Objects at Rest

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 30, 2014601 views27 comments

This is from a recent trip to Factory Butte. I had photographed these boulders along with others from a distance earlier this year and thought they could make and interesting morning subject. Busted butt to get out there in the dark and actually liked the boulders better from a distance. It was hard to get any perspective from up close. I dinked around for an hour or so until I came upon this particular shot. These two boulders are probably eight feet in diameter and I found it amazing that they made it this far from the butte and their final resting place.

5d2, iso 100, f/16, 1/30s

Thanks for comments on my last post and I would appreciate your help with this one.

Probably better large

Comments

27 comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on August 30, 2014 at 11:52 PM

Wonderful light Gary and a fine composition and scene. I particularly like the use of the shadows again and they add a lot of interest for me. No suggestions on my part. I like it very much as posted.

pat

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on August 30, 2014 at 11:59 PM

Cool! I love the colors, textures, light--everything! I wish there was some reference for the boulder sizes, course that might put this in M&N...

Registered on September 15, 2005, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Kearl on August 31, 2014 at 3:42 AM

Excellent light and color here, Gary.
It has a cartoonish look to it, but in a nice way.
The rocks look totally out of place!
Nice find and great imaging....

Registered on September 2, 2013, 209 Posts, 1514 Comments

Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on August 31, 2014 at 6:13 AM

Gary, excellent light and color, very appealing, and your composition works beautifully, I like it alot. Well done.
John

Registered on May 12, 2006, 626 Posts, 8700 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on August 31, 2014 at 11:04 AM

Gary, at first glance I thought these were nuggets of gold. I was headed toward Factory Butte pronto......

The larger version is stunning and a really different spin on the butte area of Utah, although the terrain in the scene is a give away and unmistakable to me. One of your best from this area IMO, maybe at the top of your best overall list. Very nice.

As a side note; I looked up Ivins in relationship to the butte area, that's a bit of a hike from where you live. I got a buddy up in Koosharem I visit as often as possible, as well as Guy Tal living near there in Torrey too....

Registered on February 25, 2006, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments

Comment posted by Jared Warren on August 31, 2014 at 12:22 PM

Very cool image, Gary. I also wondered about the size of the boulders when I first viewed the image. The shadow patterns are very interesting, and the giant gold "nuggets" stand out really well against the grey.

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Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on August 31, 2014 at 12:26 PM

The color contrast between the rock and terrain is striking. A crop from the top to just below that finer structure up there is interesting too.

Registered on March 13, 2012, 279 Posts, 975 Comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on August 31, 2014 at 1:51 PM

This is beautiful, Gary! Great color contrast and shapes and lines. Excellent image. I like it a lot.

Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel Finchum on August 31, 2014 at 3:45 PM

Amazing indeed... I like the color contrast of the smooth gray hills against these orange"ish" boulders. Would be interested to see if the top 1/4 was cropped away.

Registered on September 8, 2013, 43 Posts, 222 Comments

Comment posted by Chet Dowell on August 31, 2014 at 3:48 PM

This is really a cool image, Gary. You have done a stellar job finding images around Factory Butte. The contrast between the boulders and the surrounding is very nice and the wonderful hill forms add a lot. Well done. Chet

Registered on December 3, 2012, 237 Posts, 1171 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on August 31, 2014 at 7:21 PM

What an incredible scene - great composition. You really can't tell anything about scale, which adds my fascination with the image.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on August 31, 2014 at 7:30 PM

I like this! The tones and textures a re excellent. What really strikes is the difference in color between the boulders and the hills. I also like that there is some of the same yellow in the far background. The geology here is wonderful. Nicely done, Gary!

--P

Registered on November 1, 2003, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on August 31, 2014 at 11:09 PM

What a cool and unique image, Gary. Really well composed with the near and far boulders and the surrounding hills. I like this one a lot.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on September 1, 2014 at 12:32 AM

Gary: What a cool find and a very fine comp and capture. Worth the effort indeed.>=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on September 1, 2014 at 4:46 AM

I really like how the golden boulders really stand out against the hills. The distant golden boulders also add a lot of interest.

Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments

Comment posted by Gary McGhee on September 1, 2014 at 8:32 AM

I really like your chosen comp here Gary, proportionally everything seems to fit spot on. My eye wanders in nicely due to the placement of the two larger rockss.

Gary.

Registered on April 15, 2010, 142 Posts, 2416 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Reid on September 1, 2014 at 9:11 AM

Really like the colors in this Gary and how the shadows play across the scene. Also like the textures throughout. Really nice.

Registered on January 27, 2013, 65 Posts, 2460 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on September 1, 2014 at 10:36 AM

First impression - “There's gold in them thar hills”. And at today's prices, at this size.. you'd be a trillionaire

Perfect time of day/light to get some nice soft shadows giving a distinct 3D look Gary.
Excellent

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on September 1, 2014 at 3:49 PM

The colors and textures are exquisite, Gary. Feels like another planet.

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Comment posted by Navin Sarma on September 1, 2014 at 9:23 PM

what a RICH image with amazing texture and naturally vibrant color. I'm glad you did go with color on this one. I may want to see just a smidgen more of the ridgeline in the background (the triangle shape looks really nice near the center but trails off on the right, myabe a little more canvas there will allow that shape more form), but this is really awesome as is.

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on September 4, 2014 at 8:47 PM

Not much more to add from my previously posted comment above Gary, beyond stating a well deserved congratulations on this image receiving the WP for this gallery.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on September 4, 2014 at 10:20 PM

Well worth the time you invested - an intriguing and unique image, and great light.
Congrats on the WP!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Jared Warren on September 5, 2014 at 3:38 PM

Congrats, Gary, on the well-deserved weekly pick!

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Comment posted by Kory Lidstrom on September 5, 2014 at 10:47 PM

Very original. Nice find!

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on September 7, 2014 at 8:25 AM

Hey Gary,
Well seen and presented, outstanding lighting on this one,
Congratulations on the WP . . .

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on September 7, 2014 at 10:06 AM

Gary, congrats on the WP. Those rocks stand out like golden nuggets

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on September 7, 2014 at 10:09 AM

Love this one Gary, congrats!

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