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Makoshika #17 Makoshika State Park, Montana 2014

This is a close-up example of the repetition of features that occurs at various scales in Makoshika. The balanced rocks in the photos I’ve posted previously (here and here) have been in the size range from about 8 feet high to over 15 feet high; this one is about 4 inches high. It’s not hard to picture some even smaller versions forming among the pebbles at it’s base. If it didn’t already have a cool Indian moniker, perhaps Fractal State Park might be good name for this place.]]>

Makoshika #16 Makoshika State Park, Montana 2014

A different angle on the same small-scale landscape as in yesterday’s photo.]]>

Makoshika #15 Makoshika State Park, Montana 2014

Another example of a small scale shot doing a good imitation of a large scale aerial photograph. This photo covers about 10′ from front to back.

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Makoshika #14 Makoshika State Park, Montana 2014

Even though I was there and know better, this looks for all the world like an aerial shot of a rugged canyon from an airplane. In reality this “canyon” is maybe 15′ long at the most. This confusion of scale or the repetition of features on both a small and large scale is something I saw in numerous features at Makoshika.]]>

Makoshika #13 Makoshika State Park, Montana 2014

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Makoshika #12 Makoshika State Park, Montana 2014

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here.  The 90%/10% comparison of legal vs art careers is, or should be, a wake-up call to anyone thinking of pursuing art as a way of supporting themselves and their family.]]>

Makoshika #11 Makoshika State Park, Montana 2014

The processing I performed on this back-lit image to bring out the front of the rock formation (which was in the shadows) makes the whole thing look perhaps a little too hyper-real. But then, maybe such treatment is to be forgiven (or at least expected) given Makoshika is kind of a hyper-real place to begin with.]]>

Makoshika #10 Makoshika State Park, Montana 2014

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Makoshika #9 Makoshika State Park, Montana 2014

Another phenomenon I don’t understand about Makoshika is how something like this can happen. This was relatively flat ground, with nothing overhanging it. It appeared relatively homogeneous in it’s make-up and consistency. (The difference between the darker and lighter halves of the soil isn’t really as distinct as it appears here.) Yet, there is a dramatic shift in the erosion pattern and depth on either side of a straight line–and not much happens in a straight line when it comes to erosion. Strange.]]>