The intense heat and often rapidly cooling nights, wind blown sand, occasional heavy rain and above all else an almost unimaginable spread of time have worn down the rocks. Uluru has a flaky surafce calling to mind a sheet of rusted metal rather than stone.
Even in the winter you could feel the heat bouncing from it surface. It called out to be touched.
You can find more macro shots at Macro Monday 2 and I Love Macro.
Enjoy the close ups.
I really like that dark red ochre colour of the outback
ReplyDeleteLove 'em. I often take shots of the ground, especially in the inland.
ReplyDeleteHi Stewart,
ReplyDeleteVery special this ground.
That we do not know so in the Netherlands.
Reminds me of lichen.
ReplyDeleteI like the color, you are right about the rusted metal look. Great shots! Have a happy day!
ReplyDeletePrachtig om dit zo te laten zien.
ReplyDeletereally does look like rust corrosion!
ReplyDeleteGreat shots and I love the color!! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHI Stewart I watched a programme today about a garden in that area and what they grew. It was very interesting and they also showed the red earth.
ReplyDeletethats a great photo Stewart, i feel as if i could touch it,
ReplyDeletepeter
Hallo Stewart!!
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures of the ground!
Nive colour!!!
Have a lovely new week!!
Dimi...
Interesting how diverse the land varies around our fragile earth.
ReplyDeleteI like your comparison to a rusty surface.
Love the rich color!
ReplyDeleteAmazing color -- and an interesting and different way to see it.
ReplyDeleteLove these Stewart!
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that Uluru is going thru a fast weathering process. But it is too big that it can still wait for another deluge. Thanks for my first time to see its skin!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful color...love the shots!
ReplyDeleteLove the subtle tone variations and the colour is simply amazing. This earth seems to have its own inbuilt glare.
ReplyDeleteGreat shots and lovely colours!
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't really look like rock. I like the colour.
ReplyDeleteThis must be one of the reasons they ask people to keep to the footpaths. I know it's a sacred place, too, but surely it is not good to remove the weathered surface.
ReplyDeleteI do love your photos, particularly the first - and I did indeed think it was rusted metal before I read the text!
Neat color and texture.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like the surface of an alien and hostile planet. Great photos of an amazing place Stewart.
ReplyDeleteTo those who don't know about it, it actually is rusted metal. High levels of iron oxide in the ground and rocks causes it rust.