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#sandstone — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. “One Small Tree” — A lone tree grows from a crack in a sandstone cliff, Zion Canyon.

    The massive layers of red sandstone in the American Southwest are impressive. But seeing that plants manage to live on these formations is equally so. The variety of ways they eke out a living is surprising — at the bottom of huge holes in the rock, in tiny cracks, along ledges. Here a small tree adds a contrasting bit of green to the sandstone cliff…continues: gdanmitchell.com/2026/01/12/on

    #zion #canyon #nationalpark #cliff #sandstone #nature #southwest #utah #landscape #landscapephotography #photography

  2. “Sandstone Cliff Detail” — A section of a sandstone cliff face featuring fracturing, strata, exfoliation, and water markings.

    The textures, forms, colors, and patterns found in Utah sandstone walls amaze me. They can be so complex that I sometimes imagine that I see things like writing or images, but patterns formed naturally over the millennia. Here we can see layering at more than one angle, marks left by dripping and flowing water, the effects of exfoliation, and more…continues: gdanmitchell.com/2025/10/27/sa

    #capitolreef #sandstone #southwest #geology #nationalpark #utah #nature #landscapephotography #landscape #photography

  3. “Slot Canyon Detail” — Details of the wall of an Utah slot canyon, illuminated by reflected light.

    There is a lot I could write about this photograph, the circumstances of making it, and how it ended up here today. First off, it is an older photograph, made years ago. I periodically revisit my old raw file archives, and I always discover photographs that I left behind. In this case, someone else’s photograph from the Southwest triggered me to review my older work from Utah, much of which is over a decade old. So far, I’ve rediscovered about twenty interesting Utah images from that period. Stay tuned!…continues: gdanmitchell.com/2025/10/04/sl

    #southwest #utah #slotcanyon #sandstone #nature #landscape #landscapephotography #photography

  4. The Teufelsmauer (Devil's Wall) is a rock formation made of hard sandstones in the northern part of the Harz Foreland. 🪨

    📸 on Oct 30, 2023 with Sony α7R IV.
    (67mm, ƒ/9, 1/80s, ISO 125)

    #thale #germany #rock #sandstone #formation #harz #teufelsmauer