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[EN] Columnar separation of basalt arises under specific conditions of lava solidification. Mostly gradual solidification under specific conditions
[CZ] Slloupcová odlučnost čediče (bazaltu) vzniká při specifických podmínkách tuhnutí lávy. Většinou pozvolné tuhnutí za specifických podmínek
The Bubbles at Jordan Pond - Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, Maine
I've heard them called other things, but regardless of name, they are indeed two nicely shaped pieces of granite (specifically Rose Granite in this case).
Geology is not my forte, but my best guess is that many years ago (when mankind was still a twinkle in god's eye), two mounds of magma pushed their way toward the surface in an ancient volcano. They never made it to the surface, and then as the magma cooled very slowly (over the course of hundreds of years), the minerals in the molten magma crystallized into their pure forms from the mixture contained in the magma and formed what we refer to as granite.
I believe this is how all granite is formed, and it is the liquid nature of its magma predecessor that is responsible for the colorful swirls in some of the fancy-dan granite counter tops that illustrate how those swirls were produced from incompletely mixed magma that had solidified mid-swirl for the sake of art.
Note: "The Bubbles" have elevations of 872 & 766 feet which is a good height for mountains that are a hoot and a holler from the ocean. Cadillac Mountain is the highest mountain on Mount Desert Island, with the added advantage that you can drive to the top.
If you want to get to the top of The Bubbles, you will have to get there the old fashioned way. There's a trail to the top, but you have to be in reasonably good shape if you expect to actually get there.
Wildlife reserve in Isla Santa Cruz (Indefatigable).
South of Santa Rosa is El Chato Ranch, where I observed giant tortoises in the wild. When these virtually catatonic, prehistoric-looking beasts extend their accordion-like necks to feed, it’s an impressive sight. The ranch is also a good place to look for short-eared owls, Darwin’s finches, yellow warblers, Galápagos rails and paint-billed crakes (these last two are difficult to see in the long grass).
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Be ready for the penultimate stop and my underground discovery - Got in to a Lava Tube where the Galapagos inside shows to let me understand what Charles Darwin came to see - unique lava flows that carved the rock building up amazing structures and shapes !
These impressive underground tunnels southwest of the village of Santa Rosa are more than 1km in length and were formed when the outside skin of a molten-lava flow solidified. When the lava flow ceased, the molten lava inside the flow kept going, emptying out of the solidified skin and thus leaving tunnels. Because they are on private property, the tunnels can be visited without an official guide. The tunnels have electrical lighting (you can also hire flashlights/torches).
In the lower right of this photo, a block of solidified basalt shows the ropey texture of a pahoehoe flow. The block is on the side of a tumulus which is an elliptical domed structure commonly found on the surfaces of pahoehoe flows that cross flat areas or gentle slopes. Tumuli (the plural form) develop due to upwelling of slow-moving lava beneath a solidified crust.To accommodate the inflating core of the flow, the brittle crust buckles and a cracks forms along the tumulus’ center for the length of the structure. These structures sometimes grade into more elongate forms referred to as pressure ridges. As the lava source stops and the flow cools, space can be left between the crust and the cooled floor resulting in an inflationary cave or space. In this photo we see a partial collapse of the side of the tumulus into the open space. This structure was photographed at the lookout for the Hōlei Sea Arch. This was the terminus for The Chain of Craters Road in December 2018..
Its all a question of balance female Ringed Teal putting on a show .....
The ringed teal breeds in north-west Argentina and Paraguay, also occurring in Bolivia, Brazil and Uruguay. Upon reaching sexual maturity, ringed teals form strong pair bonds. These pair bonds typically last a single breeding season but can last for the lifetime of a pair. A pair bond begins with the male courting the female. In general, courting consists of large amounts of preening, flashing the iridescent green speculum, and swimming in figure eights around the female of interest while vocalizing. Once a pair bond is solidified, mating occurs in the water. Nests are usually created out of hollow holes in tree cavities. The nests are lined with down, and the female tends to be the defender of the nest. The male will defend the female against other males and potential predators throughout their pair bond. Females typically lay 6-12 eggs that are white in colour. The eggs are incubated for an average of 29 days. Both male and female participate incubating the eggs, but one captive study shows that the females were solely responsible for incubation.[citation needed] Hatched chicks are precocial, having a layer of down and effectively walking, functioning, and feeding themselves. Although the chicks hatch with a layer of feather down, it is not immediately waterproof. Until their own oil glands are fully developed, chicks receive their waterproofing oils from contact with their parents' feathers. Both the male and female play a large role in raising and defending the chicks until fledging at 50–55 days old. The male tends to be the most invested and will often be seen following behind separated or slower chicks. Until fledging, the chicks stay in a close group and learn quickly from their parents how to forage, swim efficiently, and avoid predators. The bonded pair is often able to produce two groups of offspring in one breeding season. The male will continue to care for the first group of chicks while the female incubates the second group of eggs. The ringed teal's pair bonding behaviour makes reproduction very efficient. It is possible for a bonded pair to have laid and hatched up to 24 offspring by the end of a breeding season.
A beautiful reservoir along the Gunnison river in the Colorado mountains. The rocks (thick tan layer towards the top right) is a layer of West Elk Breccia, a mud flow from the West Elk Volcano that solidified in place.
