Sandstone Fantasy

Incredible colors and I like the composititon. It seems a little detail is lost around the 10-11 o'clock position but it could be "tired eyes", I've been at the display for several hours.

The colors are magic and the glow from the reflected light makes this sing. The diagonal lines work nicely, here.

Fantastic Phantasm of colors that remind me of candy - sweet image.

colorful
interesting

Once again a great shot in your style. I also like your article and it's interesting to see how similar our way of processing is - although the subject matter is so different.

Ypers!! What a colorful piece of art. Finding such colors and patterns seems to be so easy for you and I do compliment your tremendous work. The connection to sandstone you have really permeates your soul. Tremendous colors and a fascinating subject for sure.
Great job Tony

Wow! This is beautiful Tony! I love the look of these colors and a great composition to show this off. Just excellent!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Wonderfully rich colors and light. I can't get a real sense of scale but I'm not sure I need one. I love the ribbon effect and the textures. Very nice

Fantastic color and texture Tony. I especially like your chose comp of curved lines. Really beautiful work.

Wow, talk about color! I'm glad you shared the story behind all these colors, and that they were not "created" in PS. What an incredible sandstone display, and I really like the lines and textures.

Great stuff Tony.

Amazing colors Tony, i like the perspective in this shot

Hamed

With all the great photographers here. Why doesn't anyone else post images like this?

The hard rock candy mountains! The stuff you find is just amazing.

Chris

i am truly amazed at your ability to keep pulling out amazing and original compositions from these sandstone formations. Great work.

This is beautiful, Tony!
Does it belong in PA? From your own comments, i'd say definitely not. I have no doubt that those colors were there--ive seen plenty of multicolored rocks in the SW--and whether or not they were this vibrant, i dunno, but anyone familiar with your style probably wouldn't expect to see the strong colors if they went to this location--especially if they weren't familiar with how the different lighting conditions work to introduce these colors. It takes an artistic eye to see this--and there's no doubt you excel in that regard. You're certainly not hiding anything. That's why i argue for 'transparency' and 'disclosure'. I think it's important in our digital age
I wouldn't change a thing here.

Excellent colours and textures .

Perfect!

What an amazing array of color! Such a beautiful scen - you have a great playground in which to capture these wonderful images.

Very cool photo Tony. I of course love the textures and color and the leading line. On my monitor it is maybe a few points too saturated to my personal liking. But since monitors vary this is prob a mute point!

Simply outstanding Tony. Your attention to detail and passion for your work shines through with your imagery and this is a classic example. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and techniques. I've bookmarked your processing details and will be going through it soon.

The only comment/critique I have has to do with the UL corner. I'm undecided about the darker corner. It's not a distraction per se, but maybe like it doesn't belong? I'm not sure what to think about it. I do know that if you crop it off the top that much of the lines, color and comp get lost so I don't think that's an option. So in the end I think it needs to stay. Perhaps lightening the dark corner to bring it closer to the tonality (not necessarily color) of the rest of the image. Just a thought.

This is a wonderful addition to your unique and wonderful collection of sandstone. Thanks for sharing Tony.

Lon

Tony, it is amazing for me how your composition draws me into the depth. Your choice of saturation fits in well with this specific subject in my opinion.

Peter

As always, Tony, you specialize in this type of art in nature. Good
curving diagonal lines and great colors. The FG is a waterfall of color.
The upper left shows a break in the textures and lines below which
works well for variety.

Very cool!! Nice capture that speaks Tonys!

I really like the flow, texture, and vibrancy of this image, Tony. Spectacular shot! No nits or suggestions from me.

Phenomenal image, Tony, without a doubt a phenomenal image. The graceful lines and textures in the sandstone are remarkable enough but add that amazing color, and you have a jaw-dropping work of art. Stunning work as always, and thank you once again, for sharing your approach in Photoshop, which is always a tremendous help.

The color alone is reason enough to get sucked into this image, but the comp sends me tumbling. The lack of any clues to indicate the scale of this formation is another danger to getting lost while exploring the frame. Treacherous stuff, Tony!

I love the image. The concept of the reality coming through is there, but kind of stretch. On my screen, it looks really, really saturated. It is a great look and works beautifully in the image, but I would not use the concept of reality in terms of the color I am seeing.

BTW, I am viewing in Firefox on a Mac with a wide gamut monitor. I looked at on Safari and the saturated really skyrocketed.

Tony... I've seen stone like this and know that these colors are real. I love the way you skillfully composed the stone in the frame to flow as it does. It really leads you into the shot. Great image, processed flawlessly.

Fantastic, Tony. I love the abstract quality of this image. Great textures and patterns and also the colors are great. Well composed and the processing looks spot on to me. Excellent work

It never ceases to amaze me as to how you always find these images, Tony. The sweeping curves are the perfect entry to draw the viewer into this wild array of colors.

Ed

Superb work!

"Taste the rainbow..." Looks like a Skittles commercial Tony! Dynamic lines, textures, and of course colors!

Fantastic and fan-tasty! I love it.

Beautifully done, Tony. While the colors and contrast look wonderful on my monitor, what really catches my attention here are the lines -- those long sweeping curves. They work for me at both the realistic and abstract levels. In fact, it is this aspect of your photography that makes it special in my opinion.

The cosmic sandstone master strikes again! Artfully done as always Tony.

Marvelous colors. And I can't imagine a more fitting comp.

One of the most beautiful abstracts of nature I've ever seen and captured so expertly. Lovely flow of lines and textures.

Very beautiful. The patterns and colors are very engaging. The ULC is a bit distracting, but that's a minor nit.