Volcanic bubbles

Garth Smith

Volcanic bubbles

The folds and bubbles of the volcanic rock erode to form interesting patterns and habitats on the Montagu foreshore. Plants try to gain a foothold amongst a soil of broken shells.
Taken in the shade with the orange sunset highlighting the rocks behind.
Montagu
NW Tasmania

Nikon D40
Sigma 10-20mm lens @ 10mm
ISO 200
F/22
1/2 second

featured in A View Somewhere group 16th October 2009
featured in Dimensions group 24th October 2009

Top Ten finish in the Geology 101 Challenge First Things group 13th June 2009

Volcanic bubbles belongs to the following groups:

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Volcanic bubbles by Garth Smith
Volcanic bubbles by Garth Smith
  • Debra Willis

    Debra Willis

    Wounderful colors …......... this is gorgeous

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you Debra, so glad you like it.

  • kalaryder

    kalaryder

    Superb!

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you Kalaryder

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    WOW. What unusual formations. almost like a stone rose. Fabulous capture. Well done!

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you sals, yes there are some quite intriguing rocks along here. Hopefully I can do some more of them justice and bring them to the bubble as well.

  • Rambler25

    Rambler25

    A Very cool shot!

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you ER

  • David Murphy

    David Murphy

    The subject is a great find, Garth…....
    How come you never take ME down to Montagu…...is that YOUR little playground??
    ....well, I’m not taking you to the Stanley wharf, EVER!!
    Just for the record, i would have opened up one more stop, IF I’d been there to take the same pic!!!
    ...So there!!

  • Garth Smith replied

    LOL,... and if I had opened one more stop you would have told me the water had washed out highlights

  • David Murphy

    David Murphy

    Would NOT!!
    ...I’d have said “you can’t read your camera properly!!”

  • naturelover

    naturelover

    Fantastic colours – excellent capture!!!

  • Garth Smith replied

    thanks naturelover

  • josiem

    josiem

    stunning!!

  • Garth Smith replied

    thank you josiem

  • Vicki Ferrari

    Vicki Ferrari

    And here is the Garth Smith magic in action! This is gorgeous, the circles, the lines, the smoothness, the colours, the contrast, yes, well, just another magic shot! It would be interesting to see what would happen should you and Murph go out on a shoot together – who would end up in the water first, aye?!!! There is a serenity and a gentleness here that is touching… beautiful imagery!

  • Garth Smith replied

    Like I said, too kind Vicki. I’ll get a fat head LOL.
    Murph and I do go together sometimes.
    He was with me when I took these.

    Do you think he’s holding me back? Should I leave him home next time? LOL

  • Vicki Ferrari

    Vicki Ferrari

    No, he’s not holding you back by the look of those shots! I don’t recognise a couple of them – will have to go and find them! Better take him with you in case you need a hand to get through the door!!!! :))))
    How did you do that, by the way?!!!

  • Rainy

    Rainy

    Wonderful capture!

  • Garth Smith replied

    thanks Rainy

  • Veronica Schultz

    Veronica Schultz

    gorgeous shot, of such an amazing landscape!

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you Veronica

  • Dennis Wetherley

    Dennis Wetherley

    This is superb Garth. Such sharpness through the whole photo. Colours are magnificent as well.

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thanks Dennis.

  • Steven Joyce

    Steven Joyce

    very nice!

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you Steven

  • Carol Barona

    Carol Barona

    This is fantastic. Love the lighting

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you Carol

  • Marilyn Baldey

    Marilyn Baldey

    Fabulous shot, great colours and distance.

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you Marilyn

  • digitalpoetry

    digitalpoetry

    Love the colors nice work Garth.

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you digitalpoetry

  • John Spies

    John Spies

    Really like this one Garth

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you John

  • Martina Cross

    Martina Cross

    Superb Garth! I love the diverse textures of the foreground rock! Seems mykinda place :-)

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you very much MaCross

  • Jason Asher

    Jason Asher

    Excellent work by you again Garth, I love the foreground interest you have here. And the rocks draw your eyes out to the water nicely.

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you Jason

  • en-joy

    en-joy

    Looks fantastiC!!!

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you en-joy

  • Sharon Mau

    Sharon Mau

    Aloha Garth, I love your dialogue with David, it is so funny.
    This is a sensational image, it is very beautiful. It looks so much like Ho’okipa.

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you Sharon, glad a little light heartedness is appreciated.

  • lorilee

    lorilee

    Beautiful!!!!

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you Lorilee

  • PhotosByG

    PhotosByG

    Congratulations! Your photo has been featured in “A View somewhere ….”
    This photo was chosen because it was of a very high quality and it captured exactly the sort of work we are looking for in this group.
    Please keep up the great work and we hope you continue to add more of your excellent photographs to this group.

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you G,
    the support is very much appreciated.

  • Simon Whittaker

    Simon Whittaker

    Superb work Garth, a fav for me.

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you Simon.

  • Trish O'Brien

    Trish O'Brien

    Wow Garth, it seems I missed a stunner by you too! This is just beautiful, it yelled at me from the thumbnails on my home page, and I was delighted to see it was yours!

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you very much Trish, such a nice thing to say.

  • Sharon Mau

    Sharon Mau

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you very much Sharon, very much appreciated.

  • David Silsbury

    David Silsbury

    Great image, well done and congratulations on being featured.

  • Garth Smith replied

    Thank you very much David.

  • alienfunk

    alienfunk 18 days ago

    Natures board game, we could sit down and have a game on that, look they’ve even left some pebbles for markers :+)

  • Garth Smith replied 18 days ago

    Thank you alienfunk, now where did those dice roll?

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