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Pretty Plantation Point. One of my local stomping grounds. This part of the point changes noticeably a few times a year. Sometimes these rocks are covered completely with the pure white sand and then the tides change and the sand is stripped away exposing the rocks and electric green moss. It really is quite awesome and quite stunning on a day like today with the blue sky and crystal clear aqua ocean.. Yep the fire is still burning you can just see it on the horizon...the park should be open again on Friday although there isn't much left of it and no one knows yet the fate of a rare and endangered Bandicoot that was only reintroduced into the park last year...
I thought I saw something moving into that blind corner. I might have captured it somehow, moving underwater. I don't know if that's just the reflection or its really something, slightly beneath.
The boat can fit right into the crevice, and into another "highway", but somehow, the boatman was either hesitant to go inside, or that other "highway" is not that navigable.
St. Paul Subterranean River
Puerto Princesa
Palawan, Philippines
Photographing the sulfur mines presented a unique challenge due to the fumes, but I wanted to document this otherworldly landscape. The yellow deposits create an almost alien terrain, while the human figures provide scale and context to this remarkable geological site.
Wilson Arch, also known as Wilson's Arch, is a natural sandstone arch in southeastern Utah along U.S. Route 191 located 24 miles south of Moab. It has a span of 91 feet and height of 46 feet. It is visible from the road to the east where there are turnouts with interpretive signs. The elevation of Wilson Arch is about 6150 ft.
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I photographed this along Hwy 131 north of McCoy, Colorado. The fall color was past peak here but there were still quite a few leaves left. The color was great with the deep blue sky but I tried a black and white and I enjoyed it more.
The many textures driving through beautiful Utah continue to amaze...this was just after sunrise in Zion.
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Winding up my series on Cappadocia, these last two pics are to do with shopping. Here, the stalls are selling textiles and lace but I would say that the main products in that region are carpets/rugs, ceramics and semi precious stones such as onyx and sultanite.
Enjoying the rare pleasure of having a 14 k peak to myself all day on a blue bird fall day . That it was easy to access La Plata peak only added to the tranquility of a day alone with a 14nr
Well if I can't go out at night and shoot I will just have to make my skies and add them this is my first attempt, The photo is one of my originals you will find it in this album
Grand Canyon owes its distinctive shape to the different rock layers in the canyon walls. Each responds to erosion in a different way: some form slopes, some form cliffs, some erode more quickly than others. ... Most contain iron, which imparts subtle shades of red, yellow, and green to the canyon walls. As long as rain and snow continue to fall in northern Arizona, the forces of erosion will continue to shape Grand Canyon.
The geology of the Grand Canyon area includes one of the most complete and studied sequences of rock on Earth. The nearly 40 major sedimentary rock layers exposed in the Grand Canyon and in the Grand Canyon National Park area range in age from about 200 million to nearly 2 billion years old. Most were deposited in warm, shallow seas and near ancient, long-gone sea shores in western North America. Both marine and terrestrial sediments are represented, including lithified sand dunes from an extinct desert. Grand Canyon National Park: Arizona, USA.
The main road through Mexican Hat (US 163) heads northeast and eventually joins US 191 which goes north to Monticello and Moab, but before this it passes close to the Valley of the Gods. This is a smaller scale version of Monument Valley, containing tall, red, isolated sandstone mesas and cliffs standing high above the level desert floor, remnants of some ancient landscape. The area may be toured via a 17 mile dirt road (FR 242) that winds amongst the eerie formations; this is rather steep and bumpy in a few places but most of the surface is firm and level, and the route should be passable by regular vehicles in good weather. The western end joins UT 261 shortly before its 1,200 foot ascent up Cedar Mesa (see map below), while the eastern end starts 9 miles from town along US 163 and travels north, initially crossing flat, open land and following the course of Lime Creek, a seasonal wash, before turning northwest towards the red rock buttes and pinnacles.
This is a title ( based on my imagination ) for one of the formations at Pasabag in Cappadocia, Turkey.
A stone staircase cut into the cliffs at Shawnee National Forest in Southern Illinois.
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A dramatic view of Maletsunyane Falls in Semonkong, Lesotho, cascading into a deep rock pool surrounded by steep cliffs. Powerful waterfall scenery perfect for nature, landscape, and adventure themes.
An unusual natural geological formation. The "second report of the Geological Survey of indiana," published in 1871 states the form received the name Jug Rock from the fancied resemblance which it bears to a jug. At 42 feet in height, it supports a flat rock called a stopper. It's composed of sandstone and it is the largest free-standing table rock east of the Mississippi River.