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Post by Peruano on Dec 15, 2017 13:08:31 GMT -5
 These two photos are merely the same photo turned upside down, but the perspective changes the total effect for my eyes most of the time.  The original rock formation was a series of eroded holes in a vertical rock face in Baja California, Mexico. Do you see what I see? |
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Post by Pat on Dec 15, 2017 13:35:46 GMT -5
Yes, did you flip the negative over?
Interesting.
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Post by Peruano on Dec 15, 2017 14:13:56 GMT -5
No, it was unnecessary to flip the negative. The original B&W print produced the flip when rotated 180 degrees. Its a matter of the shading and what side of the concavity its viewed from. Alas I don't recall what kind of rock it was.
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Post by stephan on Dec 18, 2017 11:09:59 GMT -5
That looks like tafoni, which is granular rock, eroded by the wind. It is often seen near the coast, and I've seen it most often in sandstone.
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Post by 1dave on Dec 18, 2017 11:37:06 GMT -5
i have the same problem with images like this - McDowell and Barnes Buttes in Phoenix. Are the dark places high or low?  |
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Post by HankRocks on Dec 18, 2017 14:24:00 GMT -5
The dark areas are shadows cast by higher points of elevation blocking the sun.
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Post by 1dave on Dec 18, 2017 19:47:07 GMT -5
The dark areas are shadows cast by higher points of elevation blocking the sun. Yeah but sometimes they look reversed. |
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Post by HankRocks on Dec 18, 2017 20:49:11 GMT -5
Suppose I need to get Google Earth Pro. After every rock collecting trip I go to Google Maps - Satellite View and scope out the area I was in. Good to study the terrain where the rocks were and what I may have missed or interesting to-be-explored areas in the future. One can see changes in surface where agates occur from where they do not. It is somewhat of a challenge as I do not have a Smartphone so I do not have co-ordinates to find the area.
Studied the terrain on Singleton Ranch for quite a while and I have a good idea where I am headed once my feet hit the ground, unfortunately may never have a chance to test out my advanced scouting if the Ranch is shut down for collectors.
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Dec 19, 2017 8:07:33 GMT -5
Topography photos will confuse for this reason 1dave. |
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