Inside the Wall_0499
The wall, that is, of the Carnarvon Gorge Amphitheatre. Hidden behind a towering sandstone cliff and accessible only through a narrow crevasse in the rock*, the Amphitheatre, with its weather-scoured walls, is one of the Gorge’s most spectacular features—a 70 metre deep chamber cut into the rock over millennia by the force of running water. It is an awesome sight, but a challenge to photograph because of the extreme contrast between the bright light on the rocks at the top and the deep shadows on the walls lower down. In reality much of the sandstone in the walls at the bottom is virtually the same colour as that at the top but it appears much darker due to the complete lack of direct sunlight**.
* For a wide-angle view of the overall cliff face and the narrow crevasse in the rock, see my earlier image, No. 0420. And for a view of the opening at the top of the Amphitheatre, see my adjacent image No. 0500.
** Note: Image No. 0420 also provides an indication of the colour variation in the sandstone walls.
© Irwin Reynolds, all rights reserved. If you are interested in using one of my images or would like a high-quality fine art print, please send an email to irwinreynolds@me.com.
Inside the Wall_0499
The wall, that is, of the Carnarvon Gorge Amphitheatre. Hidden behind a towering sandstone cliff and accessible only through a narrow crevasse in the rock*, the Amphitheatre, with its weather-scoured walls, is one of the Gorge’s most spectacular features—a 70 metre deep chamber cut into the rock over millennia by the force of running water. It is an awesome sight, but a challenge to photograph because of the extreme contrast between the bright light on the rocks at the top and the deep shadows on the walls lower down. In reality much of the sandstone in the walls at the bottom is virtually the same colour as that at the top but it appears much darker due to the complete lack of direct sunlight**.
* For a wide-angle view of the overall cliff face and the narrow crevasse in the rock, see my earlier image, No. 0420. And for a view of the opening at the top of the Amphitheatre, see my adjacent image No. 0500.
** Note: Image No. 0420 also provides an indication of the colour variation in the sandstone walls.
© Irwin Reynolds, all rights reserved. If you are interested in using one of my images or would like a high-quality fine art print, please send an email to irwinreynolds@me.com.