Fellow photographer Steve Immel and I spent a morning photographing in and around the Rio Grande Gorge this week. The sky was a little murky, as if smoke had drifted into New Mexico from a wildfire somewhere. Rather than attempt to tweak out good photographs under those conditions, we photographed the river itself. And the good old Rio, although not full, has a lot of runoff in it, enough to make it very cantankerous and noisy. It was, in a word, mesmerizing. I could have stood photographing it in detail all day. Here are some abstracts. Clicking on each image makes it slightly larger and reveals more detail.
The thrashing and foaming of the water as it crashes into volcanic boulders is wondrous, and emphasizes the sheer power of water. The pattern of bubbles on the center rock is like a delicate suit of armor, each bubble neatly linked to the next but ready to self-destruct at any moment.
When I look at this photograph, I can almost hear and smell El Rio Grande, New Mexico's life line.
until next Monday,
DB
a passion for the image
All three photos are lovely, but (in our humble opinion), your second image is a masterpiece of photography. The sunlight reflection captured in the foreground, the spray, the juxtaposition of colors, and the movement of the water...absolutely outstanding. A winner, for sure! Dave and Donna
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ReplyDeleteWell done, Daryl. I agree with Dave and Donna that you captured the action of the froth perfectly in image number two. Stopping the action to get crystalline detail in all of the images was the right call. Your prose "like a delicate suit of armor" is poetic and precise.
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