Tafoni

Gallery: LandscapePosted September 17, 20141,467 views13 comments

Found some tafoni formations this past July along the coast of Olympic National Park. These formations were quite nice and very much intact, as opposed to the more worn down formations that I have found at the more popular beaches. Made several images of which this is the first. Your thoughts and comments would be greatly appreciated.
4x5, 210mm, Provia 100F, no filters. M1 scan, TK masks and such.

Large size image is better.

Thanks.

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on September 18, 2014 at 12:12 AM

I have to find my way to the west coast sometime just to shoot this stuff. Wasn't into sandstone when I was living there. I very much like the organic quality to this.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on September 18, 2014 at 1:47 AM

reminds me of anil's work - which is a good thing!

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on September 18, 2014 at 6:31 AM

Vance, this is different in a very appealing way, love the coloring along with all the unique patterns, I like this alot. Beautifully seen and presented.
John

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on September 18, 2014 at 8:49 AM

I think that if this were mounted on the wall it would hold my interest for a long time. The patterns, colors and fine textures from the sand hold my eye. No suggestions on my part - I like the image as posted.

pat

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on September 18, 2014 at 9:24 AM

Hi Vance, This is really interesting to look at, and I like it very much! The shapes and textures are wonderful. Cool find for sure.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on September 18, 2014 at 9:45 AM

This is real nice, Vance. Great colors and patterns. A fine intimate abstract rock study. Excellent.

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on September 18, 2014 at 10:06 AM

These are always a good opportunity for some various looks at this type of natural structures. I like the natural look you've obtained with the Provia and M1 scan too, Vance. Very nice to see your film work posted here again.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on September 18, 2014 at 10:29 AM

This is wild, Vance. The textures, structures and details are great. Funny thing is, my initial reaction to the thumb was that it was over sharpened...then I opened it and realized that what I was seeing was the grain structure in the rock! I like how you've used that "comma shaped" structure to keep interest. Great job of finding a good comp. in what I'm sure was a very complex view.

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Comment posted by Balakumar Kaushik on September 18, 2014 at 4:16 PM

Very intriguing patterns, Vance. Some of them below look like paw prints

Nicely seen seen and photographed.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on September 19, 2014 at 1:56 AM

Very nice, Vance. I love the gold and blue tones and the texture is divine. Always enjoy your way of seeing.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on September 19, 2014 at 4:46 PM

Well, dang, Vance. You sure nailed this one. I find tafoni very challenging, especially with a LF camera. This looks great! There's just enough warmer colors to offset the blues giving a nice balance.

Well done! Good to see you posting again!

--P