The Sky is Green

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 25, 2010300 views19 comments

I took a trip out to the Gunnison River a couple weeks back, and discovered these cool patterns in the river, created by silt from a tributary river mixing in with the clear water. It reminded me of clouds in a stormy sky. The jagged steep banks of the river looked like mountainous peaks when i turned my head the right way--so i handheld this shot at about a 30 degree angle. Thanks for all the support from everyone over the last couple of rough weeks.
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19 comments

Comment posted by Greg Cope on April 25, 2010 at 9:51 PM

What a great abstract. Love the composition to set up the diagonals.

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on April 25, 2010 at 10:26 PM

Great abstract Stan. The colors of the water are spectacular. Not absolutely necessary, but I would be tempted to clone out the bush in the right bottom corner. Nice work.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on April 25, 2010 at 10:55 PM

Stan, It does look like mountains and sky. Very unique shot...even some stars in there!! Cool.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock,Wi.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on April 25, 2010 at 11:11 PM

Very sureal and abstract Stan. I like this. Great mix of colors too! The purple in the rocks and green in the "sky" are very complementary.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on April 26, 2010 at 12:09 AM

Stan, you have an incredible gift of seeing. This is fantastic as an abstract and for throwing a monkey wrench into the viewer's mind. Superb.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on April 26, 2010 at 4:38 AM

great eye stan. i love the diagonals, the colours (of the water in particular) and the textures. not sure what's been going on over the past two weeks, but hope all is well with you now.

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Comment posted by Paul Duval on April 26, 2010 at 8:34 AM

Stan,

Hope everything is turning out for the best. Seems your creative juices are flowing again. ( No pun intended ). Like this, great image.

Paul

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on April 26, 2010 at 10:13 AM

This is neat, Stan. The shapes and textures are very appealing. Welcome back.

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Comment posted by Luis Argerich on April 26, 2010 at 11:20 AM

Awesome composition and vision Stan. It really looks like a green sky and mountains. Superb!

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Comment posted by Stephen Weaver on April 26, 2010 at 12:45 PM

Excellent Stan!
Hang in there.

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Comment posted by Anand Narayanan on April 26, 2010 at 12:54 PM

Surreal ! This is a masterpiece !

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Comment posted by Mike Horn on April 26, 2010 at 2:58 PM

Very abstract, you have me turning my head upside down to see if I am seeing it right. Love the contrasts of greens against the rocks that look like peaks. Nice job!

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on April 26, 2010 at 3:35 PM

This is really neat Stan! Beautiful colors and designs - it's great the water mimics the jagged edges of the rock. Good eye!

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Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on April 26, 2010 at 4:11 PM

That's an impressive abstract, Stan! It almost looks like a painting.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on April 26, 2010 at 6:15 PM

I really like the inclusion of the rocks in this one. The repeating diagonals are great. Well done!

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Comment posted by David Edwards on April 27, 2010 at 6:09 AM

Excellent, Stan. Looks just like a painting. Fabulous work!

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on April 27, 2010 at 10:27 AM

Beautiful abstract diagonals. The colors are striking.

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Comment posted by Bill Dark on April 27, 2010 at 5:25 PM

Just beautiful - love everything about it. You certainly have a gift for seeing this kind of shot. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on April 28, 2010 at 12:59 AM

This is awesome...very creative. I love it, Stan.

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