Colors in a Boulder
by Connie Fox
Title
Colors in a Boulder
Artist
Connie Fox
Medium
Photograph - Outdoor Color Photo
Description
One of my SOLD images. Makes a beautiful pillow or tote bag, iPhone case or shower curtain. Please check out your choice of prints and products and treat yourself to something unique!
To the naked eye, the subject looks like a big gray rock, large enough to be called a boulder. On the top, which I photographed, are white circles of various sizes. Convenient to sit on, but not sure it was worthy of a photo. Still, I was curious enough to try, using a Canon G7X.
This 16x9 widescreen picture captures colors usually seen on its top surface only by ultraviolet light, which can illuminate minerals that elude the naked eye. I have brought out those colors using digital arts effects, and the result is a large abstract image (in what could also be called minimalism) that would fit on a television screen or frame of your choice for the dining room or over the sofa. It could also be cropped to fit a product of your choice.
In photography, the colors of rock are captured—but seen only after processing with certain techniques that bring out the fluorescent minerals. Light can illuminate the minerals. That light emission is called fluorescence. X-rays and certain mineral-detectors bring out the colors of hidden mineral elements if you’re looking for them in the field. In this case I used various techniques in PhotoShop Elements. (A little play on words.) Whether consolidated or unconsolidated mineral matter, these rare earth elements are beautiful. They remind us of the colors hidden from our eyes throughout nature. I have even found an array of colors in tree bark. You will find that image in my Trees Gallery.
CONTESTS: A Top Finisher in Digital Art - For Women Only, April 2023. Thank you for voting!
FEATURED on the homepages of Images That Excite You, May 2019, Just Perfect and Seen But Not Noticed, June 2020, and Women Photographers, July 2020; Off the Beaten Path, 2021, and The Meandering Photographer, March 2023.
SOLD as a 30" x 17" framed print to a buyer from Tucson, AZ, June 28, 2020.
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May 16th, 2019
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Comments (29)
Steve Rich
Your wonderful image has been FEATURED on the homepage of "The Meandering Photographer” Please consider adding your photo to the "Feature History, The Meandering Photographer (Jan-March 2023)" active discussion thread. 3-07-2023.
Gary F Richards
Outstanding composition, lighting, shading, colors and artwork! F/L …voted for this excellent piece in the WHATS THE BUZZZ BLOG SERIES-VALUE-HUE-SATURATION-...contest
Connie Fox replied:
Thank you, Gary. I always appreciate your votes. That's a big deal to do that for someone.
Connie Fox
Janis, thank you for the June 30 feature on the homepage of Just Perfect! Somehow I missed that.
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations on your sale! Don't forget to put the sales announcement link at the very top in the ABC GROUP Sales Discussion! Thanks!
Connie Fox
SOLD as a 30" x 17" framed print to a buyer from Tucson, AZ, June 28, 2020. My thanks to the buyer! May you enjoy this beauty for many years to come.
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