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Balanced Rock on the right, not sure of the name of the formation on the left or even if it has a name.
Sunrise at Landscape Arch, the longest of all the natural arches in the Arches National Park in Utah.
Impressive view of the massive desert plateau overlooking the Colored Canyon surrounded by rocky mountains and rugged cliffs.
Gabriola Island, British Columbia, Canada
This photograph is about permanence and ephemerality. The light as the sun was setting emphasized the physical presence of the sandstone, a substance that seems unchanging yet is not. Over time it slowly -- almost imperceptibly -- undergoes erosion and carving by wind and sea.
Impressions from the fifth day of our roundtrip around Iceland, when we travelled from Djupivogur at the East coast towards Borgarfjordur Eystri in the Northeast of the island. Very interesting were the strikingly beautiful toweing mountains shaped like pyramids, of which I passed quite a few.
The rocks that form the spectacular Kimberley coastline are made up mostly of sandstone layers deposited roughly 1.8 billion years ago at the bottom of a shallow sea. Around Talbot Bay in the Buccaneer Archipelago, the layers have been buckled into large and often spectacular folds.
The discolouration seen here along the base of the cliff is the result of the constant rise and fall of the massive tides—of up to 11 metres—that occur in this part of the world.
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"For thousands of years one of Iceland’s largest rivers, Jokulsa a Fjollum, (The Glacier River from the Mountains) has continued to flow from under the Vatnajokull glacier ice cap. It winds its way through a landscape of diverse aspects for a distance of 206 km, runs north to the sea and empties at Oxarfjordur bay. Besides being the country’s second longest river, its catchment area is the largest of all. North of Vatnajokull, the river crosses a barren, gently sloping plateau, but the current gains speed towards the edge of the highlands, where powerful waterfalls drop into the canyon. On its long journey, the river has carved numerous channels into the highland bedrock and to the west of Holsfjoll it cascades from a tall rocky ledge, forming the huge waterfall Dettifoss, plunging into magnificent canyons which extend all the way down to the bridge over the river on highway 85" (from Extreme Iceland)
Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland.
Tourists exploring the basalt columns on a sunny morning in June 2018.
Dynjandi waterfall in ICeland's Westfjords which is actually a series of waterfalls and only the largest, upper part is named Dynjandi. Due to the perspective there are only two falls visible but there are seveal other smaller ones in between. All of them together provide a drop of the water of over 100 metres.
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Horseshoe Bend Slot Canyon near Page, Arizona. Accessible only by joining an organised tour, this slot canyon isn't as well known as nearby Lower Antelope Canyon. The smaller number of visitors allows for a more pleasant visiting experience.
Bright orange hues of Delicate Arch about 20 minutes before sunset.
Edited in Adobe Photoshop to remove all the hikers/tourists/photographers who otherwise would have been visible in shot.
Herb I. Cide, code name, Agent Orange, operated in the lush forests of the Mojave Desert in the 1940s. He was a bad mofo leaving a wake of defoliation everywhere he went.
Red Rock Canyon State Park, California 2015
photo rights reserved by Ben
Matka Canyon is known for its wild beauty above ground, but deep beneath its limestone walls lies a world that feels even quieter and older. In the hidden Vrelo Cave — accessible only by boat — nature has spent thousands of years shaping formations that resemble a frozen wave of stone. Here, the Treska River, which carved the canyon above, also created the first openings from which this subterranean world could grow. In the photo, several stalagmites rise like petrified sentinels, their surfaces built from endless layers of minerals deposited drop by drop. The warm lighting — from gold to amber — illuminates the textures of the rock, while the delicate curtains of stone high in the cave catch a gentle glow. Subtle green hues along the surfaces reveal minerals that have accumulated over centuries. The foreground is dominated by a rough rock edge full of texture and relief, giving the scene the feeling of a natural cathedral deep beneath the Matka massif. This is not a world of water and sunlight, but a timeless realm that has formed deep below — silent, layered, and untouched by everything that moves above the canyon.
