Ebonwinter wrote:
b9 wrote:
fiddlerpianist wrote:
b9, those pictures are beautiful. Whereabouts do you live?
in sydney australia. (northern region)
Is it true the rocky structures are reddish down there.
sorrry i did not answer before. i just came accross this (not literally) and no it is not true that all rocky structures are reddish here.
in the sydney area where i live, we have sandstone foundations which are exposed in many rocky outcrops.
it is a grey looking stone when it is weathered. (newly broken, it looks yellowish)
the red you are referring to is the rocks to the west of sydney that start about 700 miles away from sydneys western oustskrirts (i think).
there is a lot of iron ore in australia's interior "dirts" and rocks, so they look reddish. when the sunset comes, this "reddishness" can become amplified to an irridescent degree.
when that is seen against a darkening navy blue sky, it is a staggering contrast that could never be captured by any media. it has to be witnessed to be fathomed.
but where i live is not dry and iron ore rich.
the rocks and sandstone around sydney are grey (as in my earlier pics).