Natural Selection
Bryce Canyon – USA tour 2008 – Trees barely hold on against the elements
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Rich colors can be seen among the varied hoodoos, walls, and fins, the textures and formations were incredible.
I enjoyed the most amazing hike down to the bottom and the met the cutest Americans…...a bunch of overly friendly squirrels who had a habit of climbing up legs !!! Am not a tree nor do I have nuts :)) Yes, I had to capture them,,,,
Bryce Canyon is not a “real” canyon. It is not carved by flowing water. Water is the active ingredient here, but in the form of “frost-wedging” and chemical weathering.
For 200 days a year the temperature goes above and below freezing every day. During the day, melt water seeps into fractures only to freeze at night, expanding by 9%. Now as ice, it exerts a tremendous force (2,000-20,000 pounds per squarte inch). Over time this “frost-wedging” shatters and pries rock apart. In addition, rain water, which is naturally acidic, slowly dissolves the limestone, rounding off edges and washing away debris.
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Steve Chapple
What an amazing view, these are stunning tones…great comp again!
RickF
Great capture!
John Edwards
Stunning! A wonderful capture of a place I long to visit one day.
billyboy
That is such amazing info… and how on EARTH does that tree survive? It must be so pissed off… every day it thinks “jeeze, of the 260 billion trees on this crazy planet, I had to be the ONE that ended up in this God foresaken place… by the way, got a glass of water, dude?”
Awesome image… love your stuff and you love of it!
Globalphotos replied
LOL , love your “take” on things, thanks BB :))
bmckain
Wonderful place to go and you’ve done another fine job of capturing the canyon.
LindaR
simply stunning ~ your image captures the richness of this place ~ color and texture ~ your writing paints the depth & rest of it ~ been here many many moons ago ~ and it still stands in my memory of one of the most awe inspiring places of the West ~ bravo V ~!!!
Joanne Bradley
Stunning image Varinia! That sole tree says it all. Love the terracotta color of that rock!
cherylc1
oh love the tones and textures
David Meacham
Great picture – rocks are a wonderful colour. It always amazes me the places that trees and other plants manage to survive in.
alanalanalan
very nice shot bravo
jpryce
Great capture and color…
Robert Mullner
What a place Varinia….I’d love to visit and photograph this area…Brilliant photo and great informative description.
Travis Easton
Fascinating description and great photo Varinia.
Tom Gomez
Excellent shot, such rich colours and textures …
Nancy Stafford
beautiful photograph.
Curtiss Simpson
Beautiful !
Andy Harris
Super tones and colours… great lit shot – lovely place!
kjgordon
Oh what colors….
Mar Silva
The colors are so beautiful. I love how these trees grow in places least expected!
Gene Praag
The color is very beautiful….You have captured it perfectly!
roybarry
Absolutely amazing geology!!
paul romanowski
NICE SHOT, BY FAR….
Debbie Irwin
Gorgeous!
Dave Law
Beautiful colours, tones and textures.
Kenny Gulley Jr.
interesting about the canyon..amazing like usual :)
Al Bourassa
This is really awesome when viewed larger.
Sean Farragher
fantastic
Ravenor
Amazing view Varinia!!
Stuart Chapman
Love the close tight crop and the lighting is just fantastic. The gorgeous oranges almost appear to shine in that glorious light.
Heloisa Castro
fantastic capture
Anthony Mancuso
spectacular scenery Varinia, well done
Matt Halls
What an interesting wall! So much to look at with so many texture variations and nice write-up too V….great work!
davidmilne
Love the colours and textures of the rock face with the isolated tree,fab comp V!! :-)
George Lenz
nice detail and color
micmac
Wow !! Beautiful V.