Sandstone Easter Egg

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 6, 2012709 views21 comments

This is the horizontal version of an image I've posted here before. It was taken at a different time and developed out a little differently, but is easily recognizable as the same location.

Your thoughts and recommendations are always useful. Thanks.

5D2, 28-300 @ 183mm, f/16, 1/13 sec, several exposures focus-blended.

NOTE: In response to Larry's comment below, this is not HDR. It's taken in the shadows. It's a very flat scene. Photoshop is used to develop the contrast and color.

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on April 6, 2012 at 10:32 PM

Some weird person's house is just waiting for wall-paper that looks like this, Tony...

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on April 6, 2012 at 11:55 PM

I think it looks like one of my Grandma's quilts. All the different colors of thread. Might be a little hard to sleep on or under though. Beautiful job Tony!

Registered on September 29, 2009, 137 Posts, 2659 Comments

Comment posted by Stuart Williams on April 7, 2012 at 2:18 AM

it's astonishing what you can pull out to make these tony. a dazzling array of colour. i wonder what substance you use to fuel your sessions and journeys with photoshop!

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on April 7, 2012 at 9:34 AM

Wow! This is pretty amazing. Beautiful work Tony.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Todd Liotine on April 7, 2012 at 11:33 AM

Out of this world colors. Comp really moves the viewer throught the frame and of processing looks top notch.

Registered on July 1, 2008, 131 Posts, 671 Comments

Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on April 7, 2012 at 11:39 AM

do you want my comment ?
i think you know what i will say about it

T H E M A S T E R

Registered on June 1, 2009, 372 Posts, 2282 Comments

Comment posted by Gary McGhee on April 7, 2012 at 12:20 PM

Another beautiful landscape Tony, the colours in this look fantastic.

Gary.

Registered on April 15, 2010, 142 Posts, 2416 Comments

Comment posted by Larry Fischer on April 7, 2012 at 12:39 PM

The color attraction in the photo is very large.
This appears like an HDR??
The lines, contrast, color are wonderful.
Regardless of how it was made it is a great shot.
the fisch

Registered on July 28, 2008, 155 Posts, 874 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Caldwell on April 7, 2012 at 1:08 PM

Awesome color--makes for an incredible natural abstract!

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on April 7, 2012 at 8:30 PM

You have a wonderful touch with these scenes, Tony. The textures and lines of the sandstone are very powerful, and the strong color pulls me in. Fascinating.

Registered on August 24, 2009, 123 Posts, 3099 Comments

Comment posted by Wieslaw Poltorak on April 7, 2012 at 8:32 PM

Wonderful display of colors. Tony, only you could pull off something like that. Love Stan’s comment.

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Comment posted by Jeremy Cram on April 7, 2012 at 9:26 PM

Classic Kuyper! I love it.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on April 7, 2012 at 10:41 PM

Your work is always amazing Tony full of rich and beautiful color. Love it!

Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments

Comment posted by rob ashcroft on April 8, 2012 at 6:29 AM

Amazing colours and textures. I think it also works if you turn it 90 deg CW. Not sure about the framing - the colours might look even better on a plain black backdrop?

Registered on February 24, 2012, 22 Posts, 43 Comments

Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on April 8, 2012 at 11:26 AM

Insane colours and great use of lines here Tony...

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Comment posted by Vlad Sadovsky on April 8, 2012 at 1:54 PM

Impressive patterns (and matching title). The alternativing textures with their colors work very well for me.

Registered on November 12, 2010, 48 Posts, 358 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Dayton on April 8, 2012 at 3:58 PM

Wonderful, Tony! So many successful interpretations of lines, layers, patterns, colors,
and textures. The manner in which you've composed really has a great 3-D effect for
me.

Registered on November 11, 2008, 281 Posts, 3958 Comments

Comment posted by Andreas Resch on April 9, 2012 at 8:26 AM

This is as Tony as it gets. As always great composition and processing.

Registered on November 14, 2007, 322 Posts, 6101 Comments

Comment posted by Grant Collier on April 9, 2012 at 3:33 PM

Beautiful patterns and colors, as always!

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on April 9, 2012 at 10:56 PM

Pretty amazing! I think I like this one even more than the vertical, maybe!

Chris

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on April 9, 2012 at 11:01 PM

Beautiful formations, but the colors are not working for me at all. I am just not a big fan of the hugely over-the-top colors look. Velvia, count me in, but this is Velvia times 100. As usual, I probably stand alone on this.

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