Gift of Stone Photo

Photographer’s Note

Gift of Stone

Garden of the Gods Park
Colorado Springs, Colorado

A plaque (see Workshop 1) bolted into one of the red rock formations of this amazing place reads:
The Garden of the Gods Given to the city of Colorado Springs in 1909
by the children of Charles Elliot Perkins
in fulfillment of his wish that it be kept forever free to the public.

A truly wonderful gift. Workshop 1 is the plaque .. Workshop 2 is for some scale .. it is a shot from December of 2004 of some children climbing in the near formation (the middle one may be mine).

Angelillo, zeca, japiey, evanrizo, jhm, Zelanda, jafadabret, VeeJayCee, Cricri, veve, john_c, PixelTerror, jaywalker, leo61, vbbreizh, Didi has marked this note useful

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rminkow (1566) 2007-07-16 22:25

Hi John..this picture has beautiful composition...I like the way you used the wide angle lens..the color and clarity are really good.

Roger

ribeiroantonio (21975) 2007-07-16 22:48

It is an impressive contribution of Mother Nature to the beauty of this world. Your picture is the record for future generations just in case something happens to the real thing. Excellent, POV and colours. Well done.
Antonio

japiey (9521) 2007-07-17 1:00

Hi John.

Wonderful exposure,good detail,composition and
color - super shot.

JEAN PAUL

UnTrained (0) 2007-07-17 2:12

Hi John,
horns or fingers? Great rock formation in good contrast and light. I like the view and the 3 colours which dominate the capture. The workshops are a nice addition, especially those with your daughter has great textures on the rocks - beside your nice daughter.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

jhm (83352) 2007-07-17 3:58

Hello John,

I like this specially colour of the rocks, here we see rocks always with stone colour, grey and dark, but never these colours.
The figures are almost a artwork John.
Also your WS are superb, certainly this picture with the children.
The little girl in middle is this your daughter?
Very nice done.

Best regards,
John.

evanrizo (456) 2007-07-17 4:11

Hi John, these rock formations are very very impressive, they are stunning to see them, especial with the background you have choosen here, this excellent blue sky, it gives a great contrast.
The lightness and the clearness are superb.
The WS are very very interesting, especial this one with the kids.
Cheers
Evan
later...

Zelanda (5692) 2007-07-17 4:26

Hola John,
Fantásticas rocas con ese color intenso contrastando con ese bonito cielo azul.
Excelente luz y perspectiva.
Me gusta mucho el WS con las niñas escalando.
Buen trabajo.
Saludos cordiales
Ros

jafadabret (40325) 2007-07-17 11:47

John bonsoir.
Quand la nature se fait artiste pour sculpter des monuments, elle dépasse parfois ce que l'homme peut faire. Ici la photo rend parfaitement la beauté de ce site. Les formes et les couleurs sont superbes.
Jacques

gunbud (28163) 2007-07-17 12:04

Hi John,
What a wonderful place so close to the city. Clear strong colors and excellent details to the red rock. Beautiful contrast between the red rock and dark blue sky.
Regards, Tom

VeeJayCee (2410) 2007-07-17 12:14

Hi John. This is a beautifully crisp and colourful image. Unusually the exposure and contrast are perfect on both my laptop and CRT screens. The 2nd workshop with the children is also very nicely composed and certainly gives a better idea of the size of this rock.

Buin (38280) 2007-07-17 12:30

Hallo John!
Like flames out of stone ... a wonderful scenery, really impressive! The colours - and the contrast between them - are incredible. Thanks for showing this!
Greetings from hot and sunny Germany!
Frank

JPlumb (3153) 2007-07-17 16:16

Hi John, beautiful red rock against a beautiful blue sky. I had an opportunity to get to Arizona last year and see some of this great rock and sky. Somehow I'll have to do that again. I like the lighting and of course the colour in this. You've made good use of the shadows. This truly is a great gift from Charles Elliot Perkins. Well presented.

Thanks, John

Angelillo (9065) 2007-07-17 23:03

Hi John,

These formations are very spectacular. I like your POV here, taking the shot from down, we can feel the highness of this red rocks. The texture you gives us here is really beautiful, technically perfect! Congratulations.

Regards,
Angel.

PS: Beautiful workshops too. It's a pleasure to know your daughter!

Cricri (43762) 2007-07-18 7:57

Hi John,
Merveilleux de voir la forme et les couleurs de ces rochers trés original, un fond bleu qui les mette encore plus en beauté, bien et joli aussi les WS
amitié
cricri

veve (4149) 2007-07-18 8:19

Hi John!
Very impressive rock formations!
Interesting image and excellent workshop!
Great details,pov and colors!
Best regards,
Veronica

zeca (20026) 2007-07-18 17:50

Hello my friend John!
Another nice work on colours, shapes and textures! Well captured!
Regards,
Zeca
;-) later..

john_c (24635) 2007-07-19 0:29

Hi John,
Well composed with the background formation nicely balancing the frame. I like the exposure level here and clarity of detail. The hues and tones are inviting. Interesting workshops. A nice one, John. Cheers.
John

delic (6735) 2007-07-19 1:34

Hello John,
This is a fascinating artwork of erosion. The color of the earth contrasts nicely with the sky. Well captured. Regards,
Hakan

PixelTerror (86853) 2007-07-19 2:56

Hi John,
contrasting warm structures rising against a deep blue sky are always visually highly effective, and so is yours here, superb colors, is it a jpeg or a processed raw file ?
Have a nice day,
Jean-yves

jaywalker (12308) 2007-07-20 1:06

Hi John, The sand stone tower stands out brilliantly against that strong blue sky, the colours overall are amazing, razor sharp focus & beautifully composed, kind regards Wilson,

leo61 (43772) 2007-07-20 10:28

Hi John!
I go for this one.You posted a simillar one and I love the fantastic contrast between the polarized sky and the red tones of this unique rockformation.Good composition again with these few bushes.
Regards,Leo

bruce_wayne (1507) 2007-07-20 11:51

Beautiful rocks...this natural composition is incredible.
Very good work, John!!

See you
Alessandro

vbbreizh (2622) 2007-07-22 11:56

Hi John,
Nice composition...beautiful colors..."well choosed" title.
Just indians, are missing !..
Well done Master !
Regards, Gilles

Angshu (34119) 2007-07-25 0:47

Hello John
The colours, the artwork of nature have been beautifully captured. Lovely contrast with the polarised sky. Enjoyed seeing the WSs, especially the one with your cute daughter. Very good work!
With Regards
Angshu

Didi (36452) 2007-07-26 11:12

Hi John
I read your intro I was very touched by what you wrote, I wish you good luck.
Very nice picture with attractive colours.
Very interesting contrast with the blue sky.
Take care.

banyanman (7739) 2007-08-05 0:20

This is technically so good, John - perfect saturation, contrast and sharpness. A summer's day in the Garden of the Gods provides so many outstanding photo ops, and you've taken full advantage of them here. I remember visiting this place more than 20 years ago, but regretably all my negs from that era have deteriorated beyond recovery. Cheers . . . David

MP-Moller (592) 2007-08-05 1:37

Very interesting formation. The compo is very nice with the three and bushes for scale.
Mattias

fserajian (4581) 2007-08-18 1:18

Hi John,

What a capture! fantastic, I love the contrast between the redish colour of the rocks and the pure blue sky. Excellent shot and as usual well composed. TFS

Fara