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As the sun begins to rise behind El Capitan, the peaks of the Cathedral Rocks become illuminated, Half Dome emerges from the distance and the Bridalveil Falls come to life. As the sun continues to rise the light begins to tunnel downwards into Yosemite Valley creating a defined line amongst the endless wilderness. Like the second hand on a clock, the light gradually encompasses the landscape.
Yosemite was formally designated as a National Park in 1890 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984.
“This grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never all dried at once; a shower is forever falling; vapor ever rising. Eternal sunrise, eternal sunset, eternal dawn and gloaming, on seas and continents and islands, each in its turn, as the round earth rolls.” – John Muir
Thriving in a precarious position on the cliffs, a Ice plant lends some colour to the terrain above the Pacific Ocean swell.
Photographed near Jenner, Sonoma County, California - US
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The irresponsible stupidity of some people never ceases to amaze me.
There are frequent cliff falls here at Birling Gap, and yet people still go to the very edge and look over. I couldn't believe it when I saw this family with 2 young children walk to the edge, although they did take hold of their hands before they got there. Plus it was blowing a gale and a small child could easily get blown over.
The Cliffs of Moher are entirely vertical and the cliff edge is abrupt. On a clear day, the views are tremendous, with the Aran Islands etched on the waters of Galway Bay. From the cliff edge, you can just hear the booming far below as the waves crash and gnaw at the soft shale and sandstone.
With a due-west exposure, sunset is the best time to visit. The weather during our visit was perfection!
Skógafoss (pronounced [ˈskou.aˌfɔs]) is a waterfall situated on the Skógá River in the south of Iceland at the cliffs of the former coastline. After the coastline had receded seaward (it is now at a distance of about 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) from Skógar), the former sea cliffs remained, parallel to the coast over hundreds of kilometres, creating together with some mountains a clear border between the coastal lowlands and the Highlands of Iceland.The Skógafoss is one of the biggest waterfalls in the country with a width of 25 metres (82 feet) and a drop of 60 m (200 ft). Due to the amount of spray the waterfall consistently produces, a single or double rainbow is normally visible on sunny days. According to legend, the first Viking settler in the area, Þrasi Þórólfsson, buried a treasure in a cave behind the waterfall. The legend continues that locals found the chest years later, but were only able to grasp the ring on the side of the chest before it disappeared again. The ring was allegedly given to the local church. The old church door ring is now in a museum, though whether it gives any credence to the folklore is debatable.
At the eastern side of the waterfall, a hiking and trekking trail leads up to the pass Fimmvörðuháls between the glaciers Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalsjökull. It goes down to Þórsmörk on the other side and continues as the famous Laugavegur to Landmannalaugar.
These cliffs are epic & just a short snowy walk to get to. The light was really flat when we got there though. I used a 10 stop ND filter for a two minute exposure to bring out the movement in the sky.
Martha's Vineyard
Out to the most western point, are these colored sand/clay cliffs. The surf and wind had been so high, that much of the red and orange color had been washed into the water. One of the beauiful, clear sunny days of the trip.
I would obviously spend hours here if on my own.....
Copyrighted 2009
if you look under the tower on the cliff, you can make out a face, giving this image it's title. Taken just after a dull sunset
Late evening sunlight catching the cliff faces of the Millstone Edge quarries, a location popular with rock climbers.
Etretat, Normandie, France.
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The Chalk Cliffs are an iconic historic landmark in Colorado's southern Sawatch Range. The cliffs are at the entrance to Chalk Creek Canyon (left) on the southeast flank of Mount Princeton. These striking white cliffs are made not of chalk but of kaolinite, a soft rock produced by hot springs percolating through cracks in the rock.