These are a few photographs of the Fountain formation in RSP from yesterday afternoon. The formation is sandstone that was tilted to about 60 degrees and gradually exposed as the rock around it eroded over the last 300 million years.
Nikon D500, 28-300mm f3.5-5.6, 1/400 to 1/250, f8.0, @ ISO 100.
Interesting formations.
I like #2 the best.
These are impressive formations and you have captured them nicely. I almost get dizzy looking at them.
Great shots. Where were they taken? I don't recognize the acronym RSP.
Roborough State Park in western Douglas County, Colorado. It's an amazing place.
Thank you Carol. It's an interesting place, especially early an late with lower angle lighting.
And they get their red color from iron oxide.
canarywood1 wrote:
And they get their red color from iron oxide.
. That's what the geologists tell us.
It's similar to the color of the formations in Garden Of The Gods a bit further south in El Paso County.
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