I've photographed the Drumheller basalt columns for years now, but I thought I'd have a bit of a different take on them this time around.
This is me pointing the camera straight up. The sun was shining on the column on the left, while the other column was in shadow. Both columns are, of course, otherwise idential.
If you're interested in how these were formed, read on.
About 10ish million years ago, lava flowed north from southeastern Washington. Maybe 200 miles. Like all other lava flows, it cooled and solidified.
And like all other lava flows, it did so from the top down as well as from the bottom up. This flow formed entabliture as it cooled from the top down - basically large and relatively loose rocks. The cooling from the bottom up took a different route, forming columns.
Roughly 17,000 years ago, when the Missoula floods came through central Washington, the waters tore away the crumbly rocks on top. And while most of the columns were taken along with it, many were left behind and still stand today.
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'It Can't Be Dying'
Camera: Mamiya RB67
Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 3.8/90mm
Film: Kentmere 400
Process: PMK; 1+2+100; 13mins
Washington
March 2023
The Giant's Causeway (Irish: Clochán an Aifir) is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption. It is located in County Antrim on the north coast of Northern Ireland, about three miles (4.8 km) northeast of the town of Bushmills.
It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986 and a national nature reserve by the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland in 1987. In a 2005 poll of Radio Times readers, the Giant's Causeway was named the fourth-greatest natural wonder in the United Kingdom.
The tops of the columns form stepping stones that lead from the cliff foot and disappear under the sea. Most of the columns are hexagonal, although some have four, five, seven, or eight sides. The tallest are about 12 metres (39 ft) high, and the solidified lava in the cliffs is 28 metres (92 ft) thick in places.
Much of the Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast World Heritage Site is owned and managed by the National Trust. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Northern Ireland, receiving over 998,000 visitors in 2019. Access to the Giant's Causeway is free of charge: it is not necessary to go via the visitor centre, which charges a fee. The remainder of the site is owned by the Crown Estate and several private landowners. Wikipedia
The Giant's Causeway is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic eruption.
It is located in County Antrim on the northeast coast of Northern Ireland, about three miles (4.8 km) northeast of the town of Bushmills.
You can see columnar joint on the waterfall face, for this waterfall is formed by volcanic activity.
The magma that erupted on the ocean floor millions of years ago cooled and solidified. Water flows down the cross section of the eroded columnar joints.
taken at Izu City in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
雄飛滝の滝棚は柱状節理で形成されてます。滝は二段に分かれており, 写真は上段部の滝で約20ｍの落差が有ります。この滝は正面から写すのが難しく,その代わり, 滝の直ぐ至近の横側に身を置く事が出来ます。なお, 伊豆半島の殆どの滝は火山の産物です。
This pair of GLC GP35's started life in 1964 with the Ann Arbor and more than 55 years later are still plying the same rails. Catching the GLC's OSTN in Durand and chasing them back to Owosso with this pair made the afternoon and solidified this as a great day trackside. Vernon, MI 8/31/2020
Another panorama from the end of November. This time it's of the Spanish Peaks and Gomer Butte. Gommer Butte is a volcanic neck / plug. More famous examples of volcanic necks are Devils Tower Wyoming and Shiprock New Mexico. Necks / plugs are formed when magma solidifies in the vent of a volcano and exposed due to erosion.
The Knife Angel at The British Ironwork Centre, Oswestry, Shropshire.
The Knife Angel sculpture was made from over 100,0.00
Seized blades and created to highlight the negative effects of violent behaviour whilst solidifying our critical need for social change.
The cost of the sculpture is said to be £500,000.00
Mosteiro, Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
"Rocha dos Bordões” is an interesting geological formation characterized by massive basalt columns, located near the village of Mosteiro, in Flores island. It is an imposing geological accident, one of its kind in the Azores, resulting from the solidification of the basaltic rock in high vertical grooves, which are reminiscent of a huge set of walking sticks (“bordões” in Portuguese) made of stone.
Mosteiro, Ilha das Flores, Açores, Portugal.
A Rocha dos Bordões é uma interessante formação geológica caracterizada por enormes colunas de basalto, localizada na Freguesia do Mosteiro, na ilha das Flores. Trata-se de um imponente acidente geológico, único do seu género nos Açores, resultante da solidificação da rocha basáltica em altas estrias verticais, que fazem lembrar uma enorme conjunto de bordões feitos de pedra.
[Halsey:]
Cross my heart, hope to die
To my lover I'd never lie
He said, "Be true," I swear, "I'll try."
In the end, it's him and I
He's out his head, I'm out my mind
We got that love; the crazy kind
I am his, and he is mine
In the end, it's him and I
Him and I
[G-Eazy (Halsey):]
My '65 speeding up the PCH, a hell of a ride
They don't wanna see us make it, they just wanna divide
2017 Bonnie and Clyde
Wouldn't see the point of living on if one of us died
Got that kind of style everybody try to rip off
YSL dress under when she take the mink off
Silk on her body, pull it down and watch it slip off
Ever catch me cheating, she would try to cut my (ha-ha-ha)
Crazy, but I love her, I could never run from her
Hit it, no rubber, never would no one touch her
Swear we drive each other mad, she be so stubborn
But what the fuck is love with no pain, no suffer
Intense, this shit, it gets dense
She knows when I'm out of it like she could just sense
If I had a million dollars, or was down to ten cents
She'd be down for whatever, never gotta convince
You know
[Halsey (G-Eazy):]
Cross my heart, hope to die
To my lover I'd never lie
I love you baby
He said, "Be true," I swear, "I'll try."
