Color Flow by Tony Kuyper

Monday, 8th February 2010

Color Flow

by Tony Kuyper

Badlands are usually Chinle formation which dates from 200 million years ago. These sediments are the silt deposits from flowing streams and rivers. The colors likely come from chemicals that filtered through the layer long after it was buried by additional sediments. The colors in this particular place are quite dramatic. The stones in the middle ground are petrified wood.

Equipment: Canon 5D, Tamron 28-200

Tony Kuyper

Tony Kuyper is a photographer working on the Colorado Plateau in the southwestern United States. He photographs mostly the sandstone and other colorful features where he lives.

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13 Comments

mike Says:
February 8th, 2010 at 12:46 am
I like the blue colors.
Morkel Erasmus Says:
February 8th, 2010 at 8:54 am
this is a great simplistic shot with excellent use of texture, colour, lines and layers.
Anurag Says:
February 8th, 2010 at 9:51 am
That’s a great study of color. Amazing colors.
It would have been even more powerful had the blue been in the distance and the warmer tones in the foreground. But that’s just a minor “perfect world” kind of thought.
Wanda Krack Says:
February 8th, 2010 at 11:27 am
Wonderful colors of nature not often seen this dramatic. Nice capture as one is unable to determine the size of objects in the shot. The badlands are an interestening land formatioin for sure.
Renee Says:
February 8th, 2010 at 3:36 pm
very neat shot, colors are amazing indeed!
Pauline Jones Says:
February 8th, 2010 at 3:41 pm
This reminds me of reptile skin, very tactile
Katherine Lee Strassburg Says:
February 8th, 2010 at 5:53 pm
I’ve been a rock-hound for most of my life–my parents infected me! There is so much beauty in geological formations and in colors and shapes of rocks. This is a very nice shot!
Carol Gregory Says:
February 8th, 2010 at 7:26 pm
My reaction when I saw this was an immediate, “Oh, Wow!” It’s utterly gorgeous and I would heave been so pleased to bring back something like this from an outing… It works so well as a natural abstract because of the contrasting colours and textures; the strong diagonal lines and the subtle cross-’flow’… Beautiful image, a classic and one which will bear many a return visit.
Paul Marcellini Says:
February 8th, 2010 at 8:21 pm
Great image Tony, glad to see another NPNer on here.
Rajib Singha Says:
February 9th, 2010 at 1:02 pm
Thanks for bringing a glimpse of the wonderful planet which we call our home.
Grete Says:
February 9th, 2010 at 3:25 pm
Great shot, fantastic gradations of tones!Interesting your information. Congratulations and Greetings
su Says:
February 19th, 2010 at 9:01 pm
Great image and thanks for the info, always helpful to have.
João Ganhão Says:
February 21st, 2010 at 11:40 pm
Elephant skin?