Layers, a photo from Bolzano, Trentino Alto Adige

Photographer's Note

Ok, the Grand Canyon in Arizona is unique, but we have something like a "Little Grand Canyon" where the sedimental layers are very well visible. Therefore, last year an educational path with explaining plates has been made through the valley of Bletterbach, close to the village of Radein. Though I read the explanations very thoroughly I am not sure to recognise the diferent layers on this shot...

thohau, bazal, ChrisJ, papagolf21, lestans has marked this note useful

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Tue (93436) 2005-05-06 19:33

Hi Guenther,
This is a really great picture with beautiful nature! A huge ammount of colours of the rocks is vissible! The people show us how high this is! Very well done! :-D
Have a nice weekend!
Grtz, Lars

MoosicMan (1231) 2005-05-06 20:31

Nice shot, Guenther,
I like the texture and colors on the sides of this canyon. I am particularly glad you got some people in there for perspective.
Good job,
Best wishes,
Matt

thohau (919) 2005-05-07 4:28

Hallo Günther!
Das ist zwar nicht der Grand Canyon aber mindestens genauso schön. Das Muster der Sedimentschichten sind sehr gut zu sehen. Die Wandergruppe dient als guter Größenvergleich mit dieser Landschaft. So realisiert man erst, wie groß diese Felsen sind!
Gruß, Thorsten

Gix (3565) 2005-05-11 11:01

Ciao Günther,
davvero non ricordavo il posto, che vergogna!
Bellissimo e suggestivo, hai fatto ottimamente ad inquadrare le persone, così si comprendono le dimensioni.
La geologia ha un fascino particolare, anche nelle foto.
Molto intensi i colori, da non credere!
Very nice, thanks for sharing!
Georg

Rockyboy (20598) 2005-05-11 17:28

Indeed, that make me think at West US this picture... It's the prove that we can found similar things in europe! I like also this group of people bellow which give the scale. Well done, Guenther!

Fixfocus (9385) 2005-05-11 19:59

Hallo Günther!
You made the different layers very good visible in your compo!The people below are a nice detail and they give a good scale to the rest of the scene.A perfect TE topic!
Grüße!
hermann

bazal (7900) 2005-05-12 10:10

Hi Guenther.
Very nice shot which I couldn't bypass ! The layers here look really like triassic sandstone and marl deposits, but it can be a mistake... What is sure is that these rocks have formed under continental conditions, with presence of oxygen (red color is characteristic of iron and other oxydes). The people down the composition give a good scale info. Thanks a lot for sharing !

ChrisJ (172436) 2005-05-13 6:10

Hi Guenther

Good use of repetition in the compositional elements. Excellent sharpness & the people add scale & context. Well done!

papagolf21 (152607) 2005-05-18 4:42

Bonjour Guenther,
J'aime bien le "petit Canyon" où l'on peut voir l'histoire de notre terre à travers ces strates successives qui seront sûrement très appréciées par les spécialistes.
L'on mesure à quel point l'homme est petit face à la nature (très bien vu d'avoir inséré des personnages au milieu du canyon).
Très bien Guenther.
Philippe

lestans (17258) 2009-06-22 10:44

Ciao Guenther! che ben inquadrato questo posto incredibile! Giusto il paragone con il grand canyon. E ben messi i personaggi che camminano in fondo.
Belli anche i colori: TFS!!! Grazie!!
Ciao

Livia