In the end, it's him and I
He's out his head, I'm out my mind
We got that love; the crazy kind
I am his, and he is mine
In the end, it's him and I
[Halsey:]
Him and I
In the end, it's him and I
Him and I
In the end, it's him and I
[G-Eazy (Halsey):]
It's her and I mobbin' 'til the end of time
Only one who gets me, I'm a crazy fuckin' Gemini
Remember this for when I die
Everybody dressed in all black, suits and a tie
My funeral will be lit if I
Ever go down or get caught, if they identify
My bitch was the most solid, nothing to solidify
She would never cheat, you'd never see her with a different guy
Ever tell you different, then it's a lie
See, that's my down bitch, see that's my soldier
She keep that thang-thang, if anyone goes there
Calm and collected, she keeps her composure
And she gon' ride for me until this thing over
We do drugs together (together)
Fuck up clubs together (together)
And we'd both go crazy (crazy)
If we was to sever
You know?
We keep mobbin', it's just me and my bitch
Fuck the world, we just gon' keep getting rich
You know?
[Halsey:]
Cross my heart, hope to die
To my lover I'd never lie
He said, "Be true," I swear, "I'll try."
In the end, it's him and I
He's out his head, I'm out my mind
We got that love; the crazy kind
I am his, and he is mine
In the end, it's him and I
Him and I
In the end, it's him and I
Him and I
In the end, it's him and I
Cross my heart, hope to die
To you I've never lied
For you I'd take a life
It's him and I, and I swear
[G-Eazy:]
'Til the end I'm-ma ride with you
Mob and get money, get high with you
[Halsey:]
Cross my heart, hope to die
This is our ride or die
You can confide in me
There is no hiding, I swear
[G-Eazy:]
Stay solid, never lie to you
Swear, most likely I'mma die with you
[Halsey:]
Cross my heart, hope to die
To my lover I'd never lie
He said, "Be true," I swear, "I'll try."
In the end, it's him and I
He's out his head, I'm out my mind
We got that love, the crazy kind
I am his, and he is mine
In the end, it's him and I
Him and I
In the end, it's him and I
Him and I
In the end, it's him and I
Fourth image in my current Bird Art series...
Another picture featuring Canada Geese as they swim in the icy Lake Michigan waters. I loved seeing their alert, extended heads in masse.
The icebergs are not really that, but are concrete jetties covered by ice due to waves hitting them and solidifying in the extreme cold.
Smith Rock State Park is an American state park located in central Oregon's High Desert near the communities of Redmond and Terrebonne. Its sheer cliffs of tuff and basalt are ideal for rock climbing of all difficulty levels. Smith Rock is generally considered the birthplace of modern American sport climbing, and is host to cutting-edge climbing routes. It is popular for sport climbing. The geology of Smith Rocks is volcanic. It is made up of layers of recent basalt flows overlaying older Clarno ash and tuff formations. Approximately 30 million years ago, a large caldera was formed when overlying rock collapsed into an underground lava chamber. This created a huge amount of rock and ash debris that filled the caldera. That material solidified into rock, becoming Smith Rock tuff. A half million years ago, basalt lava flows from nearby volcanoes covered the older tuff. More recently, the Crooked River cut its way through the layers of rock to create today's geographic features. Smith Rock itself is a 3,200-foot (980 m)-high ridge (above sea level) with a sheer cliff-face overlooking a bend in the Crooked River (elev. 2600 ft), making the cliffs about 600 feet high.
In the lower center of this photo, a block of solidified basalt shows the ropey texture of a pahoehoe flow. The block is on the side of a tumulus which is an elliptical domed structure commonly found on the surfaces of pahoehoe flows that crossed flat or gentle slopes. Tumuli (the plural form) develop due to upwelling of slow-moving lava beneath a solidified crust.To accommodate the inflating core of the flow, the brittle crust buckles and a cracks forms along the tumulus’ center for the length of the structure. These structures sometimes grade into more elongate forms referred to as pressure ridges. As the lava source stops and the flow cools, space can be left between the crust and the cooled floor resulting in an inflationary cave or space. In this photo we see a partial collapse of the side of the tumulus into the open space. This structure was photographed at the lookout for the Hōlei Sea Arch. This was the terminus for The Chain of Craters Road in December 2018.
August 1st, 2023
Song Accompaniment: "HereToChop!!!" by 9th Wonder
another world photography day submission
before applying the feedback filter, this photo was a fragmented reflection in an old navy store window. the blue and red parts were part of a cardboard display. i did some cloning to solidify colors.
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The Giant's Causeway (Irish: Clochán an Aifir) is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption. It is located in County Antrim on the north coast of Northern Ireland, about three miles (4.8 km) northeast of the town of Bushmills.
