Basalt Columns in Svartifoss... by KarmaSong
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Description
These columns are part of an imposing basaltic vault surrounding the Svartifoss waterfall, located in Skaftafell National Park in the south of Iceland. I'll post the general view some other time probably. For more general info about what basalt columns are, here are what Wikipedia says about them:
"During the cooling of a thick lava flow, contractional joints or fractures form. If a flow cools relatively rapidly, significant contraction forces build up. While a flow can shrink in the vertical dimension without fracturing, it cannot easily accommodate shrinking in the horizontal direction unless cracks form. The extensive fracture network that develops results in the formation of columns. The topology of the lateral shapes of these columns can broadly be classed as a random cellular network. These structures are often erroneously described as being predominantly hexagonal. In reality, the mean number of sides of all the columns in such a structure is indeed six (by geometrical definition), but polygons with three to twelve or more sides can be observed. Note that the size of the columns depends loosely on the rate of cooling; very rapid cooling may result in very small columns, while slow cooling is more likely to produce large columns."
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Comments (63)
fascinating texture and contrasts, very appealing image great work!!
This is a fantastic shot and subject, Karm! The solid power of natural mathematics is astounding, and you captured it strongly. As powerful and dense and massive as it is, just imagine, on an atomic level, it is mostly empty space...this is thought-provoking work, bravo!!!!!
Hello my dear friend, Precious and brilliant Phography.Impressive!! Congratulations!! All you artwork is Very Beautiful!! It is a real pleasure to visit your galleryA million stars from me. **************(Thanks you very much for you comments) Have a wonderful Thursday,Hug and kiss in Your heart. Luminous Blessings. Ludy
so this is lava . lol looks diff here but then this is the land of ice. super shot
This is just so incredible - Great info and image!
Surreal and wonderful formations, well captured!
wonderful capture and great info jean-luc..very interesting feature...excellent work as always..hugs
Fabulous textures .. awesome visual!
Really very creative image...bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx
absolutely gorgeous, Jean - Luc, love the abstract forms and textures, the light is really outstandind, bravo my friend !
fantastic find, great textures and colors, thanx for sharing my friend!
Un gros plan sur les tuyaux d'orgue de Svartifoss, un site enchanteur.... un de plus. Une excellente idée d'avoir privilégié ces découpes de roche au détriment de la chute d'eau (qui est jolie quand même). C'est comme si j'y étais encore.
Wonderful textures and tones ;O)
interesting subject...well captured
An incredible and most interesting shot, great information also.
Wow! This is a really fascinating shot and so well done!!! I love the amount of detail that this has.
Boone idée de textures contrastée !
Excellent photo!!!
Very cool abstract image. Looks great my friend!
Impressive capture. Very interesting. Would love to see this in real. Hugs ;)))
great capture and thanks for the explantion beautiful
Amazing!
fantastic shot!
A fine picture and thanks for the interesting information.
on dirait une sculpture moderne :) belle photo, bien détaillée.
something I have never seen.outstanding find and capture
Excellent capture my friend.
Oh, I've seen those! A long time ago though. Amazing structures, and a great shot.
Great and wonderful !!
Voilà une image originale car d'habitude ces orgues sont montrées en vue d'ensemble et les gens ont alors tendance à se répéter. Bravo.