Lichen Galaxy

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 29, 2011317 views29 comments

Stumbled upon this amazing lichen display while on a journey in the backcountry of N.E. Arizona a couple of days ago.
Web compression doesn't do this scene justice at all.

Any suggestions greatly appreciated!

Comments

29 comments

Comment posted by Sarah Marino on May 29, 2011 at 10:05 PM

I love this, John. This is such a beautiful mix of colors and I really like the composition. I would love to see this as a print - so beautiful!

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Comment posted by Michael Anderson on May 29, 2011 at 10:57 PM

John,

This is an INCREDIBLE display of Lichen- what colors! The layering, saturation, crop and detail in the textures are incredible. As for any suggestions, I turned my head and looked at it rotated 90 degrees CCW and I like it that way too- not a suggestion as much as another option for presentation. Very cool!

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Comment posted by Scott Fricke on May 30, 2011 at 12:08 AM

What a great find John! I like your choice of composition with the blank area that counterbalances the craziness in the opposite corner. I bet this image looks terrific at full res.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on May 30, 2011 at 12:10 AM

Exquisite, John. Have seen a lot of lichen but this is by far the most amazing array of color I have ever seen; and perfectly composed and presented. Absolutely stunning image. This old guy is in quiet awe. Phenomenal work.

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Comment posted by Jack Garrett on May 30, 2011 at 1:13 AM

Amazing, John! Almost looks like a modern art painting.

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Comment posted by Justin Reznick on May 30, 2011 at 1:42 AM

WOW John, stunning! No nits!

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Comment posted by James Fougère on May 30, 2011 at 2:11 AM

WOW, very cool abstract

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on May 30, 2011 at 3:31 AM

exquisite colours and composition. great eye!

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on May 30, 2011 at 8:03 AM

Just amazing John! Great composition and wonderful color. An awesome find and so well captured.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 30, 2011 at 9:53 AM

Fabulous abstract. I like how you kept the ulc clean with the streaks of lichens leading to the burst of color on the right.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on May 30, 2011 at 10:24 AM

Great colors and textures and your comp pulls it all together. Reminds me of a Pollock painting. Excellent abstract, John!

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Comment posted by Paul Duval on May 30, 2011 at 11:05 AM

John,

Well seen sometimes we don't notice the image opportunities right at our feet, in search the the wow! photo. With the amazing splash of color and what looks like a laser beam shooting across the dark area, this has plenty of wow for me.

Paul

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on May 30, 2011 at 11:30 AM

I love color, and detail. This is fantastic in both respects. A beautiful array of colors and textures here. I think it also looks like oxidized/corroded metal. Cool!

Chris

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on May 30, 2011 at 11:57 AM

I agree, this is a beautiful image that would make an amazing huge print, and definitely a wow.

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on May 30, 2011 at 2:24 PM

Wow, those are some wonderfully colorful and diverse lichens! I'm not sold of on the bare rock in the upper left.. did you get any where the frame is completely filled by the dense lichens?

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on May 30, 2011 at 3:29 PM

This is way cool,

John. I love the range of colors in this intimate landscape. This is a beauty.

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on May 30, 2011 at 4:26 PM

Wonderful natural abstract John, the colours throughout are beautiful. Your framing is spot on.

Gary.

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Comment posted by Gabi Lach on May 30, 2011 at 6:04 PM

Great splash of colors nicely put together. Nice one, John.

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Comment posted by Guy Tal on May 30, 2011 at 11:21 PM

Oh wow. Quite a display and a fantastic abstract composition. Fine art photography at its finest.

Guy

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on May 31, 2011 at 9:23 AM

A dizzying creation. Great abstract.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on May 31, 2011 at 12:38 PM

Very fascinating John! Love the kaleidoscopic effect. No suggestions - looks perfect.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on May 31, 2011 at 3:09 PM

Wonderful abstract John. This will look great as a print!

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on May 31, 2011 at 6:18 PM

John,

Great title and wow, what a display of color! I like that you kept the deep, red/maroon color and that space - like "space" - you know, the final frontier....

Excellent abstract of nature.

Lon

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Comment posted by Joseph Rossbach on May 31, 2011 at 10:08 PM

So that's where you were before we met you up on Stud Horse John! Amazing image man!!!

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on May 31, 2011 at 10:09 PM

Amazing mix of colors and textures, and it's alive! Pretty amazing. My only suggestion might be to crop off a small portion of the deep maroon on the left. Not sure if you would be crazy about a square image. Must be printed large to apprecite this, I'm sure.

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on June 1, 2011 at 12:37 AM

What an exquisite image, John. I love not only the variety of color and texture but also your choice of composition.

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Comment posted by Taylor Reed on June 1, 2011 at 10:31 AM

Lovely little galaxy you stumbled upon! I agree this will look awesome in print

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Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on June 1, 2011 at 12:54 PM

Awesome colors in this galaxy. What a great find!

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Comment posted by Helio Cristovao on June 20, 2011 at 12:00 PM

wow! This is great I love this! Awesome display of color, lichen texture and detail.
John, have you made some more different comps.? Of course this is your vision, though I couldn´t resist to explore some more approaches on the scene... wow

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