It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986 and a national nature reserve by the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland in 1987. In a 2005 poll of Radio Times readers, the Giant's Causeway was named the fourth-greatest natural wonder in the United Kingdom.
The tops of the columns form stepping stones that lead from the cliff foot and disappear under the sea. Most of the columns are hexagonal, although some have four, five, seven, or eight sides. The tallest are about 12 metres (39 ft) high, and the solidified lava in the cliffs is 28 metres (92 ft) thick in places.
Much of the Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast World Heritage Site is owned and managed by the National Trust. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Northern Ireland, receiving over 998,000 visitors in 2019. Access to the Giant's Causeway is free of charge: it is not necessary to go via the visitor centre, which charges a fee. The remainder of the site is owned by the Crown Estate and several private landowners.
Wikipedia
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"Il vetro si trova infatti in natura. Si forma quando la sabbia di quarzo si scioglie in seguito a un forte innalzamento della temperatura e la massa fusa si raffredda successivamente. Un «fluido solidificato», questo è il vetro. [...]
A partire dal XI secolo, Venezia diventò il centro dell’arte vetraria nel mondo occidentale. E’ soprattutto nella produzione e lavorazione del cristallo puro per le bottiglie che i mastri vetrai, i cosiddetti «phioleri di Murano», raggiunsero un livello di maestria ineguagliato e perfezionarono lo stile di quella che sarebbe poi diventata la raffinata arte rinascimentale nella tradizione vetraria veneziana."
"Glass is in fact found in nature. It is formed when quartz sand melts following a sharp rise in temperature and the molten mass subsequently cools. A "solidified fluid", this is glass. [...]
Starting from the 11th century, Venice became the center of glass art in the Western world. It is above all in the production and processing of pure crystal for bottles that the master glassmakers, the so-called "Murano phioleri", reached an unmatched level of mastery and perfected the style of what would later become the refined Renaissance art in the Venetian glassmaking tradition."
The air is thin at 12,000 feet where we stand atop piles of petrified lava in the shadow of two Andean Volcanos. The San Pedro and Poruña dominate the martian-esque landscape where FCAB loaded mineral train 210 begins its descent from the towering Andes at Ollagüe.
The Poruña volcano hasn't erupted in thousands of years but the solidified remnant of its lavaflows blanket the surrounding desert in charred black and red rocks . At 150m in height, it is among the smallest volcanoes on the planet. By contrast, the San Pedro peaks at a staggering 20,000 feet and among the tallest peaks in South America
The GT22CU leader #2501 was built on a GP40 frame and features a 'Tunnel Motor' rear end, hailing from its days on the Tren a las Nubes. It's the only one of its kind on the roster. The codeline pole is one of a few that still dot the FCAB network dating back to the days before radio.
Codeline, lava, volcanos, desert, EMDs... pure insanity
The Giant's Causeway is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic eruption.
The tops of the columns form stepping stones that lead from the cliff foot and disappear under the sea. Most of the columns are hexagonal, although there are also some with four, five, seven or eight sides. The tallest are about 12 metres high, and the solidified lava in the cliffs is 28 metres thick in places.
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CAGED FOAM
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Five actors, 1,000 liters of polyurethane foam, music and two hours of show. Completely dressed in white, five unusual characters are enclosed in five separate cages. From their suits, a different color of foam appears, which slowly and slowly grows to solidify, immobilizing the characters in their cages.
Thank you for your visits, favs and comments !
Half Dome is a quartz monzonite batholith at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, California. One side is a sheer face while the other three sides are smooth and round, making it appear like a dome cut in half. It stands at nearly 8,800 feet above sea level and is composed of quartz monzonite, an igneous rock that solidified several thousand feet within the Earth. At its core are the remains of a magma chamber that cooled slowly and crystallized beneath the Earth's surface. The solidified magma chamber was then exposed and cut in half by erosion, therefore leading to the geographic name Half Dome. (Wikipedia)
The Giant's Causeway (Irish: Clochán an Aifir) is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption. It is located in County Antrim on the north coast of Northern Ireland, about three miles (4.8 km) northeast of the town of Bushmills.
It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986 and a national nature reserve by the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland in 1987. In a 2005 poll of Radio Times readers, the Giant's Causeway was named the fourth-greatest natural wonder in the United Kingdom.
The tops of the columns form stepping stones that lead from the cliff foot and disappear under the sea. Most of the columns are hexagonal, although some have four, five, seven, or eight sides. The tallest are about 12 metres (39 ft) high, and the solidified lava in the cliffs is 28 metres (92 ft) thick in places.
Much of the Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast World Heritage Site is owned and managed by the National Trust. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Northern Ireland, receiving over 998,000 visitors in 2019. Access to the Giant's Causeway is free of charge: it is not necessary to go via the visitor centre, which charges a fee. The remainder of the site is owned by the Crown Estate and several private landowners. Wikipedia
Camping at the Lava Beds National Monument near Mount Shasta. Driving into the area, visitors get a view of solidified lava flows and lava rock formations. One gets a feeling of being on another planet. At night, the view of the Milky Way is so impressive, you feel like you could almost touch the stars. But the highlight of the trip has to be the underground caverns and tunnels. Some of passages are so narrow, that one has to crawl on their hands and knees to get through. Truly a challenging adventure destination and the area is rich in natural and local history.
