Tiger Stripes by Tad Bowman

Friday, 18th December 2009

Tiger Stripes

by Tad Bowman

This picture depicts an abstract view of Cascade Creek in the San Juan mountains of Colorado. The colors of the rock were brilliant. The black cracks in the rock along with the orange colors reminded me of tiger stripes.

Equipment: Canon EOS 1dsMII, 24-70 lens, and tripod

Tad Bowman

www.tadbowman.com

17 Comments

Katherine Lee Strassburg Says:
December 18th, 2009 at 3:59 am
What wonderful colors and textures! The few streaks of watery blue add a perfect counterpoint to the jagged rock formations. Now I need to look up the minerals in that area. Fantastic shot-great potd!
Su Says:
December 18th, 2009 at 8:07 am
Another wonderful shot Tad, at first glance I thought it was molten lava with rising wisps of steam. Apt title too.
Su Says:
December 18th, 2009 at 8:09 am
I see you also had one this day last year!
Anurag Says:
December 18th, 2009 at 8:32 am
Are you also using the Singh-Ray golden blue polariser here?
João Ganhão Says:
December 18th, 2009 at 8:36 am
Well done! A diferent aproach revealing an good “photographer eye”.
Photos by Nik Says:
December 18th, 2009 at 8:37 am
Nice shot
Pauline Jones Says:
December 18th, 2009 at 9:59 am
Interesting shot; well done
planet lover Says:
December 18th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
Very interesting shot. I love the colors, the steely blue and the yellow-orange-brown spectrum are quite a sight. I hope Katherine will tell us what the minerals are.
Wanda Krack Says:
December 18th, 2009 at 2:23 pm
Wonderful contrasts and with the soft water flowing, makes a lovely shot.
Renee Says:
December 18th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
Great shot Tad, looks beautiful there!
Renee Says:
December 18th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
Oh you did won the shot last year too, Congrats!
Tad Bowman Says:
December 18th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
Thanks for the feedback everyone. I did forget one piece of equipment that I used for the shot. I used a standard circular polarizer. Anurag, a golden blue polarizer was not used.
Sue Gagnon Says:
December 18th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
Such a captivating photograph. Great complexity, texture, color and composition.
paul whitton Says:
December 18th, 2009 at 8:10 pm
another painting by God! the colors are so awesome! would make a lovely abstract canavs on the wall!
Katherine Lee Strassburg Says:
December 19th, 2009 at 7:55 am
Just a cursory search so far–volcanic activity very early, followed by upheaval, metamorphosis, and sedimentary deposits–all jumbled into various layers and shapes as the continents developed. The photo reminded me of the colors at Jasper Knob in the Michigan Upper Peninsula. I find geology fascinating!
Marie Dunphy Harding Says:
December 20th, 2009 at 2:44 am
The colors are fantastic, oh, I’d love to have that as a painting!
Grete Says:
December 22nd, 2009 at 1:35 am
Excellent shot, very good find! Regards from Argentine.