A Rock, A Rock, My Kingdom for A Rock by diomedes66
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Description
This sentinel, this rock rests at a location that was the center of the lands of the 'Ancient Ones' The Anasazi and the Hohokam - now, to the west are the lands of the Pima, to the Northeast, the White Mountain Apaches, to the Southeast, the San Carlos Apaches - Of course, this stone is more ancient than they - he saw them come, he saw everyone come; he will probably see us all leave.
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Comments (41)
A grand and ancient sentinel indeed!
I really like the darkness of the sky, brings out the subject perfectly and what a great history to this rock...as I'm sure many rocks will see all things come....and go. IMHO it just seems like the rocks are maybe a little over sharpened...not sure. Still a strong image. :)
It looks that you are specialized in taking rocks! Fabulous B/W contrast with a real marvellous lightning! Excellent contrast to the "BLUE" sky! Fantastic photo really!!! V
Great history and very impressive rock! How do you get that glittery effect? Is it part of the stone?
I wish I could claim artistic excellence but the glittery material is embedded 'mica,' a type of quartz crystal - it is also somewhat responsible for the 'sharp' appearance of the stone because it is quite sharp.
Beautiful - the rockface is even more rugged than the face of the late Charles Bronson (who often played Indian Chiefs and the like in his early years).
another beauty :) excellent image :D, great contrast and a nice pov :)
c est superbe!!!!!!!!!!!!!
These are fabulous, the stark contrasty effect is amazing. These images would look great blown up as large prints, well done.
on the lower left I can make out a face that has a big frown.beuatiful rocks and capture-V
It is amazing and shows us, how small we are in the evolution. We are only on earth for a "few" years and this giants see so many generations comming and going!!! A wonderful picture and a wonderful reminder, that we take ourselves not everytime to importand!!!
S u p e r!!!!
Looks fantastic!!!
What a old rock !!excellent shot my dear friend ,excellent lighting and contrast ,love composition and sceneVOTE
I like this series and how you have been obtaining your B&W images. The data regarding the history of the area is greatly appriciated as it enhances our knowlewdge of he area and increases our appriciation of the photograph. V
Fantastic rock ! Would like to see its and the plants original colours. I'm just sitting here waiting for some indians to appear... ;-) v
awesome shot. * vote * #:O)
..I think I love your comments about this piece as much as the piece itself. As I've said before, you have an unfailing ability to capture magesty through a camera lens...it is truly an amazing gift. The lighting and contrasting in this work draws one to the very peak, and makes us realize what puny mortals we all are when faced with of some of God's wonders. It's lovely, Paul. VOTE
amazing!!! i feel so tiny here! i love the b/w, but i sure would love to see what this looks like in color!!! awesome capture!!!
Monumental picture!!!very well done, sharp and majestic looking as it should!!:):):):):)
Brilliant !
Another great shot! So wonderfully atmospheric!! B&W is always a treat to me! There's something though that bothers me, I think ur images are far too sharp! It actually hurts the eyes to look at them and I'm wondering if u sharpen them in an editing programme and if yes, if u're overdoing it? Just my 2c! ;)
nous avons un paysage comme celui-ci pr de la maison, ou je rais de jouer aux cow-boys et aux indiens quand j'ais jeune! we have a landscape like this one....
Fantastic image and work, excellently done!!!!!!!!!!!!!
& another fine rock! they seem to be frowning... & interesting textural effect :]
Beautiful rocks :) The B&W and the crispness probably due to postwork is composing a super texture :)) these rocks seems alive :)) Beautiful work, bravo!!
This is fantastic I see something like this and I want to climb to the top HMMMMM you would figure I would have learned after falling over 75feet from trying to get into caves in a cliff side!!! LOL Maybe i will never learn!!!! Excellent!!
Beautiful photograph of a spectacular rock formation!! Very brilliant photography work Paul! VOTE!!
You know, there's this rock formation around here that has glyphs inside,and I was so mad at this group of kids for painting grafitti on it. I made them go and clean it up, then I thought..I wonder if the people who painted the glyphs had a an old wind bag make them clean it up...we wouldn't have anything interesting to look at.. still, the rock itself was gorgeous without needing be defaced by a bunch of bored teens. LOL This is stunning! Hope nobody messes with it.
Very beautiful and crisp shot of this rock-formation! Dramatic tones, very impressive!