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This is a moldy rock I came across on a hike in the Phoenix area. Maybe this would be better classified as lichen, whatever it is something on this rock must be deadly. Anyway these are the true colors I didn't change any hues. This looks much better on black, the smaller flickr image doesn't portray how vivid this really is.
"Rock Strangers" by Arne Quinze (BEL)
location: Sea promenade near Zeeheldenplein, Oostende, Belgium
(Beaufort12)
Arne Quinze developed a set of sculptures for the city of Ostend by the name of Rock Strangers. Strange objects that pop up at locations where you would least expect them, such as on the renewed Zeeheldenplein, the city's hotspot. It looks as if they have been washed ashore. Their bright orange color is in sharp contrast with their natural environment and has a strange effect. Rock Strangers forms a colorful accent in an otherwise fairly neutral, urban environment. With the huge metal installation, Quinze wants to offer a counterbalance to the increasingly strong uniformity in urban design. He also wants to penetrate the safe cocoon that people build around themselves in the city. Strange elements appear and contribute to a multicultural society.
Source & more info: www.triennalebeaufort.be/en/beaufort-rock-strangers
I thought it was interesting to confront these red, twisted 'Rock Strangers' that were installed in 2012 at the seafront promenade with the black (one day greenish) meteorite-like block "At the Mercy of Nature (Sisyphus Part X)" by Marius Ritiu.
Different techniques, different intentions, different story - and yet, a somewhat similar, out of this world, appearance.
Shaman Rock at Olkhon Island
The indigenous Buryats believe the island to be a spiritual place, and on the western coast, close to Khuzhir, is Baikal's most famous landmark, the Shamanka, or Shaman's Rock. Natives believe that Burkhan, a modern religious cult figure of the Altai peoples, lives in the cave in this rock. The rock is one of nine Asian Most Sacred Places.
IFBB Singapore Nationals 2018 -Competitors strutting their stuff at SOTA Auditorium on 13 May 2018 (Photo by Stanley Cheah/SportSG)
County Tipperary, Ireland
According to local mythology, the Rock of Cashel originated in the Devil's Bit, a mountain 20 miles north of Cashel when St. Patrick banished Satan from a cave, resulting in the Rock's landing in Cashel.
Cashel is reputed to be the site of the conversion of the King of Munster by St. Patrick in the 5th century.
The Rock of Cashel was the traditional seat of the kings of Munster for several hundred years prior to the Norman invasion. In 1101, the King of Munster, Muirchertach Ua Briain, donated his fortress on the Rock to the Church. The picturesque complex has a character of its own and is one of the most remarkable collections of Celtic art and medieval architecture to be found anywhere in Europe. Few remnants of the early structures survive; the majority of buildings on the current site date from the 12th and 13th centuries.
Southern #4501 is northbound at Rock Spring, Georgia, with the "Summerville Steam Special."
4501 was the first steam locomotive my wife experienced, two weeks after we were married, in June 1974, on a trip from Cincinnati to Lexington.
Willy's Rock is Boracay Island's most famous landmark and favorite picture spot. It is a volcanic rock formation that lies along Boracay's world renowned White Beach, the four kilometer stretch of powdery, fine white sand. Atop it and facing the beach sits a shrine of the Virgin Mary.
Rock Sphere grinding. This is a three axis rock grinder. The idea is that all three motors rotate at varying speeds. Each motor has a steel grinder at the end. Each grinder is impregnated with diamonds. The person here is adding more grit abrasive. This process takes a long time. Sometimes it take over two or three days of continuous grinding to finish a sphere. Once polished, they are beautiful specimens.
Taken with a Canon AE-1 Program with a 50mm f/1.8 lens. Kodak Tri-x 400 film expired in 2009. Developed in D-76 1-1 at 24C for 7.75m with standard agitation. Scanned with an Epson V500.
Black Rock Shooter
Supercell Edition (BRS) by Sakana
Kaito Edition (BRS) by Xrystal
For this picture I have extra words for it lol. Im a big fan of BRS and really always wanted to see one in Singapore. Today was a really lucky day and BRS made my day lol.
