Painted Hills Photo

Photographer’s Note

These are the Painted Hills, part of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in Oregon. The incredible colour is natural, as are the shapes. This was formed as a result of volcanic eruptions of ash, which was deposited hundreds of meters thick. Over time the ash compressed, and minerals leached from one layer to the next. Then the deposits were exposed to the elements and eroded into these smooth, dune like hills. I have some more zoomed in shots which look very abstract, and I will post later, but for my first shot from the area I wanted to show something that was at least recognizable as hills.

Benedict, Irina75, csavery, gpsony, sevy, Bruno40, pierrefonds, PixelTerror, wilkinsonsg, sabyasachi1212, robiuk, danielswalsh, singuanti, eza1701, ChrisJ, jhm, tucancr, Signal-Womb, josepmarin, lestans has marked this note useful

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Benedict (7062) 2007-04-10 0:46

perfect closeup of these incredible work of nature! well detailed and sharpness at its best!
a little similarity with the painted desert of petrified forest national park, AZ.
well done, alvin!
benedict

rcrick (346) 2007-04-10 0:49

Great composition and stunning colours an amazing place....

Ann75 (0) 2007-04-10 0:57

Hello Alvin,

Wow, great shot with such all these amazing layers colours and shapes. I see you have been to Oregon, I am sure you came back with tons of great shots! This for one is one of them! Great lighting, excellent details and great quality. Excellent work, Alvin!

Greetings,
Ann

Irina75 (1516) 2007-04-10 1:25 [Comment]

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cbrman (18845) 2007-04-10 1:31

Hello Alvin,

Ces couleurs sont presques extraterrestres ! Le rythme donné par ces rangéées de formes de pierres est excellent !Tu as bien rendus les strates de couleurs !
Bravo !

A+

Dominique

imtiyaz (997) 2007-04-10 1:43

Look Gr8 Alvin,
Fantastic shot ...
I am still how this has been happened...
Thats magic of earth....

TFS
Regards,
Imtiyaz.m.s

scobert (5333) 2007-04-10 1:49

Alvin,
Absoultely awesome photo! You outdid yourself with this one! Excellent narrative as well. Suberbly composed and crafted! I can't wait to see your closeups.
Stan

csavery (172) 2007-04-10 2:25

Amazing colour. Are you sure this is on Earth? This forum is only for Earth! You haven't been to Mars recently? Fabulous capture - if anything would improve it, perhaps some foreground human interest. Like some puny feeble human walking in the plains bottom-centre-left.

bhima (724) 2007-04-10 2:37

Amazing natural beauties ... Sounds like unreal !
Thanks for sharing.

Thomas

gpsony (478) 2007-04-10 2:41

Hi Alvin,

This looks like a painting. Another look....It looks a sleeping giant underneath a velvet blanket.

Great work!

Superb colours and contrast. Good POV. Informative note as well.

Cheers,
Guru

sevy (13386) 2007-04-10 2:47

Hello Alvin,

Really incredible, I have never seen something like this before and it is increased by the composition you chose which put values in the rythms of the different slopes.
I find also that the far background on the top right extracts also well the subject.
A picture I would have like to take, thanks to have shared,

Yves.

fayeulle (26543) 2007-04-10 2:50

Hi Alvin
Those mountains are incredible. I had seen a lot of shot of them on TE but I can't really understand the real size and the thikness of the layers. Very graphic shot.
Cheers
JP

Bruno40 (6440) 2007-04-10 2:56

Alvin,
Excellent shot. Beautiful color and light.
Amazing place.
TFS
Jorge

cessy (13647) 2007-04-10 3:06

awesome, and fantastic view
very nicely captured, Alvin
the colors so amazing

edytungkal (4519) 2007-04-10 3:49

Hi Alvin
Great place and well done picture, very colourful hills. TFS

best regards
daniel

partha (13657) 2007-04-10 4:51

Hi Alvin ,
Thats abrilliant take. The light and shadow gives amazing effect and good 3D view as well.
Great shot.
Partha

Fis2 (45765) 2007-04-10 5:01

Witaj Alvin!
Curious place, interesting effect. Good frame and colors. Well done.
Regards
Krzysztof

PJE (19425) 2007-04-10 7:08

Alvin this photo looks amazing...almost surreal. I love the repetition pattern shapes across the frame. It seems I am on another planet almost. Excellent composition... wonderfully done!

pierrefonds (26255) 2007-04-10 7:15

Hi Alvin,

A good POV of these colored hills, the photo has a good composition, DOF and nice colors. Thanks for sharing.

Pierre

presidente (1115) 2007-04-10 7:44

Wonderful colors and perfect sharpness. This is an amazing landscape, TFS, Andrea

meltemi (9746) 2007-04-10 10:19 [Comment]

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PixelTerror (86060) 2007-04-10 11:06

Hi Alvin,
It's not that common to see you operating south of the border !
Looks like your goal was worth the trip, amazing nature landscape showing such a diversity in colors between the layers, there's nothing in the frame to gather scale from but I guess this view must be showing quite a bit of terrain ?
Have a nice day,
Jean-Yves

wilkinsonsg (8646) 2007-04-10 12:29

Fantastic colours and patterns, nature is truly wonderful :)

Gerrit (35687) 2007-04-10 12:59

HI alvin,
what an extraordinairy landscape. Both the shapes and the colours are wonderful. It resembles a little the central Anatolion highlands.
Thanks for sharting,
Regards, Gerrit

robiuk (10763) 2007-04-10 15:32

Wow,
these are absolutely amazing, Alvin!
I've neevr seen these hills before,
so thanks for posting them!
Looking forward to seeing the rest,
as the colours here are astonishing.
Cheers,
Robi

danielswalsh (13320) 2007-04-10 19:57

Hey Alvin....

