Sandstone Circles

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 20, 2009589 views27 comments

These are from Glen Canyon Recreation Area just outside Page, Ar. Varina pointed them out to us and I took some different shots of them. I knew they would probably be strongest as a set or grouped with other abstracts, and was happy that these 3 seemed to go together.

I have titled the Left one "Orbit" but stuck on the other two. And yes Tony's triptych timing is coincidence. I figured since it was well received I would put this up.

Thanks as always for the comments and critiques, I always think about what you guys say.

Would also love any explanations for them, as I had a tough time with google. All I got were patterns to make sandstone circles in your driveway.

Paul

5d2, Tamron 180 macro

Comments

27 comments

Comment posted by Steve Sieren on December 20, 2009 at 5:31 PM

Dominos!

Fantastic tryptich Paul. It really does have colorful dominoe feel to it.

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Comment posted by Aaron Ellingsen on December 20, 2009 at 5:34 PM

Cool set, Paul. Going solo, these probably wouldn't do a lot for me, but presented together, it makes for an excellent triptych.

The fact that the circles are so perfect is very interesting, and wonder how they were created as well. My guess is that they are the result of where Tony set his beer bottles; kind of like the ring left when somebody doesn't use a beverage coaster on your coffee table. I dunno.

Registered on January 16, 2008, 56 Posts, 953 Comments

Comment posted by Ben Horne on December 20, 2009 at 5:40 PM

Very nice! These would do quite well on canvas.

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Comment posted by Paul Marcellini on December 20, 2009 at 5:43 PM

Thanks guys,

Steve, you're right, dominoes, especially the center one.

I'm hoping Tony has the answer.

Ben that was the exact thing I thought. Real big.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on December 20, 2009 at 6:01 PM

This works well a a triptych Paul. Interesting formations. I'll have to check back to see if anyone has an answer on how they formed.

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Comment posted by Younes Bounhar on December 20, 2009 at 6:15 PM

Looks like microscopic slides! Interesting study. I like the rightmost two images but I am not sure the leftmost one is up to par with the other two imho.

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on December 20, 2009 at 6:45 PM

Very cool arrangement Paul,

I think this from Tony leaving his pint of rainbow sherbet ice cream while shooting his comps

Seriously nice find though. Most of the time I believe oxides leech from the rock over long periods of time causing interesting striations and formations. Im sure Tony will pick up on this.
Great job

Registered on February 5, 2009, 199 Posts, 2775 Comments

Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on December 20, 2009 at 6:53 PM

Very cool Paul, as Ben said.. big on canvas!

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on December 20, 2009 at 7:01 PM

Great triptych.

- Dan.

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Comment posted by Varina Patel on December 20, 2009 at 7:02 PM

I love the triptych. Awesome! And you know I love the circles. :)

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Comment posted by Guy Tal on December 20, 2009 at 7:12 PM

Great eye for detail, Paul. I like all 3 of them. I'll leave the geology to someone more qualified.

Guy

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Comment posted by Kurt Budliger on December 20, 2009 at 7:17 PM

Great images and great presentation Paul.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 20, 2009 at 8:38 PM

Oooo, I love this, and know where there are some really good ones. The triptych is great . . . mind if I borrow this idea sometime for some more circles sometime from somewhere else?

It's my understanding from talking to Dr. Steve Weaver that these spots are areas where the oxide pigments that color the sandstone red have been reduced making them more soluble, and thus more likely to be leached out of the rock leaving a non-pigmented area. Why it's a circle, I have no idea. And I'm not geologist, so there may be others who can provide a more accurate explanation of what's going on.

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Comment posted by John Mumaw on December 20, 2009 at 8:44 PM

Magnifico!
The spots are well balanced and well synchronized...perfect for this sort of presentation.
My favorite (so far) of your work from this area!

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on December 20, 2009 at 10:42 PM

I see something else, the 3rd one is a mountain landscape with a giant moon with ET inside of it.

I ate too much pizza yesterday at my God son's b-day party.

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Comment posted by Daniel Ewert on December 21, 2009 at 12:28 AM

Great find, Paul! I'll add to the opinions of the others that this would be really wonderful on canvas. Well done.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on December 21, 2009 at 1:02 AM

Wow, what a gorgeous grouping of images! The two on the right can stand well on their own, but as a group of 3, I'm awe inspired. I feel kind of humble and small, so I'll venture to name names.

#2- Pax de Deux; #3- Staying Power. For the group: Eternal Circle.

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on December 21, 2009 at 5:34 AM

If that's natural I'm most impressed. That looks so weird. The triptych works very well for me - I like the left one most for its simplicity.

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Comment posted by Bruno Silva on December 21, 2009 at 7:21 AM

fantastic paul. this is really fabulous.

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Comment posted by Tom Nevesely on December 21, 2009 at 10:55 AM

I'm loving this triptych Paul! Everything about it works perfectly. Nice work.

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Comment posted by David Cobb on December 21, 2009 at 11:03 AM

Hey, these are some nice driveway patterns Paul

. Great abstracts that go together so well. I love the simplicity and warm tones in these images.

David M. Cobb

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on December 21, 2009 at 11:09 AM

Cool, looks like shots of the Martian surface!

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on December 21, 2009 at 1:22 PM

Hi Paul

Very creative. the circles and color tones are in total harmony. Delightful to look at

P>S. This should sell very well

Albert Darmo Canada

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Comment posted by Martin Stankiewicz on December 21, 2009 at 8:54 PM

This is something I can see hanging on the wall. You put this together very well.

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on December 22, 2009 at 2:57 AM

Very clever, both in terms of concept and presentation. I like it a lot.

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Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on December 22, 2009 at 3:30 AM

Superb work, Paul! Very intimate, very abstract, very otherworldly.

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Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on December 22, 2009 at 9:08 PM

This is really a neat study of textures, patterns and the why. I remember Tony talking about these a couple of years ago. I really like the triptych.

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