Purple Fin, Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness
Many years ago, almost before the invention of light, a friend of mine and I were backpacking in the Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness area of Northern Arizona. We were almost on the Utah/Arizona Border in a place called the Arizona Strip. At that time I carried a supply of color film in my backpack as well as black and white, which is now my standard. There were hundreds of these little fins that stuck out between the layers of sandstone. One of the reasons I no longer divulge my locations is that over the years, as these places have been "discovered", with a thousand YouTubers all showing them with exact coordinates to find that single little fin, they have been broken off by unthinking, or malicious numbskulls that should never be allowed entry. I used a Toyo 45A camera, a 90mm Sinaron lens with a UV-15 filter and Kodak E-100G Ektachrome. Maybe the finest transparency film ever made.
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Lovely contrast of colors Nathan. That purple fin really demands attention, the front edge of it looking like a face in profile.
Ektachrome was my film of choice back in the day, it seemed so much more natural that Kodachrome.
Nice composition, Nathan. I love the "3" layers of color. Very beautiful .... Also appreciating your descriptions!
Thank you.
Nice textures, contrasting colors. The image appears to trigger multiple pareidolic perception. I love that :)
pareidolic, That's an interesting word. Very interesting. Hadn't thought of it in relation to photographs, but I definitely can see that, Thanks, I now have a new word to use.
Re that word, I see a couple of profiles immediately.