Crayon Cliffs

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 4, 2011172 views10 comments

Something different from what I usually shoot but I couldn't resist these colorful lichens growing on this rock wall. This is a very large rocky cliff located in a deep canyon. The only other thing growing on these cliffs is evergreens. I wonder how old these colorful lichens are?

As always thanks for taking a look. Any critique, opinion or anything else you would like to add would be much appreciated.

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10 comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on September 4, 2011 at 9:08 AM

Beautiful color and intriguing abstract Dean. The geometric patterns add depth to the overall scene.

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Comment posted by John Mumaw on September 4, 2011 at 9:25 AM

Couldn't have said it any better than Eva. Almost three dimensional in appearance, too.
A very visually engaging image, Dean.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on September 4, 2011 at 2:33 PM

Very nice, Dean. I like everything about it.

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Comment posted by Raymond Klassen on September 4, 2011 at 3:52 PM

I love the neon here, and good comp. I like that you framed the green with the blue on the outsides.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on September 4, 2011 at 4:45 PM

Really good work Dean - strong composition and some very interesting colors on a rock. The main attention goes to the greens, but I like the subtle blue too.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on September 5, 2011 at 12:35 PM

I'm loving this Dean. A great color combination and all the different shapes within the rock give you so much to look at and explore. Very, very nice.

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on September 5, 2011 at 11:05 PM

Love the colorful lichens here.. reminds me of an area I visited in Eastern Washington. I had the same trouble there as the critique I'm going to give you - without some sense of scale it's hard to grasp the full appreciation of these monsterous colored walls. I used a rock climber for my scale reference. As a pure colorful abstract, however, it certainly works quite well.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on September 6, 2011 at 2:30 PM

The yellow-green/blue mix realy work well together. Great textures too. Nice find.

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on September 6, 2011 at 11:05 PM

Great find Dean. What a splendid splash of colors. Must have been fun to find this one.
Well done

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on September 7, 2011 at 8:50 AM

Wonderful. Quite interesting looking at this Dean. All the colors are beautiful and you framed this really nice.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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