Ancient Flora

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 10, 2015226 views10 comments

Sony A77
Sony 70-400G @ 330mm, CPL
ISO 200, 1/20 @ f22
Petrified Forest NP
On the last leg of our trip home we passed through the Petrified Forest. The abstract possibilities were endless with the petrified trees, the badlands and even some real flora. I especially liked the patterns and textures of this old giant. All comments welcome. >=))>

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10 comments

Comment posted by Nathan Buck on November 11, 2015 at 12:01 PM

Great textures and wonderful colors, Bill! I love the glow and the feeling of strength. Sounds like an awesome, awesome trip!

Nathan

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on November 11, 2015 at 12:49 PM

Absolutely stunning abstract, I will never get bored by these kind of photos! I do think I would crop out the OOF part at the bottom, it's slightly distracting and removes some of that abstract feeling for me. Small nit though, I really enjoy this one.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on November 11, 2015 at 4:33 PM

INteresting abstrace. Nice colors, lines and textures. Well seen and photographed.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on November 12, 2015 at 12:00 AM

Really cool look at this tree. Facinating to look at and ponder it's transition from living organism to stone. Nice.

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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on November 12, 2015 at 12:39 AM

Wonderful colors, texture and lines. Makes a great abstract. Could look at this a long time.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on November 12, 2015 at 9:43 AM

Excellent abstract. Great colors, textures and shapes.

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Comment posted by Ryan Shain on November 12, 2015 at 6:19 PM

HI Bill,

I find myself really enjoy abstracts now a days, and this is an excellent abstract image. The colors, lines,and shapes really come together beautifully in this tree or I guess rock now. Beautiful framing and work!

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Comment posted by Igor Hoveijn on November 13, 2015 at 8:20 AM

Form the image it is hard to tell whether it is stone or wood. Beatiful colours and textures. I never get tired of looking at such photos.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on November 13, 2015 at 11:10 AM

Hi Bill

Beautifully captured frown

the colors enliven the fascinating patterns and textures. making for a marvelous abstract!
Albert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by Jim Greenwood on November 13, 2015 at 1:28 PM

This is a very nicely crafted composition. I especially like the interest added by the darker detail on the left. I didn't notice the OOF area in the lower left corner until I read Roel's comment. It's a minor issue, but it would probably be more noticeable in an enlarged print. However, I don't think that cropping it out is an option as Roel suggests. I think that would have too much of a negative impact to the balance of the image. Perhaps some well-executed cloning would be an alternative.

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