Comments on: Tiger iron abstracts

By: Eisenmangel

Eisenmangel — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 12:32:25 +0000

Hey, very interesting post.

My written English is not so good so I write in German:

“Lieber den Spatz in der Hand, als die Taube auf dem Dach.”

Yours sincerely
Eisen

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Kfz Versicherung — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:38:48 +0000

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By: Artist Boyd Greene

Artist Boyd Greene — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:39:42 +0000

Great images Mark, you have really developed a great eye for seeing the abstract shapes in stones and rocks.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:58:59 +0000

Thanks folks, I appreciate the comments.

jball – think of it as iridescence. Petra, I thought much the same thing.

By: Cindy

Cindy — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 19:57:00 +0000

wow, what incredible colors and patterns Mark. My grandfather used to cut then polish stones, I can see where it would be easy to get lost in photographing them.. amazing look at another world we seldom see.

By: Lana

Lana — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:47:20 +0000

Lovely shots. What an interesting substance!
Speaking of rock & time, when I lived in Canada I often stood at the base of the Niagara Gorge (up past the whirlpool, where it gets pretty high.) I’d look up at all of those rock layers above me, all the way up to the top, & I’d think about how long it’d take water to carve that. It always made me feel very, VERY small & insignificant. It also made me appreciate all the more this little flash in the pan called “my life.”

By: Petra Voegtle

Petra Voegtle — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:16:37 +0000

Hi Mark – these are breathtaking! And they remind me somehow of photos I have seen from electronic microscopy with cuts in the nano section.
Amazing how much light can influence the view and vision. Everything seems to be related to one another…

By: jball

jball — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:19:36 +0000

Yep, I could strare for hours at rocks like this. I must admit not knowing what ‘chatoyant’ means, but it sounds great! Excellent photos.

By: Jack Johnson

Jack Johnson — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:15:00 +0000

Hi, Mark -

Beautiful images, as always – I’ll be spending some time looking at these! I bet they make gorgeous large prints.

I understand your comment about the rock’s history completely! There are spots in our region where the exposed bedrock is around 2 billion years old. Sometimes I’ll just touch that and try to imagine all the changes that rock has seen. Awe-inspiring.

- Jack

By: Sue

Sue — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:47:15 +0000

I have visited your blog numerous times; each time admiring your work. I decided it was way past time to leave a comment of admiration and appreciation.

Your rock images are unlike any I’ve ever seen. Love them!