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WC #583 - Picture²

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted May 11, 2013236 views11 comments

Just for fun ...

This is of course a picture of a piece of picture sandstone that I bought a couple of years ago at a rock shop in Springdale Utah near Zion. (I bought the picture sandstone ... not a picture of the picture sandstone.

) The actual dimensions of the stone in this picture are about 18" x 7.5".

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 12, 2013 at 11:17 AM

This shows off the beauty picture sandstone very well. The layering is great and creates such a strong sense of distance.

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Comment posted by John Clulow on May 12, 2013 at 5:49 PM

I've never heard of this before. Thanks for posting it. It looks like an abstract pen-and-ink drawing with watercolor washes. Cool.

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on May 12, 2013 at 9:21 PM

Now this definitely looks like abstract art that should be hanging above someones' sofa, Jim.

The placement of your lines for this comp is well done and the pano crop works great for this. I like the neutral color with the subtle shadings. The occasional little half "suns" peeking above the lines at various places add some nice variety. This sandstone certainly does make a pretty "picture".

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Comment posted by Jim Greenwood on May 13, 2013 at 12:40 AM

Well, the actual piece is not quite sofa size. I display the actual piece on the dresser in my bedroom. It's about 20" x 10".

Thanks for the comments.

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Comment posted by Karen Kane on May 13, 2013 at 12:50 AM

Very cool, thanks for sharing!

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Comment posted by Jim Lockhart on May 13, 2013 at 7:13 PM

Wow, really nice, Jim, and a great abstraction. At first glance though it was a wood carving. I would have done that myself...bought a piece of the place I was visiting. In fact, after a recent trip to FL, came back with a small block of limestone. Zion is high up on my bucket list too. The neutral color and flowing lines really make it, and I swear those are wood knots poking up. Would look nice on a wall mounted and framed.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on May 15, 2013 at 12:30 PM

Congrats on the WP!
I loved the lines here- very dramatic. Beautiful sandstone
Sandy

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on May 19, 2013 at 10:57 PM

Fantastic image Jim. Well captured, and amazing scenes within the sand here. Nice job and congrats on Weekly pic.

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Comment posted by Mike Dawson on May 21, 2013 at 12:00 AM

Beautiful lines, Congrats on the WP

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Comment posted by William Bickle on May 24, 2013 at 3:17 PM

Hello Jim

Congrats on weekly Pic.

Bill

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on May 30, 2013 at 4:24 AM

Oh, YES! So glad to see this in the Picks gallery! Congratulations!

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