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One from the 2013 archives for Textural Tuesday. This was shot in Nevada's Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, about a 20-minute drive from Las Vegas.
Can you spot the three people in this image? They're proof that I was holding the camera level when I took the shot. :-)
HTT!
Late afternoon sunlight cuts across Monument Basin (aka Standing Rock Basin) with a winter storm exiting across the horizon. The morning brought a couple of inches of snow to the lower elevations of the Island in the Sky District of Canyonlands, but by mid-morning the sun began to break through the dissipating clouds and the snow mostly melted except on the north facing slopes. Junction Butte rises up around 1000’ (305 m) to the North (right) with the rest of Island in the Sky Mesa (including Grandview Point) out of the picture to the right.
Monument Basin is marked by numerous hoodoos composed of layered reddish Organ Rock Shale, deposited around 250 million years ago by streams and estuaries of a shallow ocean. Many of the hoodoos are capped by more resistant White Rim Sandstone (bulbous white rock on the right and left), 245 million year old sand dunes. The basin has a unique shape with rounded edges rather than they typical narrow canyons, suggesting it is formed by undercutting of the White Rim Sandstone rather than fluvial erosion.
Off Clare Island, Cork.. Ireland.. a wonderful boat trip to Clare Island is a small rock Fastnet ... Lost..
An article live about my photography
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A Red Tail Hawk sits upon a large rock calmy staring for small rodent prey - or perhaps a snake.
Potted near one of the lakes along the Beartooth Mountain Highway- Wyoming!
Castleton Tower (officially, Castle Rock) is a 400-foot (120 m) Wingate Sandstone tower standing on a 1,000 foot Moenkopi-Chinle cone above the northeastern border of Castle Valley, Utah. The tower is world-renowned as a subject for photography and for its classic rock climbing routes.
Cathedral Rock is one of four rock formations in Sedona believed by New Age adherents to contain a power vortex. The most-photographed formation in the area, Cathedral Rock is believed to contain feminine or magnetic energy, which encourages relaxation. The energy has been reported strongest where Oak Creek is closest to Cathedral Rock.
The most popular photo of the formation shows the waters of Oak Creek with Cathedral Rock in the background.
We visited this gorgeous place twice, unfortunately the weather did not cooperate with us because the wind was blowing on both days. The second time there I finally got a little lucky as the wind calmed down a little allowing the water to become still thus giving me the opportunity to see and photograph the Cathedral Rock reflection.
However, the long exposure picked-up the motion of the trees while being blown by the wind as you can see in the picture.
Thank you for your comments.
Gemma
Copyright ©Maria Gemma June, 2014
(Again) :-) I wanted to put this here for reference, that's the rock in the previous post ahead as you come upon it as the trail levels off, opens up, and heads for the upper falls in earnest. Come on in and look around at the beauty in this place as it begins to reveal itself, there isn't a pixel wasted and it must be viewed large. Now come back and look at the trail and then to it's left and right. I walked a few miles on here and it all looked like this the whole time, pristine and manicured among the debris freshly strewn by winter, it was amazing.
Playing with filters is almost a challenge when every wave not only hits the rock but also your camera. It was fun to be there with Flickr friend ThijsFr
If you also want to join me and go to the beach , I invite you to take a look at my website.
A Texas native...
"It’s yet another of the relatives of hibiscus, and it doesn’t take a botanical wizard to believe it. Rock rose (Pavonia lasiopetala) has the flower style and leaf shape to convince you. But unlike the more flamboyant tropical hibiscus and mallows, rock rose flowers are smaller, only up to a couple of inches. They’re a deep rose pink, and they’re borne over a long period of time from late spring well into the fall."
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With Lensbaby Velvet 85, 25 mm tube
Waterscape 4 of 100 for 2025.
This massive rock sits proudly in the middle of Deadman's Beach. I've often wondered how it ended up there—what geological forces shaped its journey?
Today, as I looked at the photo, it struck me: the rock resembles a giant bao bun buried in the sand. Naturally, this led me down a rabbit hole exploring the history of bao buns. Originating in Northern China, bao dates back to the Three Kingdoms period in the 3rd century, with some evidence pointing as far back as 400 BC.
And then it all made sense: giant, rock-eating aliens with a penchant for Chinese cuisine must have dropped this here during one of their visits in ancient times. Mystery solved. You're welcome!
Thank you all for the kind likes and comments—they’re always deeply appreciated!
P.S. Speaking of buns, if you’ve got 3 minutes, I recommend this touching animation about motherhood and buns:
The Indian eagle-owl, also called the rock eagle-owl or Bengal eagle-owl (Bubo bengalensis), is a species of large horned owl restricted to the Indian Subcontinent. They were earlier treated as a subspecies of the Eurasian eagle-owl. They are found in hilly and rocky scrub forests, and are usually seen in pairs. They have a deep resonant booming call that may be heard at dawn and dusk. They are typically large owls, and have "tufts" on their heads. They are splashed with brown and grey, and have a white throat patch with black small stripes.
This large owl with the distinctive face, large forward-facing eyes, horns and deep resonant call is associated with a number of superstitions. Like many other large owls, these are considered birds of ill omen. Their deep haunting calls if delivered from atop a house are considered to forebode the death of an occupant. A number of rituals involving the capture and killing of these birds have been recorded. Salim Ali notes a wide range of superstitions related to them but notes two as being particularly widespread. One is that if the bird is starved for a few days and beaten, it would speak like a human, predicting the future of the tormentor or bringing them wealth while the other involves the killing of the bird to find a lucky bone that moved against the current like a snake when dropped into a stream.Belief in these superstitions has led to the persecution of the species in many areas by tribal hunters. The capture of these birds is illegal under Indian law but an underground market continues to drive poaching.
Percé Rock is a huge sheer rock formation in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence on the tip of the Gaspé Peninsula in Québec, Canada, off Percé Bay. Percé Rock is one of the world's largest natural arches located in water. (source: wikipedia)
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