| The Wave
I work as a freelance landscape photographer and concentrated on the
mid-west of the United States of America in the last years.
Many years ago, running over the pages of a travel magazine, I spotted
a small and rather unimposing photograph of some rolling hills scenery.
The surreal look, the strength of razor sharp swingled lines, the richness
in tonality was breathtaking and I thought to myself: “ This
is a place I want to see at least once in my life! ”
I started investigating and it took quite some time before I read an
enthusiastic article, written by a landscape photographer, about
a place he called “The Wave”. Wave - if I had to summarize
in one word what this mystic place is all about, I would say it`s
a frozen wave of sandstone. I did not let up and in autumn 2001 I
was rewarded, finding myself in front of liquid rocks …
The place absorbed me and I spent many hours carefully exploring the
lines and curves.
I felt a sense of motion in this otherwise static environment. The
variety of layers of sedimentary rock is breathtaking, with the thickness
of a single layer ranging from a few sheets of paper up to several
inches.
The reflection of the structure in the unmoved water makes this the
most peaceful place on earth.
The creators creativity is so manifold and the surface looked like
a stroke of a brush.
Since my first visit I am addicted to these “Sandlines” and
I try to come back as often as possible.
Peter Fauland webmaster@fauland-photography.com
Canon EOS 33, Agfa Scala black&white slide film.
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