A hidden world beneath Matka Canyon, where stalagmites rise like ancient sentinels and warm cave light reveals the quiet, layered beauty shaped drop by drop over thousands of years.
Matka Canyon staat bekend om zijn woeste schoonheid boven de grond, maar diep onder de kalkstenen wanden ontvouwt zich een wereld die nog stiller en ouder aanvoelt. In de verborgen Vrelo-grot — alleen per boot bereikbaar — heeft de natuur duizenden jaren lang gewerkt aan vormen die doen denken aan een bevroren golfslag van steen. Hier heeft de rivier Treska, die de canyon erboven heeft uitgeslepen, ook de eerste openingen gemaakt waaruit deze ondergrondse wereld kon groeien. Op de foto rijzen meerdere stalagmieten als versteende wachters omhoog, hun oppervlakken gevormd door eindeloze lagen mineralen die druppel voor druppel zijn afgezet. De warme verlichting — van goud tot amber — laat de structuur van het gesteente oplichten, terwijl de delicate gordijnen van gesteente bovenin de grot een zacht schijnsel vangen. De subtiele groene tinten op de rotsen verraden mineralen die zich over eeuwen heen hebben opgebouwd. De voorgrond wordt gedomineerd door een ruwe rotsrand vol textuur en reliëf, waardoor de scène aanvoelt als een natuurlijke kathedraal, diep onder het massief van Matka. Dit is geen wereld van water en zonlicht, maar een tijdloze ruimte die zich diep eronder heeft gevormd — stil, gelaagd, en onaangetast door alles wat boven de canyon beweegt.
In a walking distance, east of the famous waterfall Skógafoss in the Southern Region in Iceland is a beautiful waterfall that few people visit. The name of the waterfall is Kvernufoss, and it is about 40 meters high. Although the waterfall is visible from a narrow-angle from the main road, it is almost hidden in a beautiful gorge.
Iceland. March 2017
In a walking distance, east of the famous waterfall Skógafoss in the Southern Region in Iceland is a beautiful waterfall that few people visit. The name of the waterfall is Kvernufoss, and it is about 40 meters high. Although the waterfall is visible from a narrow-angle from the main road, it is almost hidden in a beautiful gorge.
Iceland. March 2017
Image taken on the Neck Spring Trail, Island in the Sky district of Canyonlands National Park.
From the National Park Service Website: A walk back in time, this loop trail passes historic ranching features and two springs where cowboys watered cattle. With minor elevation changes, this trail is a great way to see some varied plant life.
This photo was taken in 2018, time flies.
This waterfall is located in Quebec, it is famous not only for its beauty, but also for the ease of climbing. On the left of the photo, we can see many climbers who were learning to climb.
Next time, if I have time, I will learn to climb too.
Esta foto fue tomada en 2018, el tiempo vuela.
Esta cascada se encuentra en Quebec, es famosa no solo por su belleza, sino también por la facilidad de escalada. A la izquierda de la foto, podemos ver muchos escaladores que estaban aprendiendo a escalar.
La próxima vez, si tengo tiempo, también aprenderé a escalar.
Limestone sea stacks in Port Campbell National Park, Victoria. There have only ever been eight stacks here, not 12 as the name suggests. Only seven remain.
The Great Ocean Road coastal route is a spectacular stretch of coastline.
A breathtaking panorama capturing the vibrant hues and majestic spires of Bryce Canyon National Park, where the sun casts its radiant glow over the intricate natural amphitheaters and towering hoodoos.
Immensity is the sensation of when you are in a place like this and can't see the limits on the horizon.
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La inmensidad es la sensación de estar en un lugar como este y no ver los límites en el horizonte.
Grand Canyon National Park
Arizona, United States
September 2016
Mesa Arch is a pothole arch in Canyonlands National Park.
Canyonlands National Park is a U.S. National Park located in southeastern Utah near the town of Moab. It preserves a colorful landscape eroded into countless canyons, mesas, and buttes by the Colorado and Green River.
Canyonlands National Park, Moab, Utah, United States
September 2016