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Phil Douglis | all galleries >> Galleries >> Gallery Thirty Three: Using light and color to define and contrast textures > Evolution, Lower Emerald Pool, Zion National Park, Utah, 2006
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07-FEB-2006

Evolution, Lower Emerald Pool, Zion National Park, Utah, 2006

The waterfall in the preceding image is seen here striking the ancient rocks that line Zion's Lower Emerald Pool. The rough character of these rocks is emphasized by the texture created by glistening water on their surfaces. Each rock differs in color, light, form, and texture. They start in darkness at the bottom, and emerge into full light at the top. The colors and textures change at each step upward, a metaphor for evolution itself.

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Phil Douglis05-Sep-2006 02:51
You make a good point, Christine. Some viewers will look at this image and begin thinking primal thoughts, going back to our origins. Others, like yourself, will simply drink in the colors and textures and shapes and enjoy them for the purely sensual pleasure they may offer. And that is what expressive images do -- they appeal to our senses, to our emotions, to our imaginations, and to our intellects. But not all at the same time.
Christine P. Newman04-Sep-2006 20:47
A beautiful mix of colours and textures. I am lazy and prefer not to think of the evolutionpart of it, Phil. I enjoy the shaeps and their colours.
Phil Douglis20-Feb-2006 16:54
I always am aware of the sensory aspect of an image when I shoot, Lisa. And so are you. I am more interested in how a picture might feel, than in what it might show.
Guest 20-Feb-2006 15:46
Wonderful. If you just surrender to the abstraction it is just a great sensory experience that short circuits the mind, a real blessing!
Phil Douglis18-Feb-2006 20:45
Azlin -- you enjoy using all of your senses when you look at pictures, and I enjoy making pictures that activate the senses of my viewers. An expressive image can become a sensuous experience for a viewer. One of the ways we can do this is to find contrasts in color, light, form and texture and organize them within the frame so they express an idea. That is what I've tried to do here, and I am glad you are able to feel what I am expressing here.
Azlin Ahmad18-Feb-2006 09:36
Vivid, the blur of water makes me want to reach out and touch it! The hint of green at the bottom indicates life (so I was not that far off on my comment on your previous photo). Aside from the texture, I can almost imagine how this place must feel, sound and smell like. Thanks for sharing this with us.
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