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A little instar of Black-Etched Prominent on Willow. Next to Penn's Creek in Millmont, Pennsylvania.
Another brown chicken egg that wound up unbrowned. Etched, hand-painted dyes, and gilding to follow tomorrow. Soon to be on my new Etsy store!
Is it just me, or is it weird calling it a peacock egg? How many peacocks lay eggs anyway? Henna pattern inspired.
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You know how there are moments in your life that seem to etch themselves indelibly onto your mind? Or how there are other times when the thing you have so looked forward to fails to live up to expectations? Well, for both my hubby and I, finally arriving at the summit of Haleakala and standing at the rail gazing down into this almost indescribable landscape was clearly the experience of a lifetime ...
While this vista is popularly called a crater, it is not really that because it is not volcanic in origin. Here is a little history:
After Haleakala built itself up, it entered into a period of dormancy during which time two great valleys formed on either side due to erosion. These valleys, cutting at least 5000' deep into the heart of the volcano, eventually worked their way up the sides of the mountain until they met at the summit. Now, the mountain was essentially split down the middle, separating its east and west sides with only a thin ridge remaining between the two great canyons.
This was followed by one last series of eruptions, likely around 1790, and thereafter the mountain fell silent. (The image called Genesis that I posted early in my Hawaii series, of lava cinder cones, shows what are most likely remnants of that last great explosion.) This explosion originated at the summit, thus filling these great canyons with lava and actually raising the landscape you see here.
Thus, Haleakala is an erosion crater that was partially filled with lava and rock from its crumbling sides rather than a volcanic crater such as you find in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
The cloud bank in my previous shot, while originating in Kipahulu, actually travels up the side of the mountain in the Kaupo Gap, one of the two great fissures. I believe the other is Ko'olau Gap, on the western side of the mountain. The cloud bank to the left is the same one in that previous shot.
By the way, this is the lower summit parking area, still several hundred feet below the very top of the mountain.
As we gazed down into this incredible other-wordly landscape, we could both only compare the moment to one other, our first glimpse of the Grand Canyon. If you are lucky enough to have visited there, then you know what I mean. It is, indeed, close to a religious experience ....
Woodlands Historic Park provides a fascinating glimpse of the landscapes and wildlife seen by European settlers in the 1840s. The park has a 150-year old homestead, Indigenous canoe trees, native woodland and grassland. The fenced ‘Back Paddock’ is a great spot to see kangaroos, birds and other wildlife.
In a sudden epiphany, It has occurred to me that the etched cliff faces of Zion contain messages inscribed for humanity to decipher, recorded millennia ago by a cosmic master race. Like a cuneiform tablet on a grand scale, the etchings were engraved by our progenitors for the purpose of communicating something of great substance.
The writing is on the wall.
This photo was taken by an Asahi Pentax 6 X 7 medium format film camera and Super-Multi-Coated Takumar/6X7 1:4.5/75mm lens with a Zenza Bronica 82mm L 1A filter using Fuji Pro 400-H film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.
Photo captured via Minolta MD Zoom Rokkor-X 24-50mm F/4 lens and the bracketing method of photography. Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands: California Coastal National Monument. Coast Range. North Coast. Mendocino County, Northern California. Early August 2017.
Exposure Time: 1/250 sec. * ISO Speed: ISO-100 * Aperture: F/8 * Bracketing: +1 / -1 * Color Temperature: 6100 K
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