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Morrisonite photos

Morrisonite photos

I have finally spent some time catching up on some of my rock abstracts.  This time I have added some Morrisonite photos to my gallery.   Morrisonite is a particular type of jasper found in Oregon's Owyhee desert.   The story has it that it was...

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Rock collecting

Rock collecting

I processed this image recently, although I actually made the exposure back in August 2008.   I worked with it quite a bit to give it some depth and dimension.   I wanted it to look like you could pick one of the rocks up off the page and put it in your...

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Black and white abstract

As fascinating as I find the colors of the rocks I have been photographing, sometimes it helps to take the color away to just be amazed by the patterns.   This is a macro abstract of Amethyst Sage, evoking thoughts of some fantasy world.  I move from seeing a mountain...

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Primordial fire

These macro abstracts of the rare stone Pietersite reminded me of the primordial fires that helped form this planet.  I can't help but imagine that fire being frozen in time in these rocks.   Given it is found only two places in the world - Namibia, Africa - where...

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Montana Agate

I have added a couple images of Montana agate to my rock abstracts gallery.   This agate is found near the Yellowstone river and believed to be from the Pleistocene age.  (1.8 Million to 10,000 years before present). For me, dendrite inclusions really give character...

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Back to the grind…stone

As much as spring energy is in the air,  I am going to divert myself and concentrate on digging into my stock pile of rocks over the next week or so.   I just love creating abstracts - discovering small patterns and relationships - symbolism of other worlds, other...

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Stone Windows

Stone Windows

I have finally got back into my growing rock collection and actually revisited an older piece of Arizona Petrified Wood I have.  This small slice has some of the most incredible micro landscapes within it as you can see above. These two images are of the...

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Tiger iron abstracts

The closer we look - the more we see   Such is the case with this new rock I have added to my gallery called Tiger Iron   I have seen some macro shots of Tiger Iron in various places, and started keeping my eye out for some. .  Tiger Iron is somewhat of a mixture rock...

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Rock Patterns big and small

Rock Patterns big and small

Patterns in nature have always caught my eye.  That is probably no surprise, I think they attract many photographers because they offer a sense of harmony, a sense of connection.  They don't have to be big, and don't have to be small - just simply be there in front of...

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