What did you compose at Waters Edge?

[Nathan Potter]

Nate,

Yes, I agree that the waves carrying rocks and sand smooth the surface of the rock. Initial forms were probably created by glacialization. Basalt is suppose to be much softer than granite, but may be protected by the granite. Then there are different granites! The first picture is of two different granites photographed at Grindstone Neck. The other two are from Pemaquid Point, and illustrate the layering of granites and basalt with an uplift and tilt (the rock folds were actually vertical). Did you live in the area? I worked at the JAX for 3 years in the late '70s, and return every now and then.Attachment 127819Attachment 127820Attachment 127821

Mike

Mike, I love those images in B&W. You are the first I've seen on LF forum to have photographed at Grindstone Neck. It's a dazzling location for rock formations and there is a lot of cobble and coarse sand available for bedrock polish by wave action. I vacationed in Maine, Steuben, as a kid from 1945 on until the present. Recently stayed in Corea, Milbridge and Winter Harbor. Lived in Brunswick for 2 years. 1956 and 57, while in the navy at the Brunswick Naval Air Station.

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

[Heroique]

The first picture is of two different granites photographed at Grindstone Neck. The other two are from Pemaquid Point...

Great eye!

I think the swirl in the first/third image (bottom right) is what adds so much interest to this shot.

An "I gotta be me" moment in an otherwise linear world.

Likewise, the foreshortened arch in the middle image softens all the sedimentary lines.

[Michael Rosenberg]

JP,

You can see it larger on my web site. It is a neat optical/physical illusion. The light was going on Pemaquid Point, and was walking out when I looked down at the tidal pool to see what was there when I saw the clouds reflected. And, I printed it upside down....

Mike

[Michael Rosenberg]

Heroique,

The relationship of the uplifted and eroded forms really caught my attention. I made several other negatives, but have not had the time to print them. The neat thing about that site is the wave action can change what you see from one year to the next.

Nathan,

I think it is very hard in those places to make a coherent composition in B/W. The colors of the granite are so close that you have to work to get tonalities to separate. When I took these images it was in Oct. 2013 - when the park was closed! I was so glad I knew of other places to go. On my website are some other pictures from around Maine taken in previous years.

Mike

[thesilverfox]

A quiet peaceful image.

Looks like the snow has just fallen.

And those chilly stones want to shake the snow from their scalps!

Thank you, A rare sunny day with no wind.

[jp]

JP,

You can see it larger on my web site. It is a neat optical/physical illusion. The light was going on Pemaquid Point, and was walking out when I looked down at the tidal pool to see what was there when I saw the clouds reflected. And, I printed it upside down....

Mike

Thanks!

[Marvin d martian]

The local river ferry terminal in winter, it only operates in summer.

[IMG]river1 by Marvin d martian100, on Flickr[/IMG]

Mart

[Bruno Gil]

The local river ferry terminal in winter, it only operates in summer.

[IMG]river1 by Marvin d martian100, on Flickr[/IMG]

Mart

Nice location, would love to see it with LE

[Heroique]

Heroique,

The relationship of the uplifted and eroded forms really caught my attention. I made several other negatives, but have not had the time to print them. The neat thing about that site is the wave action can change what you see from one year to the next. --Mike

Yes, they capture my attention too. I get to enjoy them on the beaches of Olympic Peninsula (Wash. state). I love them as photographic subjects. Uplifted geologic layers, like yours, remind me of deep time – or conversely, how small my personal time is on Earth.



Just for fun, here are some sedimentary layers "on the make," mixed in with tidal stains, on the Olympic Peninsula. They might harden in the future and get upturned some day – make that some very distant. post-homo sapiens era!

Tachi 4x5
Schneider 150mm/9 g-claron
Astia-100F (w/ B+W 10-stop ND filter)
34 seconds @ f/22
Epson 4990/Epson Scan

[Joe O'Hara]

Still pond with clouds.