Looking east from Kitt Hill towards the distant hills of Dartmoor, with a brief spell of sunshine picking out a local landmark.
Covering 400 acres, Kit Hill is the most dominant landscape feature in East Cornwall. Located between Dartmoor and Bodmin Moor, this wild, rugged granite hilltop is famous for its fine views.
Brent Tor is one of the most impressive rock outcrops in Dartmoor. It is unusual as it is one of the few on Dartmoor not to be made of granite. In fact, it is formed from basaltic lava which flowed some 350 million years ago into a shallow sea that covered the area. As the lavas flowed out into the sea some solidified into globular masses known as pillow lavas. Others were broken up by explosive contact with the sea water. This lava formed a mound on the sea floor which was then eroded by sea currents with the resulting debris being washed down the slopes of the mound. Debris of this nature can still be seen loose on the southern slopes of the tor.
Brentor is famously topped by a church. Founded in 1130 by the local landowner Robert Giffard, St. Michael de Rupe church is the fourth smallest parish church in the UK and is believed to be the highest working church in southern England.
La cueva de los Verdes è una grotta situata sull'isola di Lanzarote (Spagna). È uno dei tratti del grande tubo lavico derivante dall'eruzione del vulcano Monte Corona.
Nella cueva de los Verdes, si può osservare una grotta formata da due gallerie sovrapposte con corridoi, labirinti, lagune sotterranee e abissi apparentemente senza fondo, il tutto abilmente illuminato per far risaltare le forme e i colori della lava solidificata.
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Cueva de los Verdes is a cave located on the island of Lanzarote (Spain). It is one of the sections of the large lava tube resulting from the eruption of the Monte Corona volcano. In Cueva de los Verdes, you can observe a cave formed by two overlapping galleries with corridors, labyrinths, underground lagoons and seemingly bottomless abysses, all skillfully lit to highlight the shapes and colors of the solidified lava.
Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) is a multipurpose development area in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The area is located around Jalan Ampang, Jalan P. Ramlee, Jalan Binjai, Jalan Kia Peng and Jalan Pinang. There are a number of shopping complexes such as Suria KLCC and Avenue K. There are also hotels within walking distance such as G Tower, Mandarin Oriental, Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur and InterContinental Kuala Lumpur hotel. Designed to be a city within a city, the 100-acre site hosts the tallest twin buildings in the world, a shopping mall, office buildings and several hotels. A public park and a mosque have also been built in the area and open to everyone. The whole project is cooled via district cooling located on the property. Constructed between 1993 and 1998, the Petronas Twin Towers were the tallest buildings in the world from 1 January 1998 to 31 December 2004. Currently, it still holds the record for the tallest twin buildings in the world. It is the headquarters of Petronas, a Fortune 100 state-owned oil company and also the largest company in Southeast Asia. The towers and the mall below were designed by Argentinian born architect César Pelli. Construction started in 1991 and was completed 7 years later, in the midst of Asian Financial Crisis and Reformasi movement. Due to the soil conditions of the site, the buildings were built on one of the deepest foundations in the world. The Building Services engineer contractor was Flack + Kurtz which is currently part of the WSP | Parsons Brinkerhoff Company. The 88-storey towers were built using mostly reinforced concrete, with steel-and-glass facades to resemble Islamic motifs which were intended to reflect the official and majority religion of Malaysia. The cross section of the tower resembles Rub el Hizb, which further solidifies the Islamic motif in the tower design. 19927
The Chinese Wall in the ceter of the photo is a volcanic dike in Wapiti Valley west of Cody Wyoming that cuts through Eocene sedimentary and volcanics rocks. Dikes form as lava is injected into the fractures the host rock and then solidify. In the volcanic areas like the Absarokas these dikes radiate in swarms out from volcanic eruptive centers. The Chinese Wall radiates out from a volcanic center north of Wapiti Valley.
Since my childhood, I have always looked for the Wall on any trip up the North Fork, usually on my way to Yellowstone National Park. It stood by itself on the beautiful north side of the valley. But recently (in the past 10 years), ranches have been sold, land subdivided and homes are starting to clutter Wapiti valley. Even on the northside of the valley, a couple of homes encroach on the Chinese Wall.
🇫🇷 La Vallée de l’Amour se situe entre les villages d’Uçhisarr et de Göreme. Elle tient son nom de ses formations rocheuses phalliques, lentement taillées par la nature sur des millions d’années. Tout a commencé avec les explosions volcaniques à la fin du Miocène et pendant le Pliocène. Les éruptions ont recouvert la contrée de cendres épaisses qui au fil du temps, se sont condensées et solidifiées, donnant lieu à d’énormes piliers. Les phénomènes d’érosion ont ensuite achevé le travail, sculptant petit à petit un paysage singulier fait de pinacles, de cônes, de champignons et de cheminées de fées dans la Vallée de l’Amour.
