Swirling Rocks

Posted by Steve Rice (Olympia, United States) on 18 August 2010 in Landscape & Rural.

Devil's Fire
Part of The Great American West series.

Othersideblue from Kerman, Iran

reminding us strength history and events

Be as strong as rocks we shall !

18 Aug 2010 5:07am

Michael from Chester, United Kingdom

The swirls and erosion can be clearly seen in this superb B/W shot.

18 Aug 2010 6:36am

Bettina from Los Angeles, United States

Wow, I love this so much in black and white!!! That's incredible. Possibly one of my favorites.

18 Aug 2010 6:49am

jpla from Anjou, France

En N&B c'est pas mal non plus ! Je te souhaite une agréable journée
JP

18 Aug 2010 7:01am

Florence from Paris, France

Very nice and still impressive in black and white Steve ! Very good presentation as well.

18 Aug 2010 7:33am

Peggy M. from somewhere in, France

Très belle vision, en noir et blanc et ces vagues font onduler mon regard. J'aime !

18 Aug 2010 8:22am

Sarito from Basingstoke, United Kingdom

Incredible.. the texture and pattern.. amazing.

18 Aug 2010 8:22am

k@ from Paris, France

Ah that classic pure style in this B&W ! Top !

18 Aug 2010 8:31am

Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain

In b/w the effect is very evident! Well done!

18 Aug 2010 11:04am

Marie LC from France

Nice movement and texture.

18 Aug 2010 11:04am

mirela from brighton, United States

superb b&w, i am so glad you chose it for this shot!

18 Aug 2010 11:10am

DowsherVision from PARIS, France

Very graphic in B&W too.

18 Aug 2010 12:13pm

Daniel from Kenmare, United States

coool

18 Aug 2010 12:32pm

Alisha from Bielefeld,Germany, Germany

really nice shot :)

18 Aug 2010 12:56pm

Amanda from Jersey City, United States

I feel like the walls are swirling in around us...like quicksand!

18 Aug 2010 1:00pm

Denny Jump Photo from Easton, PA, United States

Another amazing image! what a contrast in appearances between the sharpness of the formations and the soft cake batter swirl of the salt in the rocks - another great ione Steve!

18 Aug 2010 1:15pm

Elena Kotrotsou from Drossia, Greece

Incredible formations

18 Aug 2010 2:33pm

MARIANA from Waterloo, Canada

Wonderful in mono ! It's cool to break up routine ;))

18 Aug 2010 2:45pm

Don from spokane, United States

This special terrain also makes a good black and white image. I especially like the wide range of tones you've achieved in this shot.

18 Aug 2010 2:49pm

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

Excellent. I love it in monochrome.

18 Aug 2010 3:12pm

Becky from los angeles, United States

Like being on Mars! This is brilliant - I'm really loving the monochrome.

18 Aug 2010 5:13pm

vu@granby - Wolfgang from Granby, Québec, Canada

Are you certain it's not a National Geographic shot from the thirties? Great job Steve!

18 Aug 2010 5:15pm

JJ from Jersey City, United States

B&W really brings out the patterns and swirls eroded out over the years in these formations

18 Aug 2010 6:34pm

PATRICK from miramas, France

wow splendide 5*****

18 Aug 2010 6:59pm

Sunder from Chennai, India

Nature at its best..that is well captured by you..
Love the formations,erosions and patterns..
Rendering in B & W makes it awesome.

18 Aug 2010 7:24pm

Kiki from Ambert, France

We would believe ships on an raging sea! A big strength in this black and white !

18 Aug 2010 7:57pm

Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France

A very nice B&W

18 Aug 2010 8:17pm

Daryl Johnson from Farnham, United Kingdom

Great in b/w...

18 Aug 2010 9:55pm

✿ Anina ✿ from Auckland, New Zealand

Beautiful. The B&W choice is perfect. Lovely patterns, lines and textures

18 Aug 2010 10:06pm

Theys from Charleroi, Belgium

Wonderful photos,good shot!

18 Aug 2010 10:17pm

Steven from Chicagoland, United States

Oooooh! Your processing in B&W really brings out the contrast in the swirls that you've captured here! :-)

18 Aug 2010 10:35pm

Viewfinder from Bradenton, FL, United States

Wow, and I thought the color shots were super! BW is an incredible way to show this place off. 5 stars!

18 Aug 2010 10:46pm

Sandy Weston from Madison, Maine, United States

What a difference these look like in black and white. This looks like a type of wood.....almost like monkey wood. Very nice capture Steve!

19 Aug 2010 12:18am

Wild Mustang Photography from Carlisle, United States

Beautiful Steve! As my sister Sandy said, This is very beautiful in B&W! Very dramatic capture and very majestic! Superb!!!!

19 Aug 2010 1:20am

Ajay from Pune, India

Wow!!! They seem to the be spaceship from the Star Wars movie. :-)

19 Aug 2010 1:38am

Dutçh from Chicagoland, United States

Wow you can really see the stratification in monotone. Nice!!

19 Aug 2010 2:32am

Pavan Kaul from Mumbai, India

Your title says it all Steve! A wonderful image of these fascinating rock formations!

19 Aug 2010 3:12am

Mooie from Vancouver, Canada

I think this one might be my fave so far!

19 Aug 2010 3:39am

Xerophytes from London, United Kingdom

very nice!"!!

19 Aug 2010 9:20am

GJC from Kyoto (京都), Japan

Terrific lines!

19 Aug 2010 11:40am

Diana from Olympia, United States

nice B&W
looks like a gun ship

20 Aug 2010 8:20pm

Bethany from Michigan, United States

Wow, that's pretty cool. And the B&W brings out the swirls.

20 Aug 2010 10:47pm

Remus from Portugal

In b&w works well too.
Wonderful nature.

21 Aug 2010 5:50pm

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desert
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