) 2007-04-21 5:24

hi,

they more looked kile decapiteted and skinned hedgehog! this or that, it really suits the title... nice catch of the frame with good details and shooting.
well done

serdar

tomauer (316) 2007-04-21 10:30

nice! Coco's are also very nice, and are found in many Philippine local dish's! Very tasty. I can just eat the flesch straight from the shell, very tasty. I like your picture, hehe scull! I like the detail, intresting comp. a very nice photo overall. Thanks for sharing!
Mabuhay!
-tom

FORJP001 (3819) 2007-04-21 17:33

Hi Benedict,

Nice selection of empty coconut skulls (read shells).

Great colors and original way to show coconut shells.

Jean-Pierre

renerob (601) 2007-04-21 21:51 [Comment]

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stego (24132) 2007-04-22 2:09

Hi Benedict,
I was already nmissing these yummy fruit desserts of yours. As always, it features a very nice pattern, with the added bonus of humour.
TFS, Regards, Jos�.

Jepoy (32) 2007-04-22 22:13

hehehe....good shot really, made me smiled.

Nice color and texture, gratz

rigoletto (34279) 2007-04-25 15:25

Yeah,
Your "Benedictus Grocery" proudly presents brand new products from the trashbin of criminal autopsy. Of course no skulls they are, but tell me, whose balls are these???
:DDD
Cheers,
St. Rigolos

elherbz (0) 2007-05-05 12:26

What's up Ben,
Lol.Look @ dem monkeys.U ate all dem coconuts?
-El Chapin Loco

mphotographies (1976) 2007-06-26 22:59

Hey Ben,

When I looked at the title 'The Killing Fields', then down towards the image from the thumbnail reminds me of Cambodia. Seeming to bear little of it's gruesome past, asking myself 'Is this happening too in the Philippines'? I've read about the past regime of the old dictatorship, kidnapping and killings of those who opposses the system. As I looked closely, damn! You got me there for awhile. You should have included some 'husk' adding to dead hair as special effect! That title catched my attention yet very disturbing and devastatingly sad reminder of these mass killings. More eerrie is that these coconuts look small for an adult skull...

Good imagery, these raw materials are very popular, they use coconut inlays in furniture and even in interior finishes like mosaic trimmings, etc. They sell some furnishings in high end shops in Hong Kong!

Best Regards,

Jom

utamaputranto (186) 2007-07-16 10:13

ha ha ha...

ur rite... i guess great minds think alike....
u can come anytime..

utamaputranto

golfnut (125) 2007-08-01 14:51

Benedict,

I was surfing around your photos and found this one ... very nice. I like that you have filled the image with the coconuts .. I try to accomplish the same effect with less success than yours. The cocmuts are pretty cool!

Nice shot.

Paul L.

Preetie (433) 2007-08-22 23:39

Hi Benedict,

A very interesting shot,you have made those shells look human..rather erstwhile humans!
Great capture, great detail..a really nice composition, love the composition and the colors.
THnaks for sharing
Preetie