Rock Art

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 3, 2011281 views16 comments

Inspired by the many excellent abstract rock/lichen/ice close up types of photo's uploaded to this site I thought I would give it a go myself.

This is a section of pillow lava from Llanddwyn Island on Anglesey in North Wales. It was raining when I took this, hence the slight sheen.

I used Tony K's make it glow action on this (twice) and really liked the boost in saturation.

D700, 16-35mm. 1.6 sec @ f/18, iso 200.

All feedback, good or bad is welcome and thanks for looking.

Gary.

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 3, 2011 at 4:12 PM

This is fantastic Gary! Beautiful lines and color - absolutely magical.

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Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on January 3, 2011 at 4:28 PM

The display of color on rocks is like something I've never seen before. Stunning work, Gary!

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on January 3, 2011 at 4:57 PM

What a fantastic rainbow of color Gary! Nice lines and textures as well.

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Comment posted by Luis Argerich on January 3, 2011 at 5:19 PM

This is a fantastic display of colors, I love it!

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on January 3, 2011 at 5:54 PM

Really amazing - the lines and shapes underlying the colors make this an exceptional work of art!

Peter

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on January 3, 2011 at 5:55 PM

Amazing. Besides that awesome color the lines and texture are wonderful. Really nice, Gary.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on January 3, 2011 at 6:06 PM

Hi Gary,

I love the bold, puzzle like, composition of the rocks. Personally, the colors in this image don't resonate as much with me as some of your previous postings, which have a more natural feel to them. I hope you are having a great new year.

Michael

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Comment posted by Doug Roane on January 3, 2011 at 8:03 PM

outstanding intimate image, Gary - love the colors, lines, and textures here!

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 3, 2011 at 9:49 PM

Looks completely natural to me, Gary. Fantastic image!

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Comment posted by Richard Wong on January 4, 2011 at 2:05 AM

Colorful rocks. The composition is not really grabbing me as much though.

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Comment posted by Guy Tal on January 4, 2011 at 8:18 AM

This is absolutely fantastic, Gary! I love the color palette and the sheen on the rocks. Beautiful work.

Guy

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Comment posted by Pramod Viswanath on January 4, 2011 at 9:33 AM

Absolutely stunning colors and creation here Gary. Staring at this since a long time. Amazing!

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on January 4, 2011 at 2:05 PM

Thanks for all the comments, I'm delighted with the feedback.

Cheers, Gary.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on January 4, 2011 at 4:31 PM

Now that's some color! Amazing. Also the cracks work great to add structure and interest.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on January 5, 2011 at 12:06 PM

I think a tighter take might be a litle stronger, probably off of the top. The yellowish stripes really draw me in, so I might crop below the upper crack. The colors are fascinating, especially if they truely reflect this rock's colors. Great stuff here.

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on January 12, 2011 at 2:36 PM

Cheers Dietrich and Harry,

Harry, all the colours were there but have been lifted a lot by TK's make it glow action.

Thanks, Gary.

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