Engravings

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 11, 2010598 views38 comments

PLEASE VIEW IT LARGER, THANKS

The flank of a cliff nearby the southern tip of Isola del Giglio in Tuscany, Italy. This is really an amazing rock formation that I would have loved to explore for much longer, although is very hard to get closer as it's almost vertical and quite slippery. Unfortunately I stayed there only for a couple of hours, but I will certainly get back as soon as I can, because I believe these wind-carved rocks could provide material for a book, or even two

The original file is stitched from 13 verticals. I'm posting here a tryptich presentation, as I think it's a kind of display that goes very well with such subject. However, since I feel that even the larger included image is too small to fully appreciate the details, I will also attach here below each single panel as a separate file.

Your C&C are as always highly appreciated, thanks in advance for your time.

UPDATE: WIDER VIEW POSTED BELOW

Comments

38 comments

Comment posted by Paolo De Faveri on October 11, 2010 at 8:30 PM

left panel

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Comment posted by Paolo De Faveri on October 11, 2010 at 8:33 PM

Centre panel

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Comment posted by Paolo De Faveri on October 11, 2010 at 8:34 PM

right panel

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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on October 11, 2010 at 8:48 PM

Hi Paolo. I love rocks we have some cliffs in Durness made of pink granite which are just stunning to look at and to photograph. The range of colours in these especially the seams are fabulous. It does indeed make a very pleasing Tryptich.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on October 11, 2010 at 8:54 PM

I could take pictures here the rest of my life. What a fantastic place. Great presentation.

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Comment posted by Paolo De Faveri on October 11, 2010 at 9:00 PM

Ahah, Tony, I was expecting some kind of reaction from you on this one. I'm pleased you like it and yes, I do believe you could really spend a lifetime here and never run out of good images. Too bad this is not quite in my backyard - 6 hours driving and 1.5 hour more with the ferry to get there. But I will certainly get back, if you ever wish to join...

Thanks Ian too for your comment, I appreciate that.

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Comment posted by Ben Horne on October 11, 2010 at 9:32 PM

Those rocks are amazing. At first glance, the dark area along the bottom was not very attractive -- BUT then I noticed how the amazing colors flow into the dark regions, and how much they resemble colorful stars against a brilliant night sky with a colorful rendition of the milky way. Now, the dark areas are my favorite. Your idea for a triptych is excellent. I bet this makes a great print.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on October 11, 2010 at 9:34 PM

These images have it all! Wonderful color, detail, textures - I think the mix of warm and cool colors is fantastic.

Harry

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on October 11, 2010 at 9:40 PM

I agree with the comments already made. Very interesting.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 11, 2010 at 9:45 PM

Tremendous Paolo!! I'm glad Tony liked this, because it could easily be one of Tony's (that's a high compliment BTW). The colors in this are downright mindblowing and the presentation is equally as impressive. I could just get lost in this. One of your best IMO.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on October 11, 2010 at 10:13 PM

Stunning, Paolo. Each panel stands well on its own in my opinion, and as a triptych is phenomenal. Superb work.

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Comment posted by dean hebert on October 11, 2010 at 10:24 PM

Wow! That is awesome.I thought the small size might be a bit dark, but the larger and single files are fantastic.I could really see these printed large.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on October 11, 2010 at 10:31 PM

Fasinating rocks Paolo. I like the texture, colors, and shapes. Gorgeous like as well.

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Comment posted by Adrian Klein on October 11, 2010 at 10:33 PM

The tryptich fits this scene very well. Although each almost stands on it's own, it takes it to another level with all of them presented together. Fine work Paolo!

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on October 11, 2010 at 10:33 PM

Really nice! Just amazing details inhere, as well as the colors. While it certainly doesn't bother me, I find the color maybe a little to heavy. I like it very much as presented though too.

Chris

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on October 11, 2010 at 10:38 PM

What a treasure you have here, Paulo! Your photos are A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! Made and presented with expertise. And the site itself, as you say, looks limitless for further opportunities.

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Comment posted by Pramod Viswanath on October 11, 2010 at 11:54 PM

Fantastic work and excellent presentation Paolo. Just love it!

