“The mountains are calling and I must go.” – John Muir
Apr 4, 2019 21:36:14 #
Magnificent! Gazing at that solidified magma plug and pondering how incredibly long it took for the volcano it solidified inside to erode away provides only minute insight into the inestimably immense age of this ancient earth.
Apr 4, 2019 21:39:31 #
limeybiker wrote:
Nice one Sunnely
A must visit for all bikers who attend Sturgis, been there four times. Sadly old age made me sell my last bike last month.
Ride safe.
Barry
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Sunny Ocala, FL 34476, USA
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A must visit for all bikers who attend Sturgis, been there four times. Sadly old age made me sell my last bike last month.
Ride safe.
Barry
Limeybiker
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Sunny Ocala, FL 34476, USA
http://www.barrylockyer.com/
My next bike will be a trike. 😁
Apr 4, 2019 22:39:08 #
Sunnely
Loc: Wisconsin
denoferth wrote:
Magnificent! Gazing at that solidified magma plug and pondering how incredibly long it took for the volcano it solidified inside to erode away provides only minute insight into the inestimably immense age of this ancient earth.
Thanks for your kind remark.
Thanks for the info re: its geological evolution. Nice to know.
Apr 4, 2019 22:53:54 #
Sunnely wrote:
Hump-Day Quiz: These people are climbing to the top of which landmark?
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Well done. Yes your second photo really puts the first in perspecive. I see the climbers have a safety rope from above. My question is who the heck climbed up first to fasten the rope?
What focal lengths did you use for these shots
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Apr 4, 2019 23:55:41 #
Sunnely
Loc: Wisconsin
GregWCIL wrote:
Well done. Yes your second photo really puts the first in perspecive. I see the climbers have a safety rope from above. My question is who the heck climbed up first to fasten the rope?
What focal lengths did you use for these shots
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What focal lengths did you use for these shots
?
How did I know you'd ask me that question?
Let me see. It says in the properties:
Nikon D7200
f/14
1/400 sec
ISO 400
Focal length 300 mm
Did some post processing.
Hope that helps.
As for the "safety rope from above," I don't know the answer. I probably caught the tail end of the group.
Thanks for looking.
Apr 5, 2019 06:53:24 #
Sunnely wrote:
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great shots of devils tower, sunnely. I visited it a few years ago...it's an amazing place to visit.
Apr 5, 2019 11:47:10 #
Sunnely
Loc: Wisconsin
merrytexan wrote:
great shots of devils tower, sunnely. I visited it a few years ago...it's an amazing place to visit.
Thanks, merrytexan.
Indeed, it's an amazing place.
Good thing too is, if you don't plan to climb it, you can take your time and enjoy it in less than a day. You can walk around the base of the rock at your leisure or just find a spot to seat and enjoy the beauty and serenity of the place and watching people walk by.
Apr 5, 2019 12:30:55 #
Sunnely wrote:
Hump-Day Quiz: These people are climbing to the top of which landmark?
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I walked around the base in 1956 at 10 years old (no camera then). The Army was practicing mountain rescue that day. Lots of rappelling and stretchers coming down from the top. Your excellent photo also reminds me of the Devil's Postpile in the Sierra Nevada, California, also a basalt formation belonging to the same guy.
Chris
Apr 6, 2019 09:02:14 #
denoferth wrote:
Magnificent! Gazing at that solidified magma plug and pondering how incredibly long it took for the volcano it solidified inside to erode away provides only minute insight into the inestimably immense age of this ancient earth.
Thank you for explaining how the rock formation came to be. I was wondering!
Apr 12, 2019 13:35:50 #
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