🇬🇧 The Valley of Love lies between the villages of Uçhisarr and Göreme. It takes its name from the phallic rock formations slowly carved by nature over millions of years. It all began with volcanic explosions at the end of the Miocene and during the Pliocene. The eruptions blanketed the region in thick ash, which condensed and solidified over time, forming huge pillars. Erosion then completed the job, gradually sculpting the Vallée de l'Amour into a unique landscape of pinnacles, cones, mushrooms and fairy chimneys.
🇩🇪 Das Liebestal liegt zwischen den Dörfern Uçhisarr und Göreme. Seinen Namen verdankt es den phallischen Felsformationen, die die Natur im Laufe von Jahrmillionen langsam geformt hat. Alles begann mit vulkanischen Explosionen im späten Miozän und im Pliozän. Die Eruptionen bedeckten das Land mit einer dicken Ascheschicht, die sich im Laufe der Zeit zu gewaltigen Säulen verdichtete und verfestigte. Die Erosion vollendete das Werk und formte nach und nach eine einzigartige Landschaft aus Zinnen, Kegeln, Pilzen und Feenkaminen im Vallée de l'Amour.
🇪🇸 El Valle del Amor se encuentra entre los pueblos de Uçhisar y Göreme. Debe su nombre a sus formaciones rocosas fálicas, esculpidas lentamente por la naturaleza a lo largo de millones de años. Todo comenzó con explosiones volcánicas a finales del Mioceno y durante el Plioceno. Las erupciones cubrieron la región de espesas cenizas que, con el tiempo, se condensaron y solidificaron formando enormes pilares. La erosión completó el trabajo, esculpiendo poco a poco un paisaje singular de pináculos, conos, setas y chimeneas de hadas.
🇮🇹 La Valle dell'Amore si trova tra i villaggi di Uçhisar e Göreme. Il suo nome deriva dalle sue formazioni rocciose falliche, lentamente scolpite dalla natura nel corso di milioni di anni. Tutto ebbe inizio con le esplosioni vulcaniche alla fine del Miocene e durante il Pliocene. Le eruzioni hanno ricoperto la regione di cenere, che nel tempo si è condensata e solidificata, formando enormi pilastri. Successivamente, l'erosione ha completato il lavoro, scolpando gradualmente un singolare paesaggio di pinnacoli, coni, funghi e camini delle fate nella Valle dell'Amore.
The bark of an old tree in Hartsholme Country Park, Lincoln. It struck me immediately that it would be better in monochrome and ended up looking remarkably like solidified molten lava!
Lighthouse "Gellen", Island of Hiddensee, Baltic Sea / Germany
Hiddensee is a relatively small island of approximately 17 km length (10.5 miles) and 250 metres (270 yd) wide but is 'equipped' with two lighthouses, out of which only one is a real 'lighthouse' and this one - on the photograph - is a 'beacon' (new word I just learned; in German = "Leuchtfeuer" which literally translated to English means "shining fire"). It was built in 1904.
I wondered if there is a difference between a lighthouse and a beacon, as both show the way for navigation. When I started to explore, I learned that the term "beacon" (German: Leuchtfeuer) is the generic term for lighthouses, lightships, tall buoys, pier lights, leading lights, cross lights etc., used for safe navigation. In other words: a lighthouse is the most famous and representative beacon :-).
Despite its rather insignificant size, the island has a varied history. First it was populated by Germanic tribes, who at some point moved south. Their place was taken by Slavic tribes, coming from the east. In the heyday of the Vikings (9 - 10 century) the island was conquered by the Viking king Waldemar I of Denmark. At some point in history it again became German.
The island was once covered by dense oak forests, but these were cleared as a precaution during wars in the 17th century to provide the Danes with less wood for shipping and to solidify their naval forces.
Brentor is a village in West Devon which is dominated by the hill of Brent Tor, topped by one of the village's churches, St Michael de la Rupe. It is one of the most impressive rock outcrops in Dartmoor and is unusual as it is one of the few that is not made of granite. In fact, it is formed from basaltic lava which flowed some 350 million years ago into a shallow sea that covered the area. As the lavas flowed out into the sea some solidified into globular masses, forming a mound on the sea floor.
Dartmoor's highest and wildest ground is located in the north and west of the National Park. Brentor and Brent Tor sit on the most westerly border of Dartmoor National Park providing sensational views of this flank of high, wild moorland.
I have never seen so beautiful blue, green and turquoise-colored lakes. The local Tibetan people call them "Haizi" in Chinese, meaning "son of the sea". Originating in glacial activity, they were dammed by rockfalls and other natural phenomena, then solidified by processes of carbonate deposition. Some lakes have a high concentration of calcium carbonate, and their water is very clear so that the bottom is often visible even at high depths. The lakes vary in color and aspect according to their depths, residues, and surroundings.
So, everything in this picture is real even though it looks unreal. The best feeling in photography, at least for me, is when our reality looks like a fairytale (maybe because I spent my childhood in theaters).
When the sun was setting, creating light rays in the mountains, suddenly two brides walked in a scene…just standing there, opposite shores. I knew that I should take a wide panorama before they would disappear…like ghosts ;) Gladly I was fast enough.
This is my own chinese fairytale about two princess in a colorful lake…what will happen next? Only you know ❤
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Dimmuborgir, Iceland.
