Fantasy Tree, inspired by Royal Sahara Jasper
Probably the one thing that has drawn me into making abstract photographs of rocks is pure mesmerization at the details and patterns created by ancient geological activity. I wouldn’t think this is the first thing that comes to mind when people think of the subject of geology.
Who would have thought seemingly benign activities (or to the contrary, grand scale planet forming activities!) could end up in such a way? But as with anything else, it is looking under the surface appearances that reveals incredibly intricate patterns and details. The outside of this stone looks like any brown rock you might kick on the side of the road.
When I think about if I could ever paint (if I could paint!), or anyone for that matter, such a thing from a blank canvas, I gain even more appreciation. There should never be any question why so many artists are inspired by nature.
Thank you Anita, and a belated thanks to Amber and David.
One of favorites of your rock abstracts. Stunning work.
Part of the charm of your work, Mark, is that you do such a good job of capturing nature as it is, rather than over-manipulating it. You also have a way of bringing out what people would not ordinarily see. This is the mark of a great artist. Photography is deceptively easy to pick up and do after some fashion, but both photography and painting are equally difficult to do well.
Nature IS the best artist. This is beautiful!
You know, being somewhat of a painter, I still prefer photos. They’re truer to the original. Of course memory is perhaps the true-est we can get, but that’s not so easily shared.
Of course you could paint. Painting is a learned skill like photography. Ultimately it comes down to what you paint, the inspiration, the message. I don’t think photographers picked up cameras because they were unable to learn to paint. I suspect your work would be just as compelling.
Thanks for the confidence Paul. I have been tempted – mostly at times when I am thinking all the images from the day sucked. 🙂
Roch abstracts are truly fascinating, as you say. Nature’s abstract paintings. You mention that if you could paint you’d want to mimic them and I can totally relate. As someone who has painted in the past, I can attest to the difficulty in executing an abstract a fraction as well as nature does all the time. Of course, as a photographer you have to decide how to frame the rock to present the abstract design in the best possible way, and this is very important as well. Beautifully done here!
Thanks for visiting Bob. Nature is a very tough act to follow!
Thanks guys.
This is astounding! Abstracts of nature, in my view, are easily some of the most captivating images you can compose. Well done!
Lovely, Mark! You have a real gift for finding the images within the field nature has provided!
– Jack