Solitude

Hi all,

Imagine sedimentary gorges of red and blue rock, some of the oldest sediments on the surface or the earth. Imagine +40'C heat (that's +104F), a place where life clings to what nature offers up. It's a harsh desolate place.

Shot in the wilderness outback of Western Australia is a lone shrub on the face of gorge in Karijini National Park.

You may have seen the monochrome posted a few months ago. I held back on the colour as I did much prefer the mono.

Thoughts and opinions appreciated.

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Looks like an amazing place, and the persistent little tree is truly amazing. Good shot of it, too.

It's an inspiring little tree, but the first thought I had was, "I wonder how long it took for all that sediment to build up and turn to rock?"

Jon Clemens wrote in post #16188248
It's an inspiring little tree, but the first thought I had was, "I wonder how long it took for all that sediment to build up and turn to rock?"

Probably more than a few years.......

Jon Clemens wrote in post #16188248
It's an inspiring little tree, but the first thought I had was, "I wonder how long it took for all that sediment to build up and turn to rock?"

There is a documentary called a time travelers guide to Australia that has just been released and it ep 1 will tell you a lot about Karijini and the age of the rock. I'm pretty sure the sediments are older that 400 million years. Probably closer to 500. A gorge south of here has the first known signs of life first walking on land preserved as trails of large insect like life walking across muddy sediments.

Beautiful. What's a 100 million years, when your are at least 400 million.


Leon

I like this shot.

That shot's rock solid!

The colors in the rock are absolutely stunning! Great capture.

Awesome shot.