Testimony of Time

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Testimony of Time

(Also Known as “Duck on a Rock”)

Standing alone late evening as a witness to the Testimony of Time this sheer cliff face, battered, scared stood a casuality to the erosion of time and its environment around it. If we could see over the decades what it had witnessed it certainly would be breathtaking to say the least.

The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided gorge carved by the Colorado River in the United States in the state of Arizona. It is largely contained within the Grand Canyon National Park — one of the first national parks in the United States. President Theodore Roosevelt was a major proponent of preservation of the Grand Canyon area, and visited it on numerous occasions to hunt and enjoy the scenery.

A map of the Grand Canyon and surrounding areas, circa 1908.Longstanding scientific consensus has been that the canyon was created by the Colorado River over a six million year period. The canyon is 277 miles (446 km) long, ranges in width from 4 to 18 miles (6.4 to 29 km) and attains a depth of over a mile (1.83 km) (6000 feet). Nearly two billion years of the Earth’s geological history have been exposed as the Colorado River and its tributaries cut their channels through layer after layer of rock while the Colorado Plateau was uplifted. The “canyon began in the west, followed by another that formed in the east. Eventually, the two broke through and met as a single majestic rent in the earth some six million years ago. The merger apparently occurred where the river today bends to the west, in the area known as the Kaibab Arch.

Photo taken by Canon IXUS

Thankyou to the ‘Rocks and Bones Group” for placing ‘Testimony of Time” as the most Popular photo in the ‘Wake Up” Competition,.........Very honoured and Greatly apprecaited…And congratulations for all who entered for their stunning work:):)

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Testimony of Time by Bellavista2
Testimony of Time by Bellavista2
  • Paul Louis Villani

    Paul Louis Vil...

    Wow, very beautiful, well captured too! :D

  • Bellavista2 replied

    Thankyou Paul:):)

  • Bellavista2

    Bellavista2

    Thankyou Paul I really wanted to capture the Granduer of this amazing place and give the viewer a feeling of falling over the edge.

  • blondiegirl

    blondiegirl

    WOW! This is gorgeous!!!

  • Bellavista2 replied

    Thankyou Selina:)

  • fauselr

    fauselr

    very nice

  • Bellavista2 replied

    Thankyou Fauseir:)

  • shilohlin

    shilohlin

    ah yes…......the south rim of the gand canyon…......nothing more majestic than this area!!! well done :)

  • Bellavista2 replied

    Thankyou Shilohlin There is nothing more majestic…so true:)

  • kathy s gillentine

    kathy s gillen...

    beautiful capture

  • Bellavista2 replied

    Thankyou Kathy:):)

  • Tim Sanders

    Tim Sanders

    This is a Fantastic view and shot, Pretty high up I love it….
    Tim

  • Bellavista2 replied

    Thankyou Tim….I actually had to crawl through bushs and photograph from a ledge to get this shot:):) Pretty high up indeed!

  • Stephen Vecchiotti

    Stephen Vecchi...

    Nice Grand Canyon detail shot.

  • Bellavista2 replied

    Thankyou Stephen:)

  • Simon Duckworth

    Simon Duckworth

    lovely shot and congrats on your win

  • Bellavista2 replied

    Thankyou so much Simon:):)

  • MaeBelle

    MaeBelle

    Awesome, God sure created some wonderful pieces of art for us to enjoy!!and you captured this perfectly..:O)) great depth,God Bless,Mae

  • Bellavista2 replied

    God certainly has one amazing paintbrush! Thankyou so much MaeBelle:):)

  • Alan Findlater

    Alan Findlater

    excellent well done

  • Bellavista2 replied

    Thankyou Alan:)

  • Viv King

    Viv King

    Well done= beautiful shot. You must have worked hard to get this one.

  • Bellavista2 replied

    Thankyou Viv…...Well I crawled through the bushs to the edge and took the photo, not recommended but I got the shot!:):):)

  • John Beamish

    John Beamish

    Breathtaking shot. I could not get that close to the edge, your a brave girl.

  • Bellavista2 replied

    Thankyou John I should get a new camera that woudl help:):)

  • Gino Pavan

    Gino Pavan

    Stunning work!!!!

