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Sandstone Outcrop along the Monument Hill Road on the flank of Rattlesnake Mountain nortwest of Cody, Wyoming
Morning light bathing the steep cliffs along the Cape Jogasaki coastline (Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan). These cliffs were formed when a lava flow from approx. 4,000 years ago struck the seawater surface and cooled creating columnar joints.
This came out as if it was ran through photomatix, but all editing done in photoshop, not sure if I like this or the cropped mono version that I've just uploaded better?
NIKON D750 + 24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8 @ 24 mm, 1 sec at f/11, ISO 100 x 3 Frames
www.rc.au.net/blog/2015/10/16/ngumban-cliff-landscape-2/
© Rodney Campbell
These chalk cliffs often collapse and yet people still stand right on the edge. There was even a bunch of withered flowers tidied to a post near where she was standing.
Ancient Native Americans (Puebloans, ancestors of the Hopi) constructed homes and tribal buildings in the alcoves, or caves, that are scattered around the Canyon de Chelly. When these structures were inhabited, the valley floor was much closer to the level of the buildings, but centuries of erosion have left them suspended high above the canyon floor.
"Crimson Cliffs Moonrise:" The previous moonrise photo I posted from Sedona was a fairly relaxed experience. This second image that I captured from the same evening was a lot more frantic, as it required me first packing up my gear from my first spot, then rushing to relocate to a different spot a drive and a hike away, then wanting to capture the moon precisely in this notch of rocks known as the Crimson Cliffs. What I did not know was all of the varied terrain involved in trying to acquire the best vantage point to view this transition, including several hillsides to go up and down, and washes to navigate, complete with lots of thorny plants to work through (even with long pants, my upper legs ended up looking like a cat clawed them when I was done), then trying to avoid tall visual obstructions, such as trees in the foreground. All in all, it turned out to be a bit more of a scramble than I had hoped, but I was extremely thankful that just as I was about to give up and turn back, I saw the moon come exactly through the narrow space between the rock pillars and also just in time before the sun completely set, giving the rocks an extreme red glow with that final light of the day. I hope you enjoy.
With a nice rain last night, the cliff swallows were busy taking advantage of the available mud for building materials on their mud nests.