Point Lobos, California III

Great textures. Very hard to grasp the scale.

amazing photo

The textures and flowing lines are amazing. It seems as if the hills had been suddenly frozen in the middle of a once-fluid journey.

 

I can't discern the true magnitude of the area, since there is no object that would help define the size; but it seems you took this from a great height. If this is so, I'd be very interested in knowing where you were (bridge, precarious ledge), when you took this.

Actually, I was only several feet away from the ground when I took this image!. The apparent perspective effect resulted from the use of a 24mm wide angle lens. The attached full frame version of the image shows a rocky mound that was cropped out of the final version, but whose shadow appears in the image. That mound is probably no more than 1 foot in width, and less than one foot in height.

LOL, Bill! : ) I can't say exactly for how long, but I stared at this quite a while. I kept looking at the shadows, examining the textures... I even thought I saw a light blue speck that may have been something "human-sized".

 

The shadow at the top made me imagine that it may have been from a great mountain; but I realized I didn't know enough about how sizes affect shadowed areas, so I eventually braved the question. Thank you for taking the time to respond. It made my day, I got a good laugh at myself. :)

Sorry for the 2nd post. Just wanted to add: I love the contrasts in the larger photo. I looked from the bottom up, because I was already familiar with the lower half. From there, travelling up, there is a wonderful difference as the eye leaves the softness and hits the sharp, well-defined rock(s). But, as you continue to the highest point, the hills at the top flow, bringing a sense of symmetry to the photo as a whole. I really love this picture.

Nice image. Sorry, but color does not do it for me. It would be interesting to see in BW.