Dimmuborgir was formed in an eruption that occurred in the area 2,300 years ago; the Lake Mývatn area is highly volcanic, as can be further seen in nearby locations such as the geothermal Námaskarð Pass, the hot spring cave Grjótagjá, and the dramatic Krafla fissure.
As lava flowed across the area, it passed over a lake, causing it to boil. This both quickened the cooling of the lava and caused pillars of steam to shatter parts of it. After it solidified, Dimmuborgir area became defined by large stacks of rock and many caves and caverns, caused by bubbles of intense steam.
As such, many have compared Dimmuborgir to a medieval castle, with its many hidden chambers and its rising towers.
Khorgo volcano. Mongolia.
The Khorgo (Mongolian: Хорго) is a volcano in the Taryatu-Chulutu volcanic field in the Tariat district in the Arkhangai Province of Mongolia. The Khorgo lies east of the lake Terkhiin Tsagaan Nuur and together they are the core of the Khorgo-Terkhiin Tsagaan Nuur National Park. A notable geological feature are solidified lava bubbles, which the locals have named "basalt yurts".
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The B-29 Bockscar was a crucial aircraft in history, forever linked to the end of World War II. On August 9, 1945, it dropped the Fat Man atomic bomb on Nagasaki, hastening Japan's surrender. This strategic role in the war's conclusion solidified the B-29 Boxcar's place in aviation and geopolitical history.
Five gates have been constructed at different highways leading out of Ankara. These gates combine the aesthetics of Seljuk and Ottoman architecture. The primary purpose of this urban reshaping is to solidify Ankara as the capital and Turkey’s second-largest city, with sprawling connections to other important regions. The entrance gates adorn roads connecting Ankara to the surrounding cities of Eskişehir, Konya, Samsun, and Istanbul, as well as the international airport.
"This one is known as the gate on Samsun Road."
Central Oregon is arid land with some impressive rock formations. This is an iPhone pano shot from near the visitor center.
Smith Rock State Park in central Oregon's High Desert is near the communities of Redmond and Terrebonne. Its sheer cliffs of tuff and basalt are ideal for rock climbing of all difficulty levels. Smith Rock is generally considered the birthplace of modern American sport climbing. We saw climbers using binoculars but they do not show in the photo.
The geology of Smith Rocks is volcanic. It is made up of layers of recent basalt flows overlaying older Clarno ash and tuff formations. About 30 million years ago, a large caldera formed when overlying rock collapsed into an underground lava chamber. This created a huge amount of rock and ash debris that filled the caldera. That material solidified into rock, becoming Smith Rock tuff. Rhyolite flows intruded along faults in the Smith Rock Tuff. A half million years ago, basalt lava flows from nearby volcanoes covered the older tuff. More recently, the Crooked River cut its way through the layers of rock to create today's geographic features. Smith Rock itself is a 3,200-foot (980 m)-high ridge (above sea level) with a sheer cliff-face overlooking a bend in the Crooked River (elev. 2600 ft), making the cliffs about 600 feet high. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_Rock_State_Park
A view to the north of Mt. Kálfstindar (824 m) in SW-Iceland. This shows the highlands of Iceland, an uninhabited barren wilderness with rare visitors. Mountain ridges are lined up in a SW-NE formation, they are formed mostly by volcanic eruptions under glacier during the last ice age. Normally such eruptions come up in fissures, and result in basaltic lava flows. Under ice the lava and volcanic ash is "trapped" and forms ridges, which then solidify and become exposed when the ice leaves. This is late May - spring arrives late in the Icelandic highlands. Note the thawing pond just left of centre.
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This started out as a regular slow-shutter photo and ended up as a monochrome/colour saturation highlighted HDR image.
After applying a slew of tweaks in PS, Lr, Capture One, I still was not satisfied with the the contours and contrasts in the blurred subject in the foreground. Even after applying an oil paint filter with Nik software, I felt as though the full potential of the image had not yet been achieved.
After playing with some with some HDR effects in Photomatix, I selected a grungy/highly-structured monochrome filter effect. When fine tuning the filter with the colour saturation highlights slider, I discovered that I could selectively dial back in some colours with this hot neon look while retaining many of the monochrome elements from the filter.
Finally, I went back to PS and added in a very slight hint of canvas texturing to help ground and solidify the surface texture.
The Giant's Causeway is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption. It is located in County Antrim on the north coast of Northern Ireland, about three miles (5 km) northeast of the town of Bushmills.
It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986 and a national nature reserve in 1987 by the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland. In a 2005 poll of Radio Times readers, the Giant's Causeway was named the fourth greatest natural wonder in the United Kingdom. The tops of the columns form stepping stones that lead from the cliff foot and disappear under the sea. Most of the columns are hexagonal, although there are also some with four, five, seven or eight sides. The tallest are about 12 metres (39 ft) high, and the solidified lava in the cliffs is 28 metres (92 ft) thick in places.
Anyone else see a reclining lion? ... just me ... ??
This is part of the cliff face at El Golfo in Lanzarote. The flowing lava from the last eruption between 1730-1736 has solidified into waves and whirls.
