Saturday, October 27, 2012

The Weekend in Black and White

To me, this looks like the folds of some
nubby cloth.  But it's lava!  It dried in 
beautiful patterns like this after an 
1865 volcanic eruption on the Island of
Santiago (aka San Salvador) in the Galapagos.
Darwin never got to see this, since it
happened 30 years after he visited the islands.

[To see more monochromes, visit Dragonstar's meme.]

Posted by Alexa at 00:01
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8 comments:

  1. Shell SherreeOctober 27, 2012 at 1:29 AM

    How extraordinary! And lovely. So people aren't made to 'Keep Off the Lava'? It's hard to believe it's so robust!

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  2. Tall GaryOctober 27, 2012 at 1:33 AM

    That’s the most ♡ lavable ♥ lava I have ever seen.

    It does look exactly like folds of nubby cloth.

    I guess you really wouldn’t want to come in from a swim and leap down onto that to dry off, tempting as it might seem.

    I wonder if it resembled anything like this when it was still red and glowing.

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  3. DebOctober 27, 2012 at 2:16 AM

    What an amazing photo. And it does look like old cloth!

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  4. HansHBOctober 27, 2012 at 5:53 AM

    Amazing is the right word, - great B&W photo!

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  5. Vane M.October 27, 2012 at 5:51 PM

    Tem razão, parece um tecido caprichosamente dobrado! Adorei, um abraço!

    O mirante da imagem

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  6. Ms MOctober 28, 2012 at 1:30 AM

    Amazing! Fascinating photo in B&W.

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  7. dianasfaria.comOctober 29, 2012 at 3:49 PM

    It does look like folds of cloth!

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  8. DragonstarOctober 30, 2012 at 2:30 PM

    Just like cloth! Amazing photo.

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