Armored Patrol

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 21, 2014275 views15 comments

This is another of the crazy critters you might find north of Lake Meade. They don't eat much and they're pretty slow, but they may haunt you in your sleep. The hard part about shooting these formations is isolating them. The other hard part is waiting for some drama in the sky. It's a pretty good haul out to them and conditions have been good one out of 5 times for me. It's a fun trip rain or shine, there is always something new to discover.

5d2, 24-105 @ 24mm, f/16, 1/60s, tripod and release.

comments and critiques always welcome.

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Daniel Finchum on January 21, 2014 at 11:37 PM

Other worldly. Amazing formations and well captured. I'm enjoying your b/w pics immensely.

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Comment posted by Dan Kearl on January 22, 2014 at 12:23 AM

The formation is really cool and dramatic B & W.
I would love to see a color version.....

Registered on September 2, 2013, 209 Posts, 1514 Comments

Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on January 22, 2014 at 8:04 AM

Unique forms, and very dramatic sky. In the BW, it appears a little too busy for me. The "monster" gets a bit lost in the detailed FG (especially). The light part of the sky is in just the right place.. The color version might actually simplify by separating the forms from the sky. Other-wordly feel to the image made it stand out for me. Nice job

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on January 22, 2014 at 8:29 AM

The large view's stunning Gary, very nice. Your work with B&W is impressive..
The "Other worldly" comments say it all, and I agree completely..

Love this just as it's posted, cool!!

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 22, 2014 at 8:45 AM

Wow, this is wild! I'm enjoying how hard it is to tell land from sky with crazy lines and shapes in both. Yes a color version would be interesting, but then the separation between land and sky would likely be easy.

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Comment posted by Chet Dowell on January 22, 2014 at 11:31 AM

Amazing landscape presented in a dramatic and interesting way. Well done. Hope for more from that site. Chet

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Comment posted by Roberto Facchini on January 22, 2014 at 11:42 AM

Beautiful image. The black and white gives a scenic and dramatic effect. Well done

Registered on November 15, 2012, 35 Posts, 202 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Jones on January 22, 2014 at 12:09 PM

Well, you certainly covered the hard parts! Great drama, great forms, great comp, and great conversion.

Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 22, 2014 at 12:35 PM

Your pp really accentuates the lines and textures in the features as well as add a lot of drama. Cool!

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on January 22, 2014 at 5:55 PM

Gary, Your large version is really cool to look at! I like all the lines and wonderful textures. That sky really sets it off!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Scott Fricke on January 22, 2014 at 8:11 PM

Very cool image Gary, perfect for a B&W conversion. I love the textures and shapes in the rocks and the variation in the clouds. My cup of tea for sure!

Registered on January 19, 2007, 133 Posts, 1448 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Lowe on January 22, 2014 at 9:40 PM

Fantastic! This is very other worldly, Gary. I love the range of tones and the shapes along with that mood dripping sky. Great eye to spot that formation BTW. Excellent work.

Ed

Registered on February 7, 2004, 414 Posts, 7115 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Reid on January 23, 2014 at 10:27 AM

Great drama in this Gary and very other worldly scene. Nice tones and textures and a very nice comp. Well done.