I see you've been spending some time south of the border eh? Nice little vacation- or did work take you down there?

I'd be really tempted to say that these colors were heavily saturated- but as I've never been there- I'll take your 'good' word for it. Haha. Interesting scene, and you managed a good angle for the shot- I look forward to seeing the rest of them.

Not sure if you noticed or not, I posted a 'copy-cat' shot from Kennedy River. I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts on it. Seems our friend Paul missed that brilliant photo opportunity during his last trip out to the coast. Haha

All the best Alvin!
- Dan

singuanti (15240) 2007-04-10 21:41

Hi Alvin. If had the chance to do my vacation over again up there I would certainly see this place. It reminds me of the Badlands of South Dakota a bit. The colors are awesome. Very nicely done Alvin!

keribar (42748) 2007-04-11 0:38

Hello Alvin,

You are doing really well in TE Alvin,
Each picture surpasses the latter one.
I amazed to see how well you caught these incredible patterns of color. Izzet

eza1701 (3343) 2007-04-11 3:27

Hi Alvin,

Wow, what a special place and your photo really does it justice. I love the colours and feeling of texture in this shot. I was wondering what a closer, more abstract view might look like so was glad to read in your note that you will be posting one.

Best regards,
Paul.

brevbrev14 (372) 2007-04-11 4:36

Wow Alvin!
incredible these mountains!
the colours are incredible!
it is a bit difficult to understand the measures, but really interesting image perfectly taken!
ciao!
valeria

ChrisJ (70171) 2007-04-11 4:43

Hi John

Wow! Fantastic natural repetition of natural colours & shapes. The tight framing works well here. Superb sharpness & pov. The diagonals add dynamism. Tfs!

sabyasachi1212 (19546) 2007-04-11 8:18

Hi Alvin,
This is one of the most incredible landscapes that I have come across. What amazing colours, emphasises my strong belief, there is no better artist than nature.
With Greetings from India
Sabyasachi

jhm (82461) 2007-04-11 9:02

Hi Alvin,

The relief and colours are amazing, these is incredible work of nature, happy you took this image for us, so we are also a little bit on holiday, my compliments this is superb.
Thanks for sharing.

Have a nice day,
John.

robinlawr (898) 2007-04-11 17:05

What a fantastic shot! Those hills look so 'other world' Wonderful colour and shapes. Can't wait to see the zoomed in shots!

Well done.

Regards

Robin

Signal-Womb (11693) 2007-04-11 18:40

Hi Alvin, a good close composition to enhance the look of the photo.
I love the clarity and the beautiful light in this shot. The natural colours and form are just unbelievable. This is awesome.. Very good work..

josepmarin (33785) 2007-04-12 10:43

Hi Alvin,
Your setting catches an image that seems to be abstract, with a few beautiful colors and drawings in these hills, with a texture of plaits that look like a stamped fabric.
Fantastic visual effect, I like the chromatism and the strong graphism of this landscape.
Fine shot.
Best regards,
Josep

marietom (31898) 2007-04-13 6:56

Graphisme, couleurs... Une très belle composition .
Marie

chicken (1781) 2007-04-13 14:05

The snow/frost makes for a great contrast with the colors. Looking forward to the abstracts.

danyy (68710) 2007-04-14 4:11

Bonjour Alvin,
les strates horizontales colorées forment avec les obliques des pentes, des géométries très graphiques, une esthétique vraiment agréable. Ton cadrage isole bien ce phénomène.

Tu as bien capturé les couleurs , gardées intactes, la photo est nette.
Excellent travail.

Have a great week-end.
Daniel.

lestans (15452) 2007-04-14 13:36

Alvin! I like a lot your pictures of this strange place!! Great work!! Thank you for sharing them!!!
Bravo!!

Livia

donluicu (23925) 2007-04-16 10:10

Painted Hills....
exactly...
this place looks really amazing..
thx my friend for showing me this..
next step a huge LP...just to be involved into the landscape...

regards

cdmonson (2751) 2007-04-18 18:11

Hi Alvin:

I can't get enough of these colors! It almost looks like the American Southwest. The colors are wonderful, and I love the horizontal lines in the composition. Well done, as always.

Clark

Angshu (33637) 2007-08-25 1:34

Hello Alvin
I followed a link from another picture to your magnificent gallery & I wanted to see the Painted Hills through your eyes. This is incredible, moreso I've never seen anything like this before. The colours are beautiful & the texture of the slopes of the hills creates a strong graphic impact. While the strata of red are brilliant, I somehow like the green specs in the lower layer. Amazing shot, which I would add to my favourites.
With Regards from India
Angshu
I'll be back :-)