The term "the blues" is associated with feeling down or sad due to a combination of historical and cultural reasons. The colour blue has long been linked to sadness and melancholy in various contexts, and phrases like "blue devils" (referring to depression and hallucinations) and "blue Monday" (a term for the sadness of the start of the work week) solidified this association. The blues, as a musical genre, also reflects feelings of loss, loneliness, and existential emptiness, further reinforcing the connection between the colour blue and negative emotions.
Minehead, Somerset, UK.
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It will be k-k-cold this weekend. The temperature can drop to -15 degrees celcius and that means of course only one thing: skating! After a few nights of good frost we could skate on February 12, 2021 at the Gouwsea. Waterland in the winter is a real skater’s paradise. As temperatures plunge across Europe, many are cursing the cold. But not in the Netherlands. Many are hoping for further frigid conditions. Today my daughter Samantha and friend Casper are joying me skating. A historical moment since crossing the Gouwsea by skates is such a rare occurrence. Today we skate 12km from Uitdam, de Nes to Marken and back, such a beautiful sea of ice to enjoy. An infinitely beautiful sight on this icy sea in 2021. It was a pleasure. The meadows here are white, the Gouwzee completely frozen and the breath comes out of my mouth in small gray puffs. Put your hands behind your back. Breathe calmly. I enjoy the sound of the irons over the ice and the beautiful view of the snowy landscape . The ice surface is great here. Besides ice skating Dutch also love Ice yachting. This is the sport of sailing and racing iceboats and is very popular in the Netherlands. Ice boats are racing at a speed of 100 km an hour over the ice of the Gouwsea. The centre of ice yachting is in Monnickendam.
Today 12th of February 2021 we got the opportunity to go ice skating on real ice instead of going to an ice rink. A good freeze only comes from a win in the climatic lottery. Thus the chance for our Dutch to be wild adventurers on their own land comes only every few years. We glide across solidified, frosted lakes with fish frozen into the ice. The Gouwsea in the winter are a real skater’s paradise. In Monnickendam the ice is only suitable for ice yachting. From here the ice yachtings are crossing the Gouwzee to Marken. We visit Monnickendam. From Monnickendam to Marken island is about 4km of disctance. It is not often that the Gouwsea is completely frozen.
Het wordt k-k-koud dit weekend. De temperatuur kan dalen tot wel -15 graden en dat betekent natuurlijk maar één ding: schaatsennn! Na een paar nachten goede vorst konden we op 12 februari 2021 schaatsen op de Gouwzee. Na een extra nacht van vorst ligt het ijs er redelijk goed bij. Eindelijk weer heerlijk ijs om voor schaatsliefhebbers de ijzers onder te binden. Er kan heerlijk kilometers geschaatst worden tussen Uitdam, De Nes en Marken. Vandaag gaat mijn dochter Samantha mij met vriend Casper. Je beleeft de natuur op plekken waar je normaal niet kan komen. De Gouwzee is een paradijs voor schaatsers uit het westen van Nederland, omdat het meestal het eerste grootschalige gebied is waar men goed kan schaatsen op natuurijs. Maar het blijft een historische gebeurtenis. Vele schaatsenrijders zoeken vandaag de bevroren oppervlakte van de Gouwzee op voor een schaatsrit langs de dijk van Uitdam, De Nes naar Marken. Een mooie rit van zo'n 12km. Een oneindig mooi gezicht op deze ijszee anno 2021. Het was genieten. De weilanden zijn hier wit, de Gouwzee totaal bevroren en de adem komt in kleine grijze pufjes uit mijn mond. Handen op de rug. Rustig ademen. Ik geniet van het geluid van de ijzers over het ijs en het prachtige uitzicht over de besneeuwde landschap. Het ijs is geweldig hier. De ijszeilers hebben hun plek in Monnickendam. Hier is het ijs te slecht om te schaatsen, maar voor de ijszeilers geen probleem. Vanaf hier steken ze de Gouwzee over naar Marken. Een oneindig mooi gezicht op deze ijszee anno 2021. Het was genieten. Jong en oud staan op het ijs, zelfs koek en zopie is present bij de zeilclub van Monnickendam. Met spectaculaire snelheden van wel 80 tot 100 kilometer per uur razen de ijszeilers over bevroren meren en plassen: ijszeilers hebben deze dagen de tijd van hun leven. Vanaf Monnickendam naar Marken is ongeveer een afstand van 4 km. Het komt niet vaak voor dat de Gouwzee helemaal bevroren is.
Paparoa National Park
The Pancake Rocks at Dolomite Point near Punakaiki are a heavily eroded limestone area where the sea bursts through several vertical blowholes.
The foundations of the Pancake Rocks were formed 30 million years ago when minute fragments of dead marine creatures and plants landed on the seabed about 2 km below the surface.
Immense water pressure caused them to solidify into layers of more resistant limestone and softer, thin, mud-rich layers.
Gradually seismic action lifted the limestone above the seabed where water, wind and salt spray eroded the softer layers leaving a "pancake" like stack of harder limestone.
A close look at some pancake ice. Snow falling on open water creates a partly frozen sludge that compacts and forms ice, As it is solidifying wave action has it bumping and grinding against adjoining chunks which forms it into roughly circular shapes. After hardening, water splashing over the edges continues to freeze and forms the rim._DSF1575