Landscape, rocks and trees – Page 2

Photos by Edward Burtinsky

Photographer Edward Burtinksy was recommended to me by a client. Having visited Peak District quarries last winter, I was impressed by the Quarry and Mines series. >> Edward Burtinksy’s website

Ice cold dip on Jurassic Coast

Forms on fossil beach

Industrial forms spotted whilst searching for fossils on the Jurassic coast in Dorset, similar in shape to the fossilized ancient sea creatures that were were hunting for.

Lyme Regis

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The bed rock of the Peak District was formed 300 million years ago, close to the equator where the Carribbean is now. Imagine the clear water of a shallow warm sea, teeming with starfish and shellfish like creatures. In vast numbers and over 20 millions years, the remains of these creatures and microorganisms settled onContinue reading “Peak District quarry”

Plume of volcanic ash

All flights have been cancelled today due to a plume of volcanic ash which is floating high above the UK, the result of the eruption of an Icelandic volcano which lies in the south of the country, under the glacier called Eyjafiallajoekul. London is quiet without air traffic. The sky is not dark from theContinue reading “Plume of volcanic ash”

The Petrifying Well

This is the petrifying well of Matlock Bath. Matlock Bath is a small spa town which was fashionable in the Victorian Era for hydrotherapy, and now its amusement arcades, fish and chip shops and illuminations make it known as a seaside town without the sea and even the Alps of the Peak District. The petrifyingContinue reading “The Petrifying Well”

Giant Crystals

I saw this news story on the BBC website. Hard-to-get footage of 10 metre long crystals in Mexico was shot by a BBC crew for a series called “How the Earth Made Us”. I like the way these giant crystals make the scientists look like models from a train set or characters from an unconvincingContinue reading “Giant Crystals”

Salt queues

Snow covered roads mean there are queues for salt at the salt mines.

Thinking shaped by surroundings

Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. Both cultures relied on farming to sustain the population. Their main source of water was the river. In Mesopotamia, the river was turbulent and unpredictable. Floods occurred unexpectedly, its banks eroded and the river could even change its course. The people made a great effort to control the river and dugContinue reading “Thinking shaped by surroundings”