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Posted by John Mumaw on March 21, 2011 at 7:42 PM
The weather is getting downright cozy in the deserts of the Colorado Plateau right about now
(save for some ferocious wind gusts!).
Spent Saturday along the Utah/Arizona border in a unique alcove carved by wind, water and time.
A few shots from that area follow--
Posted by John Mumaw on March 21, 2011 at 7:43 PM
'Cross Currents'
Posted by John Mumaw on March 21, 2011 at 7:44 PM
'Reactor'
Posted by John Mumaw on March 21, 2011 at 7:46 PM
'Encroachment'

I have newfound empathy for you sand dune photographers after getting almost literally sandblasted while attempting to take this shot.
Posted by John Mumaw on March 21, 2011 at 7:48 PM
'Counter Currents' (Redux)

A few slight tweaks done to this image per some good ideas in the 'Landscape' forum.

And I can hardly wait to return! :cool:

Any suggestions greatly appreciated! The best eyes in the West reside in this forum. :smile:
Posted by Paul Martin on March 21, 2011 at 7:49 PM
Nice series, John -- I like #2 and #3 in particular. Yeah, getting sandblasted is not fun and especially not fun to clean up the gear after.
Posted by John Mumaw on March 21, 2011 at 8:00 PM
Thanks, Paul.
'Cross Currents' looks a bit flat there. How about an encore?
Posted by Lance Burch on March 21, 2011 at 8:06 PM
I like Encroacment and CrossCurrents Redux, although if I scroll by redux it makes me a little dizzy
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on March 21, 2011 at 8:30 PM
I love sandstone abstracts. This is a wonderful set.
"Redux" is may favorite. It gives my eyeballs a real workout. :cool:

My only nit is that some of your highlights appear a bit bright. That may just be my monitor.
Posted by Jack Brauer on March 21, 2011 at 8:39 PM
Wow, incredible series! You're on a roll! "Counter Currents" is the ONE... but they're all really really nice! Encroachment is great too...
Posted by Todd Caudle on March 21, 2011 at 8:53 PM
Three words: sandstone acid trip

I'll be peaking any minute now...
Posted by Jeff Hackett on March 21, 2011 at 9:24 PM
Spectacular series John! I'm goin with Jack on my faves, and "Cross Currents" encore is much improved. I think I could spend an entire day in this spot and not exhaust the compositional possibilities. Great work!
:toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Joseph Kayne on March 21, 2011 at 10:16 PM
All are excellent portrayals of this area. I like the second to last one. I have seen similar images as the last one so I am going with the second to last one.... I will be in this area shortly. Will have to copy all of these!!!! :jump: :jump: :jump:
Posted by Jack Garrett on March 21, 2011 at 11:14 PM
I like encroachment and redux...these are all great!!
Posted by Soubhik Patranabis on March 22, 2011 at 12:15 AM
Great series John !
Posted by Darren Huski on March 22, 2011 at 6:16 AM
And I thought it was going to be about bad fast food....... :biggrin:

Good stuff. Looks like a neat location
Posted by Howard Cihak on March 22, 2011 at 6:43 AM
John, they're all very good, but Reactor and Counter Currents are my favorites. Have you thought about B&W conversions for any of these? Just to see what they'd look ilike?
Posted by Jared Atencio on March 22, 2011 at 7:17 AM
I think my keyboard just shorted out from the drool I just spilled all over the keys..."Reactor" does it for me-those 'braided" lines in the LRC are just awesome-but the other images are not far behind. I love the abstract direction you've taken in your recent outings and feel these really round out your portfolio of the plateau (as if it needed rounding). Nothing quite compares to the painful exfoliation of a good sandblasting, but I think the rewards were def worth the sacrifice here. Nice work!
Posted by Paul Wegemann on March 22, 2011 at 8:32 AM
John, this is some astonishing work!!! I won't attempt to pick a favorite. I do agree with Bill P about highlights being a bit hot, especially in Reactor, but I also feel like I'm being picky because these are so damn good. :toast:
Posted by Don Grall on March 22, 2011 at 9:50 AM
Like all of them, but my favorite is Reactor, it looks like an explosion of light! What a great series!
Posted by James H Egbert on March 22, 2011 at 10:28 AM
These all leave me speechless! :toast:
Posted by Dave Showalter` on March 22, 2011 at 12:07 PM
Wow! What a fun series - reactor and counter currents just exploded off of my display! :toast:
Posted by Nathan Buck on March 22, 2011 at 12:36 PM
These are amazing John. Wow! Great use of lines and light. Wonderful!

Nathan
Posted by Kurt Bowman on March 22, 2011 at 3:51 PM
John, this whole series is freakin awesome! I love abstract work to begin with, so these really hit home with me. My favs are Reactor and Counter Currents (Redux), but I also really like the re-post on Cross Currents as well! Great work!!! :toast:
Posted by Joe Rogers on March 22, 2011 at 6:23 PM
Top notch, as usual, John.....what a compositional eye your have.
Joe Rogers
Posted by Morris McClung on March 22, 2011 at 8:43 PM
Absolutely phenomenal! What a strong series! "Reactor", and "Counter Currents" really rock my world! :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Sarah Marino on March 22, 2011 at 11:09 PM
Hi John - these are stunning and all are so interesting in different ways. I really like Reactor and Cross Currents, with Reactor being my favorite by a hair.
Posted by Joshua Warrender on March 24, 2011 at 8:25 AM
Wow! Great series John. If I had to pick a favorite, it would be 'Counter Currents'. Excellent work.
Posted by Bob Falcone on March 24, 2011 at 10:36 AM
Excellent as always, John!
Posted by Rod Hanna on March 24, 2011 at 11:37 AM
Oh ya, Counter Currents rocks my boat! You're making me jealous again, John.
Posted by Chris Rice on March 25, 2011 at 1:04 AM
John,

Dude you know what I like about all of these images is I have no sense of scale - an absolute wonderment among photography - makes you think think think.... and you've done it, Bravo!