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This panorama was taken last November, at Nambung National park, near Cervantes Western Australia. it was a great night watching the setting milkyway & moon.
Pinnacles National Park, California
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Located about 2 hours north of where i live in Perth. These amazing natural limestone structures, some standing as high as five metres, were formed approximately 25,000 to 30,000 years ago, after the sea receded and left deposits of sea shells. Over time, coastal winds removed the surrounding sand, leaving the pillars exposed to the elements
This photo was taken in Trona Pinnacles last weekend. I really like the formation of these Pinnacles peaks in the background of Milkyway. I lighted the peaks with an LED light but the peaks accidentally got reddish light from other photographers that made it more attractive overall. Thanks to the extra light (-:
The Trona Pinnacles are a geological feature in the California Desert National Conservation Area. The landscape consists of more than 500 tufa spires, some as high as 140 ft, rising from the bed of the now dry Searles Lake. At one point during the Pleistocene, the area was under 640 feet of water without an outlet to the sea. The water became salty and mineral laden. Fresh water springs releasing into the lake formed the tufa spires.
Erosion has led to some rugged pinnacles, as time and weather wears down the once high volcanic mountains that thrust the Tasmanian plateau out of the sea.
The Trona Pinnacles are a geological feature in the California Desert National Conservation Area. The landscape consists of more than 500 tufa spires, some as high as 140 ft, rising from the bed of the now dry Searles Lake. Between 10,000 to 100,000 years ago, the area was under 640 feet of water without an outlet to the sea. The water became salty and mineral laden. Fresh water springs releasing into the lake formed the tufa spires.
Happy Slider Sunday!
Three Trona 40's are returning from the small yard near the Trona Pinnacles on a Tuesday Afternoon. From what I gathered on this trip, Tuesday's and Thursday's on the Trona Railroad are hit or miss with whether they'll run to Searles. In this case, they stayed in town for this Tuesday Afternoon.
I spent the night under the Pinnacles sky, watching the stars carve their paths across the darkness while rotating around the south celestial pole (SCP). The silence of the desert and the vast expanse above create a surreal atmosphere, making you feel both insignificant and deeply connected to the universe. Capturing these star trails is always a humbling reminder of how small we are, yet how beautiful and intricate the world can be when we take the time to truly look up. Every streak of light is a moment in time, a glimpse into the endless motion of our world.
Nikon D5200
Samyang 14mm f/2.8
The Trona Pinnacles are unique geological features in the California Desert southwest of Death Valley. The unusual landscape consists of more than 500 tufa spires, some as high as 140 feet, rising from the bed of the Searles Dry Lake basin. The pinnacles vary in size and shape from short and squat to tall and thin, and are composed primarily of calcium carbonate (tufa).
The trail up to the saddle between Pinnacle Peak and Plummer Peak snakes up the sides of Pinnacle Peak where trees struggle to survive.
Wilbur made his way across a lunar landscape covered by the Trona Pinnacles. Several other visitors are on the shoulder of a pinnacle. The pinnacles were formed when this area was covered by Searles Lake thousands of years ago.
The Pinnacles are limestone formations within Nambung National Park, near the town of Cervantes, Western Australia.
An easy two-mile hike takes you back to a nice quiet area of Valley of Fire.
Pinnacles
Valley of Fire
Nevada
November 2021
Granite colonnades of a well-known feature of Cape Woolamai on Victoria's Phillip Island. Reworked some of the individual shots from brackets which were not exactly successful as HDR blends. Accessed by a cliff-top walk with amazing views and glimpses of local wildlife, this outcrop is incorporated in a larger 8km walking loop around the peninsula.
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San Bartolomé Island, view from top of the island down to the Pinnacle Rock and Santiago Island. (The Galapagos Islands, Ecuador).
Gorgeous beaches and waters!!
Anyone of you wanting to see what I saw and visiting the Galapagos and be treated like royalties, let me know, I know this fantastic tour agency and I'll book you a dreamy tour!!!
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Infrared black and white shot of a trail through the woods at Pinnacle Mountain State Park, near Little Rock.
This is my first successful milky way full arch panorama. It took me about 3 hours and 138 exposures to complete. I could've probably finished earlier (considering the relatively short exposures) but I had to wait for a tourist bus to leave. Luckily for me, it was a moonless clear sky night all throughout.
The image is a panorama of 138 exposures. The magellanic clouds can be seen at the bottom of the sky, the ρ Ophiuchi cloud complex and the blue head horse nebula towards the left, Carina nebula (center), Ω Centauri globular cluster (center top) and the Centaurus A galaxy right above Ω Centauri (an almost indistinguishable smudge).
The light and foggy misty conditions couldn't be much better on this day in this redwood forest of Northern California
The Pinnacle rock a massive quartzite rock that reaches some 30 metres in height.
Panorama route, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
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This is a panorama of the Trona Pinnacles in California, USA, another small step in my efforts to photograph landscapes at night (this time a larger area). For orientation the parking lot is on the left and the dirt road in the foreground goes around the right side of the formation and carries you deeper into the park. There is "static" light painting. There is a light far to the right, and several small lights among the pinnacles. There was a lot of light pollution aiding in the lighting. The bright area along the horizon to the left is Ridgecrest, Ca., and I believe the light pollution on the bottom right is Barstow, Ca. The image wraps around more than 180 degrees, approx. 210 degrees. There is some airglow near the horizon creating the greenish effect in the sky. Many night photographers remove or diminish the light pollution and airglow to make the scene look more natural or to make the sky look more like people expect it to look. I have decided to go along with what the camera detects rather than what you expect to see. As a result this produces a somewhat surreal effect, which to me has a more exotic feel.
The rock spires are called Tufa Spires, and are up to 140 feet (43 meters) high. Over 30 movies and TV shows have been shot in this alien landscape, including Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek V, and Planet of the Apes.
This is a series of 15 vertical images combined in Lightroom (the new version has a panorama merge function). The images were taken with a Canon 1D X camera and Nikon 14-24 mm lens at f 2.8, 14 mm, 30 sec exposures, and ISO 6400.
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The Trona Pinnacles are calcium carbonate features that range in size from small coral like boulders to over 140 feet tall. The Pinnacles were formed between 10,000 to 100,000 years ago in the bottom of an ancient lakebed. They are in the California desert east of Ridgecrest.
Shenandoah National Park, VA
Snowy morning view from The Pinnacles Overlook in the Central District at mile 35.1 along the Skyline Drive. Elevation 3,320 feet.
The overlook has an impressive view down the hollow of Hannah Run and across the foot of Corbin Mountain to Old Rag Mountain.
Hannah Run is of interest to anyone who wants to study the remaining evidence of the former residents. Three former homesites and a free-standing chimney are visible from the trail.
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One of the last pinnacles to be negotiated on the east to west traverse of the Aonach Eagach above Glen Coe.
Scanned from a print.