Navajo Tapestry

After a rain the midnight blue colors were prominent on the walls of the canyon.....Lake Powell. They call this wall Navajo Tapestry for the beautiful streaks and striations.

A nifty and quasi-abstract image. Part of the name stems from the fact that this is a massive sandstone formation, covering much of the Four Corners region, known by geologists as the "Navajo Sandstone;" and is thought to be late-Triassic or early-Jurassic in age. Be that as it may, this photograph is well seen and captured. Cheers! Chris

Although this looks rather abstract, it is a very real shot of the

striations in the canyons of Lake Powell, Arizona. Please let me know

what you think. Thanks!

Thanks for the enhanced info on this, Chris. You would know! :-)

Excellent work,would look great hanging on a wall.

wonderful a piece of nature art.

Cheers Enny.

Splendid shot, that could easily have been missed....Super colourings and textures....Regards

Christal... Wonderful lines, textures and color. This has a real abstract artistry to it that looks like an intentional creation. Excellent vision to see and record this... Mike

 

 

Regards! CL

Beautiful image, Christal. The tones and textures are impressive.

Terrific image. I like the contrast and details you've pulled throught the image. The composition is great as well. Very nice work

Alex

Christal,

Wow....this is amazing. The colors & light are magicial. Great shot. Take care, Patsy

Beautiful - gorgeous! The colors and lighting are magnificent, and you have framed the subject perfectly. This is a gorgeous natural abstract that would make a handsome over-sized wall hanging.

Beautiful capture of an extrordinary natural formation. Great colours and lines.

 

regards....John

Hi Christal, this is amazing, I looked at it in the large version and it is superb. I've never seen this place but we must be in aw looking at it. And you captured it beautifully. It does look abstract.

Very well done!

All the best for 2010!

Wow! This really amazing place and you have captured one of the most beautiful formation which I have ever seen. This is a real natural art. Bravo!

Beautiful colours, textures and forms...a natural abstract photograph with lots

of viewer interest !

 

Best regards, Anne & Runar:-)

It's really wonderful how the rock appears to mimic cloth, the color and pattern seeming tightly stretched across the rock. The blue, rich as it is, is wonderful.

This is so interesting, original and fresh. I really like it. The blue light that stretchs across the top right corner looks like a transparent fabric pulled tight. It is a wonderful effect. It made me think of an artist called Christo. Have you ever heard of him? I haven't heard anything about him recently but back in the late sixties he was considered very avant guard for his "wrapping" of cliffs, beachs, landscapes with miles of synthetic fabric. I wasn't a fan, but he was original. I just thought that this was interesting trivia. I like your version of natural rocks wrapped in blue light much better.

 

Best wishes,

 

Linda

 

 

 

 

A really very beautiful photo, Christal! The blue color makes it almost surreal looking, and certainly gives it another very strong dimension. I'm sure that you must have enjoyed taking pictures of this beautiful place ;-) Really very well done! Kind regards, Marjolein

As mentioned, this would make a great image to hang large on a wall. It's a beauty. Congratulations on a fine work. Since you are a musician, I wonder if you associate this with any works. I could not help but think of the St. Saens organ symphony because the image has the heavy and powerful color upper right of those great organ strains in the climactic ending, as well as all the light and delicate colors and textures that can be found throughout that symphony. I'm not a musician, and I'm technically quite ignorant of music, but I could not help but make the comparison.

Having seen this in person, I can appreciate the beauty of this amazing natural phenomenon. But I didn't know how well it would translate to others. So I'm so pleased that this has gotten a positive response. Thanks for your generous comments and/or ratings.

 

To answer your questions:

Linda, Yes I most certainly have heard of Christo. Now that you mention it I haven't heard anything about him for awhile, so I looked him up on Google. Apparently he died in 2009. You may be interested in reading this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christo_and_Jeanne-Claude

It's interesting that you and Jeff both see the fabric element to this.....I can see that association now that you mention it. At any rate, thank you for the wonderful compliment.

 

David, it certainly doesn't sound like 'you're ignorant about music' to me! :-) That's interesting how you associate the two. I agree with you, but I think I'd even take it a step further. It literally and figuratively reminds me of the organ concerto......the striations in my image could represent the organ pipes, don't you think? I appreciate your visit and your wonderful insights.

 

Thanks again to everyone!

I really love this!

Very nice composition, with great complimentary colors and lots of lines and textures. How do you get so many comments...?!