  • Bellavista2 replied

    Thankyou very much Gino:):)

  • Dawne Olson

    Dawne Olson

    Really stunning!

  • Bellavista2 replied

    Thankyou so much Dawne:-}

  • barnsis

    barnsis

    Beautifully framed image, like the cloud shadows.

  • Bellavista2 replied

    Thankyou so much Barnis for your lovely comment, your support is absolutely awesome:-}xoxoxo

  • Marilyn Baldey

    Marilyn Baldey

    It must be amazing to see and feel this grandure.

  • Bellavista2 replied

    Certainly was…it kind of reminds you how small you are really in the scheme of life…..Hey, I use to live in Toowoomba! Small world:=} Thankyou so much Marilyn for being apart of my little world and for your lovely comment:=}

  • Tamara Valjean

    Tamara Valjean

    This is definitely a WOW image, great capture!

  • Bellavista2 replied

    Thankyou Tamara for your lovely comment and dropping by to my little corner of the world Greatly apprecaited;=}

  • ISMAIL ALAOUI ABDALLAOUI

    ISMAIL ALAOUI ...

    what an amazing place and shot
    notthing better than drinking lots of fresh water whlie liying on there,
    how did you manage to get there

  • Bellavista2 replied

    The scenic lookout to this cliff face was masked by trees, so I crawled through bush to the edge to get a better shot, not recommended, so this is the result;=} Thankyou so much Ismail for your lovely comment and wonderful support:=]

  • JamieGreen

    JamieGreen

    Just superb….I can hardly breath (vertigo)

  • Bellavista2 replied

    Thankyou so much Jamie greatly apprecaite your visit and comment. It certainly was a long way down:=}

  • LeilaniMelayna

    LeilaniMelayna

    Excellent Capture!!! Cheers to you!

    Smiles Leilani :o)

  • Bellavista2 replied

    Oh Hallo again Lelani!:=} So wonderful to see you back thankyou so very much for your return visit and lovely comment, very greatly apprecaited Have an awesome day:=}

  • rodeorose

    rodeorose

    Stunning!

  • Bellavista2 replied

    Howdy! Thankyou so much for visiting me in my little corner of the world and for your wonderful comment,very greatly apprecaited:=}

  • Arla M. Ruggles

    Arla M. Ruggles

    Fabulous.

  • Bellavista2 replied

    Thankyou so much Arla for dropping on by to check out my Grand Canyon image and for your awesome comment, very greatly apprecaited…also for the Fave….’Wow!” Thankyou so very much:=}

  • Mika

    Mika


    31st October 2009 – Absolutely gorgeous! Congratulations on your feature and on your placing in MBN!

  • Bellavista2 replied

    Oh Wow! Thankyou so much Mika!:=] Greatly apprecaited and very honoured to have my image apart of your wonderful group:=}

  • Terence Russell

    Terence Russell

    Wonderful Grand Canyon image! The colors are very different than when we visited this past winter, but the scenes are still recognizable!

  • Bellavista2 replied

    Thankyou so very much Terence for visiting me in my little corner of the world and for your wonderful comment very greatly apprecaited:=} You never forget the Grand Canyon after you have visited it, it kind of places in prespective how small we all are in the scale of life:=}

  • Ruth Lambert

    Ruth Lambert

    Isn’t the Grand Canyon the most magnificent,awesome place you’ve ever seen!!!! I was in total AWE of the shear beauty!!! You have captured a portion o fit very well here!! BEAUTIFUL!!!

  • Bellavista2 replied

    I totally agree with you Ruth! It has been such a wonderful privelege to be able to take in such a magnificent place, it certainly places in perpective how small we are in the scale of life:=} Thankyou for your wonderful comment, visit, support…...to my little corner of the world:=}

  • Vicki Pelham

    Vicki Pelham

    Congratulations on your feature, lovely shot!!!!! :-)

  • Bellavista2 replied

    Oh thankyou so much! Greatly apprecaite your support and lovely words:=} Greatly apprecaite you being apart of my little corner of the world:=}

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