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Brimham Rocks, near Nidderdale in North Yorkshire, UK. Taken a couple of weeks ago using a Nikon F301 35mm SLR with a Nikkor 24mm AI f/2.8 super-wideangle manual focus lens. The camera was loaded with Ilford FP4+ 125 ASA b&w negative film that expired in 2001. Hand processed at 125ASA using Ilford Ilfotec DD-X developer (1+4), the negatives were digitised to DNG raw files using a Plustek 8200Ai film scanner, the DNG files post processed using Capture One Pro 23.
Navajo Sandstone is one of the rock formations in Zion National Park, Utah.
The range of colors is the results of varying amounts and forms of iron oxide within the rock. The white upper portion of the Navajo is due to lack of iron.
I find these intimate views of sandstone just as compelling as the larger vistas.
This small feature was found in S. Coyote Buttes. The image is the result of four shots blended for DOF.
Up north, along the westcoast of Öland, you will find this.
Hundreds of stapled sandstones along the coast.
"Beeston Castle is a former Royal castle in Beeston, Cheshire, England (grid reference SJ537593), perched on a rocky sandstone crag 350 feet (107 m) above the Cheshire Plain. It was built in the 1220s by Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester, (1170–1232), on his return from the Crusades. In 1237, Henry III took over the ownership of Beeston, and it was kept in good repair until the 16th century, when it was considered to be of no further military use, although it was pressed into service again in 1643, during the English Civil War. The castle was slighted (partly demolished) in 1646, in accordance with Cromwell's destruction order, to prevent its further use as a stronghold. During the 18th century the site was used as a quarry.
"It is rumoured that treasure belonging to Richard II lies undiscovered in the castle grounds, but the many searches that have been carried out have failed to find any trace of it. The castle is now in ruins. The walls of the outer bailey, and the walls, gatehouse of the inner bailey are separately recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated Grade I listed buildings. The castle is also a Scheduled Ancient Monument, owned by English Heritage.
"Beeston crag is one of a chain of rocky hills stretching across the Cheshire Plain. Pits dating from the 4th millennium BC indicate the site of Beeston Castle may have been inhabited or used as a communal gathering place during the Neolithic period. Archaeologists have discovered Neolithic flint arrow heads on the crag, as well as the remains of a Bronze Age community, and of an Iron Age hill fort. The rampart associated with the Bronze Age activity on the crag has been dated to around 1270–830 BC; seven circular buildings were identified as being either late Bronze Age or early Iron Age in origin. It may have been a specialist metalworking site."
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The sandstone landscape of Arches National Park in hazy morning light.
There aren’t really any obvious landscape icons in this photograph, but it felt to me like it captured something characteristic of the broader landscape of Arches National Park. Made on a hazy October morning, there were some rather impressive towers behind me as I made the photograph, but much of what was in front was muted by the haze. There is one of the ubiquitous fins, some sunlit foreground dry grass and brush, a plateau covered with rounded sandstone formations, and in the distance a landscape that includes the canyon of the Colorado River.
I am particularly intrigued by landscapes such as that seen just beyond the fin, where low, rounded sandstone formations cover the ground. From a distance they are not very imposing, but up close such places are full of things to sustain the interest if you can take the time to wander in such intimate landscapes.
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G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” is available from Heyday Books and Amazon.
Surface rock that looks to be similar to the red sandstone used to make the five meter Standing stone of Auchencar and some of the stones associated with the Machrie site. This small bay is on the west coast of Arran. There are at least 18 hut circles within the grassland above this cove beach. An ancient cave system hollows into the cliff that restarts a stone's throw to the north. Here, opportunities for natural storm shelter and fire are many. A short walk inland and then north takes you to the string of stone circles and megaliths that step for more than two kilometers in view of the sensual mountain known as the Beinn Bharrain, with the smaller Sail Chalmadale to its right.
On a beach on Hornby Island, BC, Canada.
One suspects, looking at this, that the larger cells at the top are older and that the pattern coarsens with time by progressively losing the separators. Something like a coarsening foam. But maybe not.
This formation is called "tafoni" or "honeycomb weathering".
Liesegang rings at Maitland Bay Beach.
Terrigal Formation sandstone from the Triassic at Maitland Bay beach.
On the other side of the Hawkesbury, the corresponding rocks are Newport Formation sandstone. Above them both, the Hawkesbury sandstone, all from the Triassic.
Siderite is the mineral causing the colouration in these rocks, (FeCO3).
This is my favourite shot of the recent photos at Maitland Bay Beach.
Looking down the central track and tunnel towards Lime Street Station on a visit to Edge Hill Station. If I'm not mistaken this was my first voluntary visit to the station rather than being due to engineering works.
outside Rosslyn Chapel you can still see the original sandstone - with varied colours and various degrees of weathering
I believe this is the Sandstone Violet (Viola silicestris) but I am not 100% confident. It is the first time I have ever seen this plant. It was found in a gully in the lower Blue Mountains.
Sandstone formations near Clarens, South Africa.
Its close to the Northern Drakensberg, Golden Gate National Park and the Lesotho Border.
Here's another perspective of the sandstone formations I saw while visiting Wisconsin Dells. We took a boat tour up the river and made a couple of stops to see the formations. These are the kind of things I'd expect to see in Arizona, not Wisconsin.
We were here at the hottest time of the year. It's funny because when we leave Florida in the summer and head north, we expect we'll be getting moderate weather. During peak summer months, that's not the case; it's hot all over.
To create the star effect I set the aperture to f16 and positioned myself with the sun peeking out. F16 makes the aperture opening very small, and that creates a flaring or starlike effect with bright lights. However, it was so sunny I couldn't be sure it worked until a few weeks later when I got home to look at the results on a monitor. Here, in the comfort of A/C, I can confirm we have a hit.
Patterns and arches in the Coconino sandstone - West Clear Creek Wilderness, Arizona.
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An "in the arch looking out" compilation; I've done these before with better a result but in this case I'm going with "but you get the idea" and leaving it at that.
What I did was just toss all 18 images (yes 18, it was tight back in there and I could use a fisheye) into the stitcher and said "OK, YOU deal with it". I know I'd get a better result if I went back and added a bunch of tie points for the stitcher to use, but I've got other stuff I want to be working on. Summer's coming...
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Spring Break 2014 Day 5: Valley of Fire, Nevada.
I will never tire of shooting Antelope Canyon. On this occasion, I spent 6 hours in Lower Antelope shooting and if the sunlight had cooperated, I would have spent more time there.
"The Wave" is a sandstone rock formation in Coyote Buttes North, Paria Canyon - Vermillion Cliffs Wildness, USA. You have to be one of 20 who has luckily got the permits to enter this unique and wonderful landscape.
From the Wire Pass Trailhead, the Wave can be reached by hiking approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) across open desert, making the round-trip to and from the Wave a nearly 6-mile (9.7 km) hike that climbs about 350 feet (110 m) in altitude.
It's so strenuous hike for me to walk on sandy ground carrying 4 L of drinking water and heavy camera equipments on my own. After long strenuous hike, the last part of the trail is the steep sandy cliff that made me almost gave up because of my legs clamps. After resting for a while and my pain became better, I made a judgment for final climbing up. I didn’t want to throw away my opportunity that not easy to get it back again. Finally, I could reach my dream destination.
It's one of the most wonderful places ever seen. I have been very happy every time I look at this photo, it is not because I can get here and take this photo by myself but because I made a right decision for trying to get my opportunity. The day before I got into the Wave, at time I knew that I was one of the luckiest people was one of the most happiness moments in my life.