Pliocene Truffle

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 20, 2013664 views15 comments

I went on a road trip to Idaho last weekend, and while most of the time I didn't see much other than dry sage and ranch/potato land, there were a few real gems! I took this in a "deep" basalt slot canyon, which reminded me of ancient melted and half eaten chocolates.

A few more strange rocks on my blog (link below).

Thanks for your thoughts!

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Balan Vinod on April 20, 2013 at 2:40 AM

Floris, looks like a scene from Mars. A place where you must have made many more images. Love this one and will visit your blog.

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on April 20, 2013 at 2:52 AM

Excellent Floris! Unique looking subject matter, well presented. The light is noticable, there is an metallic look to it. No chocolate - heavy metal, because this one rocks!...

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on April 20, 2013 at 3:28 AM

Stunning interplay of shapes, light and textures for me, Floris. I like the way your composition leads me into the depth of the image and enjoy eyploring the complexity of the canyon walls.

Peter

Registered on November 10, 2010, 218 Posts, 2723 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Reid on April 20, 2013 at 9:04 AM

Wonderful shapes and tones to this Floris. Interesting abstract shape and I like the blue tints. Nice composition. Very nice image.

Registered on January 27, 2013, 65 Posts, 2460 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on April 20, 2013 at 9:34 AM

Wild and wonderful find here, Floris. All technical is spot on too. Nice to see a bit different looking subject overall.

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on April 20, 2013 at 10:34 AM

That is a great rock, and the combination of blue and brown tints is fantastic! I do agree with Dietrich that it looks more like metal to me than chocolate. I wouldn't eat chocolate with these colors.... Well done!

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on April 20, 2013 at 11:36 AM

This reminds me of a piece of whale vertebrae. Great textures and soft subtle colors. Would look cool printed large

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on April 21, 2013 at 11:36 AM

This is a unique looking object...but you composed this well. Beautiful tones and nice light and color. Well done

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on April 21, 2013 at 7:43 PM

Neat rocks. The shapes and textures in this image are great.

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Comment posted by John Williams on April 21, 2013 at 11:22 PM

Very cool! Nature's sculpting at its best.

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on April 22, 2013 at 3:23 PM

This is really cool. Looks like a wonderful location. You did a fine job with this image...the composition works great and the range of blues, grays, and browns makes for a nice combination.

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

Comment posted by Scott Smorra on April 23, 2013 at 9:44 PM

Very unique image Floris. I really like how the surface of the rock looks almost metallic. Nice comp and sharpness throughout the frame. I enjoyed the other images on your blog, especially "Basalt Galaxy".

Registered on November 2, 2009, 161 Posts, 2143 Comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on April 24, 2013 at 5:39 PM

I really like this, Floris--great subject! To be super picky (me? never...) It feels a bit 2D to me--im wondering if a lower or different angle might have helped. Still a keeper for sure.

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on April 24, 2013 at 10:44 PM

Thanks Stan - unfortunately there were not a whole lot of compositional degrees of freedom since there were bright highlights on the walls to the left and rear, so a lower perspective would have brought some of those into the image...

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on April 25, 2013 at 7:26 AM

Floris, I love the light, shapes and wonderful textures in this. Really nice!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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