Here's a general view of the xenoliths at the upper end of the Aspen CG in Lee Vining Canyon. I cropped a bit from the bottom. I am not sure if I'll print this one, but I wanted to show you a more overall view of this very interesting geology.
I will definitely go back to this spot and study it further as there are many possibilites for abstracts.
Well now, I think I know where this site is located, Preston.......
Posted by Bishop Bastien on November 14, 2009 at 11:58 PM
Preston --
I think this is best of the series...feels almost like you could fall into the image. A nice sense of depth.
Best regards -- Bishop
Posted by Lon Overacker on November 15, 2009 at 6:06 PM
Preston,
I think I might almost prefer this broader view. I really like the flow of the rock patterns in the middle - almost like a waterfall. And actually maybe I'm on to something geologically there actually was a molten flow and this is how it all solidified?
The only slight distraction would be the vegetation at the bottom, although that helps provide some scale and a sense of place.
Also, you seem to have resolved the web sharpening/compression issues. What are you doing differently now?
Lon. As regards the apparent 'flow' of the rocks: It is actually caused by upwelling of the melt due to forces from below. In the process, the dark rocks (diorite), having been softened by heat, were distorted as the melt was pushed upward into a fissure between the masses of older rock on the right and left.
I am abivalent about the vegetation, too. On the one hand it gives a since of scale, and on the other it could be seen as a distraction. I thought about cropping it out and then cloning any bits of grass left over, but decided the comp would be too tight and the sense of flow in the rocks would have been lost. Where's did I put those clippers when I need them? (Just kidding)
Processing: Convert to sRGB. I then used Marc Adamus' method (when doing the resizing I use BiCubic, rather than BiCubic Sharper). In Save for the Web, I make sure 'Optimize' is unchecked. It seems to be working. Thanks for following up on this.
-P
Posted by Eric Good on November 16, 2009 at 3:04 PM
Another nice find! I really like the diagonal flow that runs through this collection of shapes and colors. I'm a little ambivalent about the plants on the lower edge. Maybe returning when they're really healthy specimens might be nice. Other than that, this absolutely works for me. Can't wait to see what you return with after another outing there. Well seen!
It would be interesting to see this little scene with nice green grasses. I think I'll run a quick proof of this one to see if it works.
Cheers,
-P
Posted by Paul Duval on November 18, 2009 at 8:18 AM
Preston,
Nice find, I have done many years of collecting especially in pegmatites, looking for pocket crystals, quartz, feldspars, aquamarine and tourmaline. In my collecting adventures I ran across many acres of granite that's where pegmatites are usually found, and I can't recall an out cropping of small grain granite with such contrast in the rock. The closest I can recall is core rock in a humungous pegmatite ( white feldspar with Frozen rods of Black Tourmaline ) at the Southern Pacific Silica quarry in the Lakeview Mts. near Perris in Riverside Co. This place is unusual and probably deserves some further exploring of it.
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7 repliesI will definitely go back to this spot and study it further as there are many possibilites for abstracts.
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-P
I think this is best of the series...feels almost like you could fall into the image. A nice sense of depth.
Best regards -- Bishop
I think I might almost prefer this broader view. I really like the flow of the rock patterns in the middle - almost like a waterfall. And actually maybe I'm on to something geologically there actually was a molten flow and this is how it all solidified?
The only slight distraction would be the vegetation at the bottom, although that helps provide some scale and a sense of place.
Also, you seem to have resolved the web sharpening/compression issues. What are you doing differently now?
Lon
Lon. As regards the apparent 'flow' of the rocks: It is actually caused by upwelling of the melt due to forces from below. In the process, the dark rocks (diorite), having been softened by heat, were distorted as the melt was pushed upward into a fissure between the masses of older rock on the right and left.
I am abivalent about the vegetation, too. On the one hand it gives a since of scale, and on the other it could be seen as a distraction. I thought about cropping it out and then cloning any bits of grass left over, but decided the comp would be too tight and the sense of flow in the rocks would have been lost. Where's did I put those clippers when I need them? (Just kidding)
Processing: Convert to sRGB. I then used Marc Adamus' method (when doing the resizing I use BiCubic, rather than BiCubic Sharper). In Save for the Web, I make sure 'Optimize' is unchecked. It seems to be working. Thanks for following up on this.
-P
It would be interesting to see this little scene with nice green grasses. I think I'll run a quick proof of this one to see if it works.
Cheers,
-P
Nice find, I have done many years of collecting especially in pegmatites, looking for pocket crystals, quartz, feldspars, aquamarine and tourmaline. In my collecting adventures I ran across many acres of granite that's where pegmatites are usually found, and I can't recall an out cropping of small grain granite with such contrast in the rock. The closest I can recall is core rock in a humungous pegmatite ( white feldspar with Frozen rods of Black Tourmaline ) at the Southern Pacific Silica quarry in the Lakeview Mts. near Perris in Riverside Co. This place is unusual and probably deserves some further exploring of it.
Paul