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Following from the previous evening we were up early to see sunrise over Ayers Rock though the most impressive shots are of the red sky near the rock.
Rock fans do not worry, there follows a set of shots taken on a tour around Ayers Rock.
Taken during a boat trip from Arbroath.
The Bell Rock lighthouse is Britain's oldest rock lighthouse and was first lit in February 1811 (construction started in 1807). It was the first time that anyone had attempted to build a rock tower on a reef which is submerged for most of the day.
The main credit for the design of the lighthouse has historically gone to Robert Stevenson (the grandfather of Robert Louis Stevenson), however John Rennie the famous civil engineer may also have influenced its design.
The lighthouse was automated in 1988. It was recently painted and looks a lot tidier than it did when I took this picture.
A number of events are planned in Arbroath for the 200th anniversary in 201, for more information on the Year of the Light visit www.angusahead.com/bellrocklighthouse
Smedly & i are here during rush hour trying to capture the last summer with E-units .Charging west near 60 mph is Classic E-7's that sounded great !
Nik set about organising volunteers for rock moving. We desperately need to repair much of the stone wall terraces but we first have to find additional rocks. Once again a perfect job to do when there's lots labour and a 4x4 with tow bar on hand.
Both the black (basalt) and white (quartz) parts of this rock are quite hard. This is part of the surface of one of the rough cut boulders piled on both sides of the cut between St. George Island and Little St. George. This kind of rock is not from this area, maybe it came from the mountains of Georgia or Alabama. These colors, although changed to black and white, are very close to how they looked to my eyes.
This rock formation really looks like a camel.
Camera: Minolta XG-7
Lens: Minolta MD Zoom 70-210mm, f/4.0, @100mm
Film: Agfa Photo Vista Plus 400 (expired on 3/2017 and shot @200 ISO)
Shooting Program: Manual
Aperture: f/11
Shutter Speed: 1/250 of a sec.
Date: November 4th, 2020, 2.15 p.m.
Location: Hardin County, Illinois, U.S.A.
Developing Chemicals: Unicolor C-41
Water pre-soak: 1 minute at 102 degrees
Developer: 3 mins. and 30 secs. at 102 degrees
Water rinse: 2 minutes (to keep chemicals clean)
Blix: 6 ½ minutes at 102 degrees
Water rinse: 2 minutes at approx. 100 degrees
Stabilizer: 1 minute at room temperature
Water rinse: 2 minutes
Kodak Photo-Flo 200: 1 minute
Minolta XG1-2 Vista 400 Shawnee 2020 19ef
I was thrilled to take in the view from this magical mountain
www.finnvalley.ie/places/doon/rock.html
texture by ghostbones
Succulent rock art
So my photo life has been on hold since I've been in the new Covid19 Witness Protection Program, but I've been working on honing some of the paint skills I picked up in second grade. Learning some Watercolor skills from Let's Make Art videos, creating hemp jewelry, and making some desert themed rock art for the pots near my front door. If I can't get out and enjoy nature, I'll just make a little bit for myself.
Splintery obsidian from Oregon, USA.
Igneous rocks form by the cooling & crystallization of hot, molten rock (magma & lava). If this happens at or near the land surface, or on the seafloor, they are extrusive igneous rocks. If this happens deep underground, they are intrusive igneous rocks. Most igneous rocks have a crystalline texture, but some are clastic, vesicular, frothy, or glassy.
Obsidian is an easily recognizable igneous rock. It is a glassy-textured, extrusive igneous rock. Obsidian is a natural glass - it lacks crystals, and therefore lacks minerals. Obsidian is typically black in color, but most obsidians have a felsic chemistry. Felsic igneous rocks are generally light-colored, so a felsic obsidian seems a paradox. Mafic obsidians are scarce, but they have the same appearance.
Obsidian is an uncommon rock, but can be examined at several famous localities in America, such as Obsidian Cliff at the Yellowstone Hotspot (northwestern Wyoming, USA) and Big Obsidian Flow at the Newberry Volcano (central Oregon, USA).
Obsidian is moderately hard, has conchoidal fracture (smooth and curved fracture surface), and has exceedingly sharp edges. Freshly-broken obsidian has the sharpest edges of any material known, natural or man-made (as seen under a scanning electron microscope).
The most common color variation of obsidian is brownish-red, which occurs throughout the rock or as streaks in a black obsidian (see examples above).
Obsidian forms two ways: 1) very rapid cooling of lava, which prevents the formation of crystals; 2) cooling of high-viscosity lava, which prevents easy movement of atoms to form crystals. An example of obsidian that formed the first way is along the margins of basaltic lava flows at Kilaeua Volcano (Hawaii Hotspot, central Pacific Ocean). The obsidian samples shown above formed the second way.
Locality: 10 to 15 miles north of Chiloquin, central Klamath County, southwestern Oregon, USA
A Escola do Rock é uma festa mensal que rola em Londrina, onde os seis DJs convidados fazem um percurso histórico pelo Rock’n’Roll, tocando de Chuck Berry a Jack White.
Esta é uma versão “Director’s Cut” da peça. Um obrigado especial ao Marcos Argola e ao Rafael Castro pelas ótimas idéias e pela consultoria musical.
