Utah in April. I think it must be a flashback from the follies of my youth, but I am seeing a Tony The Tiger face in the lichen just to the left of the big rock in the middle. 
I guess I am paying for the old days.
This is the same rock outcrop as my Paintbrush image and the rocks image, as well. There was a lot of great stuff looking down in the area. I wandered there for an hour in some real nice overcast flat light.
Nikon D810, Tamron 24-70mm
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12 commentsWhen I first saw the thumbnail I thought "ladybug". Then I understood the scale. I think that this is an excellent example of what one can do on those flat light days - don't try to push what you had in mind, but rather work with what you actually have available. I think that this is a beautiful image - and you have put ideas in my head!!
Nice details, patterns and you are right about Tony The Tiger face. Myself I always have my nose in the clouds trying to figure shapes of animals. I like this kind of picture, it's orignial and, at the same times, makes me to think that threre are interesting things everywhere. Beautiful image.
I see Tony as well.
. You really came up with a nice comp with great shapes along with wonderful color and textures. Very nicely done Harley!
Very appealing composition to me, Harley, I conceive it almost as an abstract.
Peter
Nice Harley. That Tamron seems to be working quite well. I like this little intimate scene. You are very good at finding pleasing comps underfoot. Good eye my friend.
Hi Harley,
I think looking down is very much underrated in photography, and this image is a fine example of how beautiful images can be created with an expanse of your vision. I like the study in geology, and the texture and colors win me over. The details are very nice as well, and nice work in seeing this image.
Nice color and textures. And, oh, the composition isn't too bad, either.
Nice job, Harley
--P
Haha, that tiger face made me smile, nice find! And you can't go wrong with rocks and lichens, and the abstract nature of this one adds a lot. I especially like the bigger rock which is covered with the orange/black lichen. It's indeed amazing how you can sometimes get trapped on a very small area once you start paying attention to the details and not rushing past it. That is one thing I learned from macro photography actually. Recently I went out for a dayhike, and got trapped for 3 hours at no more than 100 meters from my car, shooting only lichens.
very interesting composition. Let more come!
Love the warmth on this one, Harley. What a complete opposite to your recent post of the roots. I see Tony too.....
Yep, I see Tony there. I sure do like the "string of beads" down the center plus there are plenty of other details (besides Tony) scattered through the frame. Well seen.
I'm lichen this. It rocks. However, when your subject is essentially two dimensional, composition becomes an exercise in framing, and I think this could be framed better. I think Tony the Tiger should probably be made gggrrrrreater, which means move the camera in a bit. I also think the line vertical down the middle and the larger rock being centered make the composition static. I'd turn the camera to give something of an angle to that central line. I wish I were there.