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15-OCT-2006

Boulders, Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, 2006

In this image, the sky plays a bigger role than usual because of the thin clouds radiating out from the group of massive boulders. The 28mm lens allows me to move in and stress the textures of the huge rock that anchors the image. The boulders incongruously lie upon its top like giant walnuts. The clouds and sky offer a third layer that completes the image. The warm evening light creates rich coloration in both rock and sky, celebrating the work of nature.

Leica D-Lux 3
1/400s f/7.1 at 6.3mm iso100 full exif

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Phil Douglis22-Jun-2007 02:17
Thanks, Christine. You are right, we are both working with wideangle optics on ancient rock formations. Mine are warm because I use cloudy white balance, which intensifies reds and yellows, and this image was made in warm evening light.
Phil Douglis28-Apr-2007 16:06
Thanks for pointing out the mysterious shadow. It's not the photographer, however -- I try to stay out of my own pictures as much as possible. Thanks, Barry.
Barry S Moore28-Apr-2007 10:54
I can see the dinosaur as well. But there is also a shadow in the foreground of a mysterious photographer - emerging from the rock?. Voted for an excellent composition.
Phil Douglis17-Mar-2007 06:04
Yes, Ceci does get the imaginative juices flowing. And so do you -- this image can well be a statement of power and control.
JSWaters17-Mar-2007 05:15
Woe to the one who follows Cecila in the comments - her imagination is thoroughly engaged. Whether walnuts or sun baked Stegosauraus spines, the golden light of the rock combined with the urging of the cloud trails suggests the Earth is still in control around here.
Jenene
Phil Douglis08-Mar-2007 15:13
Glad someone finally found this image, Ceci -- as you put it, a dinosaur waiting to be discovered. The faint rays of clouds help give this image its mood as well.
Guest 08-Mar-2007 08:33
This is fantastical, it feels like the back of an ancient Stegosauraus, lying asleep in the evening sun of the Jurassic period, soaking up the last rays of the day before the cool of night descends. It's as though the creature couldn't be contained within the frame of the camera, and had to be captured in this one segment. Beautiful color, composition and mood.
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