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The ‘Rock School’ is a monthly nightclub party in Londrina (Brazil), where six invited DJs travel through the Rock’n’Roll history, playing from Chuck Berry to Jack White.
What is seen here is a “Director’s Cut” version. Special thanks to Marcos Argola and to Rafael Castrofor the great ideas and musical consulting.
Due to the weathered overhangs and caves, the Cederberg preserves the rock art period of South Africa's history very well (roughly, from thousands of years back until about 100 years ago)...
"No more do we bushmen hunt in these hills. The fire is cold. Our songs are quiet. But listen carefully. You will hear us in the water. Look carefully, you will see us in the rock."
That quote is written on the pamphlets that you get when you head for the Kamberg rock art sites in the Drakensberg (KZN, South Africa).
Since I first read that, I've thought about it every time I've come across a piece of rock art somewhere in South Africa. The bushmen had an appreciation for wild places, so my desire to explore SA's most beautiful places brings me across quite a bit of their work.
And every time I think about that quote, it hits me a little harder. The fire is cold. Like many indigenous tribes across the world, the bushmen were utterly devastated by the arrival of settlers over the past few hundred years. Our songs are quiet. The only way to survive was to integrate into more 'modern' farming communities; in other words, to become farm labour. The very few that still cling to their traditions live in the harshest of our far flung places, a people in exile. No more do we bushmen hunt in these hills. I came across this particular painting in the Cederberg, which - like the Drakensberg - is a rugged and beautiful mountainous region. Sharp peaks and deep valleys, hardy plants and cool streams. A wild place perfectly suited to a nomadic people, living off the land with a deep love and respect for what nature provides. You will hear us in the water. It brings me great sadness to think that the modern, wonderful country that I enjoy living in today cost the bushmen so much. You will see us in the rock. How I wish I could see you in the flesh.
Rock & Blues Custom Show and Old School Weekender, Coney Grey Showground, Pentrich, Derbyshire. 25th July 2015.
Some effort and time spent by ? building several high stacks of rocks near the St. Ives junction along the St. Joe river. They are very well stacked and have survived some rough winters. Thought this was different.
Always better LARGE On Black
Processing was difficult so I took the liberty of making it look more like a painting...
This trip was rather frustrating. First, there was very bright sunlight, making it difficult to expose. Second, there were too many people who kept walking into my compositions. Third, there was a lot of man-made crap built all around the spring... which dissapointed me a lot. Why is it that people take beautiful places like this and put cement walls and manicured lawns all around it? As if humans could make a place MORE beautiful than the way mother nature created it... by "taming" it. Ugh... way to take paradise and turn it into f-ing disneyland. At least the area around the head of the spring was less built-around (although there were still bridges and a visually jarring railing, signage, and red floating barricade to keep people from going near the opening of the spring). Sigh.... at least the water itself was beautiful.
Feedback is appreciated.
Rock-afire Explosion was invented by this guy, Aaron Fechter back in the 80s and appeared in Showbiz Pizzas. Aaron's company, Creative Engineering, is based in Orlando, Florida. He put on a great show for the Madden development team at EA this past Christmas, and I asked him if I could take his picture at his building. It took us a while, but we managed to find a time that worked for us both.
The area proved relatively challenging to get lighting setup due to a very wide, but shallow room. It was a great learning experience, and I'm grateful to Aaron for letting me come out and get a bit of on location experience. My goal was to really put him there with the band as it is an icon of the 80s that he created.
Wiki for The Rock-afire Explosion
Stobist info:
Nikon SB-26 camera right into 24" softbox on a boom. My goal was to use this as a hair light, but my positioning changed and with the angle I was shooting up… it didn't work out the way I planned.
Canon 580EXII zoomed and into an umbrella for fill directed at Aaron.
Nikon SB-26 into an umbrella stage center, hanging from the ceiling by a super clamp.
The major technical problem in this shot, and one I wish I had noticed earlier is that one of my lights is in the family of angles from the keyboard. I needed to position a gobo to keep the reflection to a minimum… lesson learned.
This is a shot of the Rooster Rock forest fire which burned more than 6,000 acres near Sisters in central Oregon this last week. I got this shot as we were driving toward Sisters from Redmond. Fortunately, they were able to control this fire.
Rock & Blues Custom Show and Old School Weekender, Coney Grey Showground, Pentrich, Derbyshire. 25th July 2015.
Rock City in Chattanooga really lights up for Christmas!
They call it "The Enchanted Garden of Lights!"
Taken at Sechelt, Sunshine Coast, BC, Canada.
Yesterday (February 19 2015) Mel (Birdergirl) and I went over to the Sunshine Coast to look or these birds. It took about an hour to find them, but after spotting them we got great looks and photos of 8 of these birds feeding with Black Turnstones and Surfbirds. It was awesome, and another lifer! (#675).
At low tide, if you're not inclined to flip rocks looking for crabs and mini lobsters with the kids, one of the benefits of being on a rocky beach is the plentiful supply of odd shaped rocks of all sizes to stack. Each day, as the tide went out, one by one, I'd select only the most perfect rocks to build a tower just around the high tide line. The tower would stand, majestically, over our section of beach until the tide rolled in. At which point we'd have fun watching the waves creep in ever closer, eventually unsettling the tower and bringing it crashing down, often one rock at a time.