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Monday, February 13, 2012 1:15:31 PM
Rock Layers in Photography
For several years I was interested in geology, minerals, rocks, volcanism, etc. Every one of us had such episodes in his life history - be it preoccupation, interest, or a hobby. That's why I like photographs showing mineral outcrops, or different layers from geological past, or unique formations hard to find out just behind the next building in the town I live in. (smile)
Tell me, who wasn't interested in Tunguska Event in his youth times, reading many books about it, including silly books of Mr Erich von Däniken? Who didn't like to read about Extinction events (E.L.E.),at least the one known from the famous movie Deep Impact, with Téa Leoni as a leading actress, who had discovered preparations for the Doomsday scenario?
Those of you interested in Dinosaurs and their mysterious extinction, must absolutely know the notions of K-T boundary with abnormally high concentration of iridium, or the Chicxulub Crater, which was reported the prime cause for the dinosaurs' fate (today there are many more hypotheses for the extinction, all equally probable).
So, If you look at the images below and you rave about the beauty of the scenes, I will always look at them searching for science, even putting aside the pictures' artistic values. I'll always be more interested in why such and such rock formations were created within the surroundings.
Yes, for me the beauty of such "rocky" pictures primarily lies in the hidden science of the rocks, but not only. After all I'm not blind to the art as such. (smile)
Starless (King Crimson)
For several years I was interested in geology, minerals, rocks, volcanism, etc. Every one of us had such episodes in his life history - be it preoccupation, interest, or a hobby. That's why I like photographs showing mineral outcrops, or different layers from geological past, or unique formations hard to find out just behind the next building in the town I live in. (smile)
Tell me, who wasn't interested in Tunguska Event in his youth times, reading many books about it, including silly books of Mr Erich von Däniken? Who didn't like to read about Extinction events (E.L.E.),at least the one known from the famous movie Deep Impact, with Téa Leoni as a leading actress, who had discovered preparations for the Doomsday scenario?
Those of you interested in Dinosaurs and their mysterious extinction, must absolutely know the notions of K-T boundary with abnormally high concentration of iridium, or the Chicxulub Crater, which was reported the prime cause for the dinosaurs' fate (today there are many more hypotheses for the extinction, all equally probable).
So, If you look at the images below and you rave about the beauty of the scenes, I will always look at them searching for science, even putting aside the pictures' artistic values. I'll always be more interested in why such and such rock formations were created within the surroundings.
Yes, for me the beauty of such "rocky" pictures primarily lies in the hidden science of the rocks, but not only. After all I'm not blind to the art as such. (smile)
Starless (King Crimson)
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