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on October 12, 2010 at 12:38 AM

This is probably my favorite image(s) that I've seen from you in several months Paolo. I am on an uncalibrated monitor so I can't tell for sure, but the blues look a bit oversaturated for my tastes. Anyways, I think this is extremely strong and quite beautiful. The presentation really works and well and all three images are well balanced and work cohesively together.

Michael

Michael

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on October 12, 2010 at 1:24 AM

You can't get much better with the shapes, textures and colors. Beautiful work Paolo. I like the the idea of the tyrptich for this one. Great job!

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on October 12, 2010 at 1:30 AM

Fascinating rock! Those patterns and colors are just beautiful, and have enough depth to keep me looking for a long time. I do think the cyans are a bit over saturated.

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Comment posted by Art Escobado on October 12, 2010 at 2:20 AM

This triptych is awesome, and the colors remind me of the bright colors seen on tropical animals-unreal.

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Comment posted by Andrew Finlayson on October 12, 2010 at 2:38 AM

Stunning Paolo, and yep the tryp definitely works for me. A wonderful location and just amazing colours.

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Comment posted by Håkon Iversen on October 12, 2010 at 3:28 AM

Love it! That would look good on any wall! I really like the way you've presented the images as well.

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Comment posted by Paolo De Faveri on October 12, 2010 at 9:49 AM

Thanks pales for your comments, that's highly appreciated. I thought I'd post a wider view of the area just to give you a bit of context. The "x" shows where to place your tripod

Paolo

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on October 12, 2010 at 10:10 AM

As mentioned the presentation is excellent Paolo, loving the colours in this too. Really well seen,

Gary.

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Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on October 12, 2010 at 10:56 AM

Very special! The colors, textures and shapes are all wonderful. I also think the cyans are just a bit strong, but it all works regardless. Reminds me of TK's "Momo's Brain" image.

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on October 12, 2010 at 11:16 AM

Extremely well done, Paolo. While each piece is truly beautiful by itself, the flow when viewed together as a set is so wonderful.

As always, very inspiring work.

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Comment posted by Laurent Baig on October 12, 2010 at 11:26 AM

Awesome tryptich. Blues are a bit hot for my taste, but superb otherwise.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 12, 2010 at 12:07 PM

Just a glorious tryptich abstract! Fantastic colors and lines. Pure art!

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on October 12, 2010 at 6:41 PM

Glad to see Tony's comment. I knew this one would make him drool. Beautiful!! The tryptich presentation works really well.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on October 12, 2010 at 7:54 PM

Very cool! Id probably destaurate the cyan/blue a tad--otherwise this is awesome.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on October 12, 2010 at 7:57 PM

This works completely as a triptych. An excellent study of the form, texture and colours of the rock formations, which by the way are very similar to what I've seen on the east coast of Tasmania.

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Comment posted by John Williams on October 13, 2010 at 12:44 PM

Masterful as always Paolo. Thanks for posting both the detail and the wider view, fascinating. (While the color does seem over the top, I like it that way and figured it was an artistic decision on your part.)

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Comment posted by Arnab Banerjee on October 13, 2010 at 1:17 PM

holy cow, Paolo. This is incredible - I love rock formation like these and I hope I had rocks like these in my area. The blue/brown combo and the patterns are both mesmerizing. Do you offer prints in tryptich like these? in 3 separate frames or on a single frame with white borders between?

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Comment posted by Walt Sterneman on October 13, 2010 at 3:50 PM

Pretty colors and very interesting rocks Paolo. I like the presentation.

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Comment posted by Eric Good on October 13, 2010 at 5:24 PM

This has a wonderful flow and arrangement of color to it. I can see why you were wanting to explore this more... looks like a fascinating subject to shoot. While I like the tryptich and think it works well, I wonder if the flow would be enhanced if this was just one long uninterrupted pano? Beautiful work either way!

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Comment posted by Alessandro Carboni on October 13, 2010 at 6:15 PM

That's what i call creativity!!
Excellent work!
Big big congrats from me.
aLe

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Comment posted by Paolo De Faveri on October 13, 2010 at 7:04 PM

Thanks all again for the great commentary on this one, that's highly appreciated.
Arnab, yes, I do offer prints in tryptichs, and I have many in my portfolio. For this case in particular, the ideal display for me would be gallery wrap canvas with frme thickness of 1.5", 30x30 inches each panel. Interested?

Paolo

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