Carmel, Louisiana..............
Construction on the Rock Chapel began in 1891 by monks who lived in the nearby Carmelite monastery. Stones from the surrounding area were joined together with mud plaster. The walls were painted with frescoes and the ceiling with murals done by two monks from France. The Chapel was used as a retreat for the monks. It also was a site for weddings, Easter services, and other celebrations. Unfortunately a decline began due to the death of the monks, poverty, fire, and the closure of the Carmelite convent. It fell into disrepair until 1959 when the priest of Carmel-Rambin Churches advocated restoration of the Chapel. Renovation was completed with a dedication service Sunday, June 4, 1961
Rock Legends Cruise V - Facebook Photo - January 20th, 2017:
This shot was taken for the Rock Legends Cruise V Facebook Page photo/banner. How do you get 100+ people to pose and smile? Like this! LOL All passengers were invited to attend and be in it and we were the 100+ that showed up! It was early morning before breakfast and before the very first concert of the day at 10:00 AM on the main pool-deck stage behind us. (I am standing behind my wife Laura in the tangerine top at the bottom-left corner). This photo was taken by the ship's photographer with a fish-eye lens and down-loaded from their website with their permission. Was fun! Glad we were a part of it.
Independence of the Seas - Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Independence_of_the_Seas
This fifteen-deck ship, built in 2008, can easily accommodate 4,370 passengers and is served by 1,360 crew. She is 1,112 feet long, 184 feet wide, and typically cruises at 24.9 mph. The vessel operates from Fort Lauderdale, Florida during the Fall & Winter months & Southampton, England during the Spring and Summer months. Cost: $828 Million.
Rock Legends Cruise V - January 19th-23rd, 2017
Independence of the Seas - Royal Caribbean Line
Fort Lauderdale - Cozumel, Mexico - Ft. Lauderdale
Twenty-one bands - sixty-three concerts - four stages
(one more shot of this great group photo in the comments)
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The 2017 Bands: Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, REO Speedwagan, Credence Clearwater Revisited, Thin Lizzy and Black Star Riders,
Don Felder (Eagles), The Marshall Tucker Band, John Mayall,
Todd Rundgren, Mark Farner (Grand Funk), Nazareth, April Wine,
The Kentucky Headhunters, Rick Derringer, Paul Barrere and
Fred Tackett (Little Feat), The Weight Band, The Artimus Pyle Band (Lynyrd Skynyrd), Gary Hoey, Carolyn Wonderland, Two Wolf,
Pink Talking Fish (Pink Floyd) - [We are booked on RLC VI 2018!!
Different each year! Signed so far: Sammy Hagar-Bad Company]
A gabbroic anorthosite with calcium-rich anorthite. Chlorite in groundmass, replacing olivine, providing greenish hues. Black crystals of augite pyroxene, some with embedded <0.5mm garnets. Minor amounts of Epidote. Brown staining due to iron-oxides. Presumably formed in Soledad Canyon as part of the intrusive San Gabriel Mountains Anorthosite Complex, age ~1200 Ma, possibly Bear Canyon leucogabbro area specifically. Found as float in area identified as Saugus Formation/Mint Canyon Formation, Los Angeles County.
Red Rock Canyon - Arizona - USA -1991 (Time Travel) Ektachrome 64 scanned
Pentax Program A with Ektachrome 64
Best on black
4752 px by 3168 px
8 hi-res free rock textures
full set download: texturezine.com/textures/wall/high-res-rock-wall-textures...
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this little chap was quite far away so not a great shot – he looked like a puffin-member of the kiss army!
i thought he had mud all over his face, but when i zoomed in on him it appeared to be his markings
i assume its his juvinile colours that havet gone yet? and maybe wont go if they have stayed this long?
(posted my shot of the puffling below so you can see their juvinile colours)
hope everyone has a fab weekend
(PLEASE NO AWARDS OR PICTURES OR FLASHY BADGES)