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This is one of the many little rocks that I bought from a store in Copenhagen. I couldn't resist the colours with my mania for colours. Have a blue and Happy MM!
Pulpit Rock Cape Schanck - the southernmost tip of the Mornington Peninsula.
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Isolated from other walls and buttes working to become isolated pillars, Standing Rock is a well known feature of Monument Basin in Canyonlands, often seen and photographed from Grandview Point on Island in the Sky 2000’ / 600 m above. The north-facing slopes still hold snow from a significant storm 3 days prior to when this photo was taken.
Standing Rock was first climbed in 1962 by Layton Kor and colleagues, because as they put it “it won’t always be there.” They described the Organ Rock shale that the pillar is made of as "layers of rye-krisp sandwiched between layers of kitty litter." As you might guess few people have been on the summit of this 300’ / 90 m tower.
I had visited this area a year ago, managing to get a flat tire and lacking the appropriate lug nuts for the spare… that saga is best forgotten ;-). This year’s trip was successful in that I managed to drive the entire White Rim road, though the conditions were tricky at times with snow, ice, and slippery mud on steep slopes. The weather was also dicey at times with high winds, occasional snow, and cold temperatures. But hey, dramatic weather sometimes yields beautiful scenes.
Desert varnish on the shady side of the butte at Goulding’s Lodge, Monument Valley AZ.
4 Dec 2022; 00:45 UTC; iPhone+
Foraging amongst the rotting sea weed along the high-tide line on the Northumberland coastline (UK) (3160)
My first (of 3) photo books is out, titled "Landscapes of the Southwest." You can see the whole book at www.blurb.com/b/10497772-landscapes-of-the-southwest_10x8
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Pulangbato Falls literally means Red Rock Falls in English. The sulfur content in the water has turned much of the rocks in the stream and directly beneath the waterfall into a reddish-orange color.
It was a gray day and the light was waning, but I was still able to get a shot of these to gull buddies sharing some prime real estate :)
Okay, on me second cup of raktajino. Just because I like this pic of a rock on the beach.
Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, just north of Half Moon Bay, California.
near Udaipur in Rajasthan, India
Historically this was considered to be a subspecies of the Eurasian Eagle-Owl ( Bubo bubo ). This one is a bit smaller and often has more color in its plumage than the Eurasian.
also called Indian or Bengal Eagle-Owl
Bubo bengalensis
Bengaalse oehoe
Grand-duc indien
Bengalenuhu
Búho Bengalí
Gufo reale di roccia
bufo-indiano
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Sigiriya Rock, Sri Lanka
The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Sigiriya is truly unique not only for its remaining ruins, but also for its stunning location.
The palace ruins on the summit of Sigiriya rock consist of several massive brick walls and pools, which were carved into the solid rock, and the sheer drop-offs on any side of the summit offer panoramic views in all directions.
The entry to the summit leads through massive Lion's claws which are the remains of what was once a much larger structure. In ancient times, the stairway lead straight into the mouth of a lion, and the name Sigiriya, which literally means Lions Rock, stems from this impressive monument.
The Royal gardens below the rock are surrounded by the outer moat and are among the most important and spectacular features of Sigiriya, and are considered to be among the oldest landscaped gardens in the world.
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Taken at Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada. Used one of my first digital cameras a Konica Minolta Dimage. Not many MP's.