Stone Fins

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 28, 201812,681 views16 comments

Another sandstone image from northern AZ around the first of Feb. The fins in the area are crazy and don't even seem possible. I stacked a couple of images for DofF.

D810, 70-200mm

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Bill Leggett on March 28, 2018 at 12:15 PM

Great find, Harley. I agree, erosion is pretty amazing given "a liberal allowance of time" to quote Edward Abbey. One of my favorite destinations being in Capitol Gorge is loaded with it.

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on March 28, 2018 at 12:19 PM

Those are cool, especially at the juncture of the two surfaces and with the wavy colors. I could see applying a bump in brightness and contrast.

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Comment posted by John Williams on March 28, 2018 at 12:56 PM

That's really good Harley! I love the contrasting lines.

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on March 28, 2018 at 2:46 PM

WOW, this one is just a super find here, Harley...... devil

You've really posted some wonderful takes recently all from this one area I assume. This for me might be the best, so far anyway...... sad

Many folks might have missed this one in the field. It pays to keep a keen eye open looking up, down, and sideways when trekking around....... laugh

btw: I could also see a tiny bit of contrast/sat/vib maybe for another look..... wink

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on March 28, 2018 at 4:57 PM

Harley, What a neat shot this is and I like it alot. The large version is just super cool to view! Great eye finding and setting up this shot.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on March 28, 2018 at 7:08 PM

Another great image, Harley. I seem to like the ones with diagonal curves a lot more than the straight line comps. It's easy to play with colors and saturation here and make this a true abstract but I like this very much the way it is.

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on March 28, 2018 at 11:16 PM

It must have been fun exploring all of the different lines, textures and colors. The composition in this image has a lot of energy with the repeated diagonals. Another excellent image in this series!

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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on March 29, 2018 at 5:14 AM

Beautiful natural artwork which has been well seen and captured. Give the sculptor my compliments.

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Comment posted by Ed McGuirk on March 29, 2018 at 8:15 AM

Harley, this one crazy formation, and I really liked how you composed this one. It almost looks like a macro shot of a seashell or something. I also like how you kept the saturation of colors restrained here, to let the viewer focus on the wonderful lines, shapes and textures in this image.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on March 29, 2018 at 2:56 PM

Such a cool shot. So many interesting aspects to this. My favorite section is the center left where the horizontal colors intersect the fins.

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Comment posted by Dave Dillemuth on March 29, 2018 at 4:02 PM

Wow, this is awesome. Well balanced composition with the wavy split between the two surfaces nicely positioned. Exquisite lines, textures and colors. Would make a great print for your hallway : o ). This is the best of this series IMO.

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Comment posted by Reno DiTullio on March 29, 2018 at 7:49 PM

Great find, Harley. Really like the junction of the diagonals and the horizontal lines; the colors are a beauty too.

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on March 30, 2018 at 2:10 AM

Harley, the color is amazing. The lines and textures are over the top. Excellent composition.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on March 31, 2018 at 6:09 PM

Great find and capture Harley. Love the fins and how you incorporated the "base" for a fine composition. Also appreciate your tempered processing with color/sat - rich, but real.

This reminds me of one of the creatures in the original Jurasic Park where "Newman" (sorry don't remember his name in the movie) met his demise in the park jeep...

Apologize for not keeping up with your previous AZ images... all great images.

Lon

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Comment posted by Stephanie Murphy on April 1, 2018 at 12:06 PM

How was such delicate sculpting of the sandstone created? And those lovely striations of subtle color! Gosh!

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on April 3, 2018 at 7:29 AM

Harley,
Thats a cracker of an image. Marvelous nature very well seen.

Balan Vinod

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