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The red rock formations of the far north west of Queensland where thousands of these remnant volcanic rocks litter the landscape. A six vertical stitch in portrait mode taken with the afternoon sun low on the horizon bringing out the rich red of the rock. Photographed on the Burke Development Road of Far North Queensland.
There are three types of basalt -- a'a, pahoehoe, and transitional. Pahoehoe (pronounced "pa-hoy'-hoy") is smooth, and a'a (pronounced "ah'-ah") looks like cinders. Transitional is basalt that displays characteristics of the other two types together. The difference is not chemical, but depends on the temperature of the lava when it began to cool.
Part of the Snake River Canyon near Shoshone Falls, Twin Falls Idaho. Photographed in 665 Nanometer and rendered in inverted, false color infrared.
Detail from a large drum-shaped building on the waterfront in Akureyri on the north coast of Iceland. The geometric basalt columns that are a common feature of Icelandic geology have been sliced and affixed to the exterior, with attention to spacing so that whole columns frame all openings. The effect is quite striking - one could easily picture a whole town built this way - but the earthquake-conscious Californian in me worries a lot about how the stone is attached.
Menningarhúsið Hof
Akureyri
Iceland
(B&W revision for Todd)
In these basalt exposures at Arnastapi, western Iceland, the characteristic jointing of this rock type is still evident, albeit in a very contorted display. The advanced rounding of the basalt blocks forming the boulder beach is testimony to the high energy of the local wave climate.
Located at Reynisfjara on the south coast of Iceland are the basalt pillars Reynisdrangar that rise from the sea. Legend has it that these are trolls that turned into stone when day broke. On the left hand side are basalt columns that have hexagonal shape. Surprisingly, this was my first visit to Reynisfjara which is incomprehensible to me since it is easily accessible and close to the main highway along the south coast. Lee ND 0.6 soft + Big Stopper.
Reynisdrangar are basalt sea stacks located just off the coast of southern Iceland near the town of Vik i Myrdal. Reynisfjara beach is close by and is famous for its black sand and also
infamous for its sneaker waves that roll in from the North Atlantic.
Cooling joints in the basalt are visible across the Yellowstone River at the Calcite Springs Overlook. The basalt sits on top of Pliocene/Pleistocene gravels on the river’s east side.
Minolta X-700, 28mm
Rollei Superpan, f16 @ 1/2 second, Hoya R72 infrared pass filter
Lith print on Fomatone. (I tried one with Omega, but it got too dark - I might bleach that one and re-develop it in lith...)
When staying at Long Beach, Washington recently, there was something marked on Google maps as "Basalt Monolith" - it is a stone with some quotes about sturgeons on it and in the background, a statue of an 'explorer' and a big sturgeon. (Still working on prints of that...)
澎湖桶盤嶼玄武岩之美
桶盤嶼位於澎湖本島西南方，
面積約0.4平方公里，行政區劃屬馬公市。
在馬公市中心西南方約七公里處，約20分鐘船程。
Penghu Doong Parn Island Basalts
This picture is intact nature.
It does not contain elements made by people.
Part of the long canyon of the Snake River near Twin Falls, Idaho. As I photographed this my back was to the cliff where the ridge drops off to Shoshone Falls and the river below them. Twin Falls County, Idaho.
Photographed in 665 nanometer color infrared using an infrared modified Canon 20D and rendered in monochrome.
The flat-topped basalt mountains of Disko Island around Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland, were created by volcanic activity tens of millions of years ago. Disko is Greenland's second largest island after the main island.
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Fingal is located in the Tweed Region just south of the Tweed River. Fingal Head boasts some of the most spectacular examples of columnar jointing to be found. The columnar basalt lava flow at Fingal Head extends underwater to Cook Island. The jointing is caused by contraction, as lava cools from the outside toward the centre, shrinkage cracks develop, usually forming hexagonal patterns (the shape of the columns is attributed to tensional stress). These columns are vertical because the lava cools from top to bottom when the flow of lava is horizontal.
The Reynisdrangar sea stacks and black sand beach beside Vik, viewed from under the basalt column cave at dawn. This is a 2 shot pano to get the full arch in.
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Aldeyjarfoss, at the river Skjálfandafljót, close to the northern part of the Sprengisandur Highland Road, Iceland.
Columnar basalt at the base of Reynisfjall, at the edge of the black sand beach of Reynisfjara.
Near Vík í Mýrdal in southern Iceland
“The soul aids the body, and at certain moments, raises it. It is the only bird which bears up its own cage.”
~Victor Hugo
Vík, Iceland. Photo collaboration with Nick.
An old volcano (180 million years) with giant boulders of volcanic basalt.Interesting to see how the shape is re-inforce by the moss.
Dense orographic clouds shroud the Ko’olau mountains at the He’eia Stream headland. With a ridgeline elevation of 1,600 feet in this area, these intermittent waterfalls plunge hundreds of feet dissecting and carving the basalt of the windward pali. As it always does, water will eventually win, and the island will erode to a coral atoll.
From lofty orographic peaks,
A waterfall through rainforest leaps.
In tumbling, silvery, glistening mirth,
It recycles back to its ocean birth. -RW
Mt. Hood National Forest
14 August 2022.
The bedrock here seem to reflect two distinct volcanic episodes.
Fuji Instax Mini, Lomo'Instant Automat.
Horizontal stack of basalt columns offshore near the village of Arnarstapi, along Iceland's volcanic Snæfellsnes Peninsula.
Aldeyjarfoss waterfall at the north of Sprengisandur sands in the northern part of the Icelandic Highlands, N-Iceland.
A gorgeous day spent driving around, photographing and getting into adventures with my friend Lára.
Basalt sea stacks. The weather, although cold, was great for the whole trip until this morning. As the sun began to rise the rain came in. At first it was very mystical. 335/365
The falls are quite beautiful, and it's a treacherous climb down to the bottom if you feel so inclined. I'm sure it's beautiful from the bottom down there, but after Iceland I may be ruined on waterfalls for some time to come.
Close by there is a great place for hotsprings, and bathing. Also close by Crater lake. A must stop by spot if you're in there area as it's a quick jaunt, and quite lovely. Although the trail might be slightly challenging for older or less able folk.