P#38: An Abstract Photograph of the Valley of Fire

Intricate

Stephen Johnson: This photograph is of a swirl of rocks from the Valley of Fire. This happens to be made with my Canon digital single lens reflex. It's the only 35 format among this particular set, but it gives you this enormous freedom to wander and see things without the formal setup of the larger cameras. (click the image for a larger version)

I was so taken with this creek bed with both the swirls of sand and this beautiful eroded form in the sandstone. If any of these have that component of sensuality that I was talking about earlier in the interview, this one might be it. It's very easy to discern why.

It was a remarkable place and I think I could easily spend days and days working there because the forms are so intricate, so sensual, so flesh like in color that it gave it a somewhat human dynamic and I was quite taken with it.

To Sum Up

Not all landscape photographs are of mountains and trees. Some are abstracts that impress us with their beauty and spark our imagination. Stephen Johnson's photograph of the Valley of Fire is one shot that takes a more creative approach to the world of landscape photography.