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Tent Rocks


Tent Rocks
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Copyright: JC Ramos (jramos) Silver Note Writer [C: 7 W: 1 N: 78] (389)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-05-28
Categories: Nature
Camera: Canon PowerShot S50
Exposure: f/5.0, 1/1000 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-05-31 19:46
Viewed: 410
Points: 12
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Cone-shaped rock formations form one of New Mexico's most unusual vistas, and the Monument's archeological sites reflect 4,000 years of human occupation.

Six to seven million years ago, volcanic eruptions spewed rock and ash-sometimes 400 feet thick-for hundreds of miles across the Pajarito Plateau. Wind and water wore into these deposits, creating canyons and arroyos that are today part of the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument

Tucked into the steep cliffs of Peralta Canyon are the "tent rocks,"' cream-colored cones of pumice and volcanic tuff which range in height from a few feet to 90 feet and are crested with erosion-resistant cap rocks. Wind and water have carved openings of all shapes and sizes in the rocks and contoured the ends of the ravines and canyons into smooth semi-circles. Visitors can explore dozens of narrow slot canyons around the tent rocks. Scattered through the cliff deposits are fragments of obsidian or volcanic glass called "Apache Tears."

Growing in the gray, muted rocks of the tents are bright green leafed, red-barked manzanita shrubs; the sturdy imports from the Sierra Madre of Mexico cling to crevices and cracks in the rocks and, in the spring, form blankets of small pink blossoms. A sprinkling of Indian Paintbrush, Apache Plume, Rabbit-brush and Desert Marigold colors the somber grays of the rocks. Red-tailed hawks, kestrels, violet-green swallows and Western bluebirds soar overhead, using nearby terrain covered with pinion and ponderosa pine for food and shelter.
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Hello JC, A very interesting picture of the tent rocks. I thought when I first saw it that it was taken at Cappadocia in Turkey. Well composed with good colour and sharpness. Well done. Regards, Pat.

Hello JC,

Good composition, sharp and detailed. You could manage to get balanced exposure with 1/1000 shutter speed.

Is there any specific reason behind including left side tree? I think it would not have made any difference if you cropped it. Because it is not neither giving 3D effect nor helping in height comparison of the rocks, making it unwanted object. My abstraction might be wrong also.

Anyway, nice shot.

-Mihir.

Ce paysage est assez irréel. La planète nous offre encore plein d'endroits inédits. Très belle capture, on se rend bien compte de l'immensité du lieu. La couleur du ciel est très douce et contraste avec les roches! Bien vu!

Interesting relief! Well taken, only the tree in left side looks distracting.

Similar to turkish capadocia! tres cool like mushrooms.
have fun,
jure

That is some incredible and quite interesting geology. You've framed it very well in good lighting.

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