Rock and Sand

Posted by Betty (Phillipsburg, United States) on 28 November 2008 in Abstract & Conceptual and Portfolio.

Newport RI

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Comments (9)

Chris from South Jersey, United States

great textures on this shot - and I love the diagonal pattern.....

28 Nov 2008 12:20pm

Cheryl from Texas, United States

this is similiar to one I entered in a juried art show and took 2nd place in the nature division. I like your version as well

28 Nov 2008 2:53pm

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

Such artistry and nature, beautifully taken sweetie :)

28 Nov 2008 5:01pm

Earnest from Oklahoma, United States

Very interesting texture, Betty... good eye!

28 Nov 2008 8:13pm

Laurie from New Jersey, United States

Those are some really interesting looking rocks. I love the patterns they make.

29 Nov 2008 12:21am

Russ Devan from New Hanover, United States

I don't know anything about Rhode Island geology, but these structures resemble what are called "flute casts", which are formed on the bottom of ancient stream beds. They begin as elongated depressions that are eroded into the stream bed which then become filled with sediment. The deposited sediment is then preserved as a cast (like a plaster cast of an animal track) and are what you see here. These look rather misshapen for flute casts but could have been deformed over the millennia. This is a really cool photograph. I feel like I'm in one of my geology classes way back in college!

29 Nov 2008 12:39am

@Russ Devan: Thank you for that explanation, Russ. MJ and I were wondering how these rocks formed. They were part of a really large formation that people were walking on and were located on part of the beach. It was very interesting... and strange! Tomorrow I will post a photo of the larger formation.

Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom

Excellent compo, and almost abstract image.

29 Nov 2008 2:30am

Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States

Betty - a great abstract. Very fine. Thanks, too for passing on Dimitrios Christmas message. And thanks, too - to Russ for his 'flute casts' notes.

29 Nov 2008 2:56am

Wolfgang - vu@granby from Granby, Québec, Canada

Great textures!

29 Nov 2008 1:23pm

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