Red Rocks valley
United States
Colorado
Red Rocks valley
Leaving the city of Denver and just before entering the great Nevada desert, big rocky geological fomations of extreme red colour strike visitors attention and mark the borders of the very spectacular Red Rocks valley. What is now red rock was originally mud and sand that were deposited during a 50 million year time period that began 300 million years ago.During that time the area was a plaine next to a shallow sea. When sea level rose layers of mud accumulated and later, through the ages, as sea level fell back wind,sand and dunes covered the area and even much later on all of the sediment lithified to hard rock. The intense red colour is caused by a thin layer of iron oxide. The area is very picturesque, very much visited by tourists and famous music teams gave performances ther under the moonlight.
In the photo the borders of the Nevada desert with the beginning of the rock formations and in the far end the city of Denver.
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| Section | Subjects: Documentary & Journalism |
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| Camera | NIKON D700 |
| Lens | Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical (IF) (A061) or Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR LD Aspherical (IF) (185D) |
| Aperture | 6.3 |
| Exposure time | 1/125 |
| Focus length | 70.0 mm |
| ISO | 320 |
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catherine Berthe 13/12/2015 18:56
superbe rendu j'aime ce dégradé de couleurs ++++ amitiés catherinesparkling light 13/12/2015 15:03
The colours of the desert in the South Western US states are truly fascinating and wonderful. Very well presented here.Jost
Mirjam Burer 13/12/2015 14:05
a lot to see here in this great composition, Alexander...Beautiful warm light and colours...compliments..
me agapi..
Jaap Koer 13/12/2015 12:45
A nice view with the colored layers.Jaap
s. sabine krause 13/12/2015 10:33
a fascinating image!! with the striking red rocks in the foreground, the paler plains in the back and the city on the horizon, one might regard it as the story of the american frontier in a visual/photographic nutshell! beautifully done! greetings, sabine.Harold Thompson 13/12/2015 9:04
Different colours and styles of rock stratas:-)) Harold
Sue Thompson 13/12/2015 8:29
There are many strange and wonderful places in our worl. What strikes me here are the differing terrains that can be seen.:))
Adele D. Oliver 13/12/2015 1:14
a spectacular landscape - so amazing Nature's work, so fascinating the rock formations and their colours ... your image is well done from this angle giving major presence to the rocks and still showing the proximity of the big city !!!greetings, Adele