Album Scale distortion from Earthwatcher

Stanage Edge vertical exaggeration x3

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 09:27:39 +0000

I've used Photoshop to exaggerate the vertical scale in order to emphasise the gentle folding in this area. Notice how the Edge undulates where the fold axes cross the escarpment.

It makes an interesting effect too!

Burbage panorama x3 vertical exaggeration

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 08:38:28 +0000

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A panoramic stitch-together of three wide angle shots, taken from the southern end of Burbage Edge, looking from west round to north. The vertical scale has been exaggerated by x3 in order to emphasise some of the geological features, but it also makes an interesting effect!

Ladybower x2.5 vertical exaggeration

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 09:41:36 +0000

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I'm always interested in viewing landscapes in different ways and occasionally I experiment with exaggerating the vertical scale of my photos. I'm not sure of the validity of this as a photography technique or an art-form, but I do quite like the effect it produces and quite often this enhances geological and geomorphological features, and so is useful as a teaching aid.

This is a view of Ladybower Reservoir taken from Bamford Edge in the Peak District. Here, the River Derwent has cut down through the Namurian ('Millstone Grit') succession - mainly Kinderscout Grit and the Shale Grit (an unfortunate name). The hillsides plunge straight down into the water, clearly showing how these are drowned valleys. Less obvious in a normal view, but brought out by this exaggerated scale is the relative flatness of the tops of the hills, above the 'V'-shaped notch of the valleys. This indicates a much earlier uplifted erosion surface (probably Tertiary age) on which the proto-Derwent and other rivers became established. The stepped topography of the hillsides is due to the presence of alternating hard sandstones and softer shales.

Overdale and Bradwell x3 vertical exaggeration

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 09:41:45 +0000

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I'm always interested in viewing landscapes in different ways and occasionally I experiment with exaggerating the vertical scale of my photos. I'm not sure of the validity of this as a photography technique or an art-form, but I do quite like the effect it produces and quite often this enhances geological and geomorphological features, and so is useful as a teaching aid.

This view is from Bamford Edge in the Peak District looking to the south west. On the left, the Namurian ('Millstone Grit') succession of Abney Moor, Shatton and Overdale contrasts with the older Dinantian (Carboniferous Limestone) landform to the right. Bradwell village nestles in the valley in between. The easterly (left) dip of the rocks is well seen, as is the stepped topography of Shatton and Abney Moor due to the presence of alternating hard sandstones and softer shales.

The Goyt Syncline from Roach End (x 2 vert. exagg.)

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:52:11 +0000

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Originally uploaded for the Guesswhere UK Group.
Very gloomy flat light when I took this. Must go back sometime.

This is a view looking north from Roach End in the Staffordshire Moorlands part of the Peak District National Park. The vertical scale has been exaggerated x2 in order to enhance the Namurian gritstone/shale dip and scarp topography and hence the geological structure. The Goyt Syncline can be seen running from the centre skyline down and off to the right. An eroded anticline is discernable on the left skyline, with the summit of Shutlingsloe dipping to the west (left).

Burbage valley x2 vertical exaggeration.

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 16:16:36 +0000

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The view down the Burbage valley from the north end of Burbage Edge. Higger Tor is the highest feature on the skyline, with the Carl Wark hill fort in the centre. The v-shaped notch of the Burbage Brook is especially clear in this vertical exaggeration. This probably indicates renewed downcutting during post-glacial isostatic uplift of the area. (The 'cheese wire effect')

Stretched Stretton - of course, it's all exaggerated.... (twice)

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 23:29:47 +0000

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Originally uploaded for the Guesswhere UK group.
This is a southwesterly view over Church Stretton and the Long Mynd, from Caer Caradoc, Shropshire. This is a stitched panorama from three photos and then x2 vertical exaggeration applied.

The heavens opened shortly after I took this and we got drenched through.
Best viewed large.

Burbage autumn spotlight x2 vertical exaggeration

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 18:02:17 +0000

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Only half an hour previously, the cloud had been down to ground level, enveloping the scene in a damp drizzly mist. Then within the space of 15 minutes or so, the cloud lifted and shafts of sunlight beamed down on to a golden autumnal landscape.

Taken from Burbage Edge in the Peak District National Park. Higger Tor is on the right skyline and the Carl Wark hillfort just to the left of centre.

Vertical scale exaggerated x2 in order to emphasise geological and geomorphological features, but it also makes for a nice effect!

The v-shaped notch of the Burbage Brook is especially clear in this vertical exaggeration. This probably indicates renewed downcutting during post-glacial isostatic uplift of the area. (The 'cheese wire effect')

Alternative White Edge 2

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 07:34:17 +0000

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This is an experimental treatment of the previous photo.

The vertical scale has been exaggerated three-fold and then Photoshop 'watercolour' filter applied. Normally I don't bother much with these filters (too much of a gimmick) but in this case I think it works well and might even be considered artistic?? The resulting image, apart from being interesting in its own right, clearly enhances the geological framework of this area. The incised V-shaped notch of the Derwent Valley cut down through a much earlier (Tertiary?) erosion platform is well seen. In the far distance on the middle-left skyline is the Kinderscout plateau; Win Hill is in the centre distance and Bamford Edge at about 0.7, 0.6.

The brown smoke haze is a result of controlled burning of the heather moorland in the Strines area to the west of Sheffield.

Alternative White Edge 4

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 07:34:36 +0000

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This is an experimental treatment of the previous photo.
The vertical scale has been exaggerated three-fold and then the Photoshop 'watercolour' filter applied. Normally I don't bother much with these filters (too much of a gimmick) but in this case I think it works well and might even be considered artistic?? The resulting image, apart from being interesting in its own right, clearly enhances the geological framework of this area. The incised V-shaped notch of the Derwent Valley cut down through a much earlier (Tertiary?) erosion platform is well seen.

This is a view southwards along the low escarpment of White Edge in the Eastern Edges area of the Peak District National Park. The top of Curbar and Baslow Edges are visible off to the right with the Derwent Valley just visible in the distance. To the left of White Edge is Big Moor.

Unlike most of the Eastern Edges which are formed of Namurian 'Millstone Grit', White Edge is comprised of Crawshaw Sandstone which is stratigraphically just above the base of the Coal Measures.

I love the feeling of wide open spaces in the this area, yet we are only a few miles SW of Sheffield.

Lewes structure

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:17:37 +0000

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A screen-shot from a computer model which I constructed as part of my work a few years ago. It shows the geological structure of the eastern part of the South Downs in Sussex. The view is looking from W to E; north is on the left side of the photo, south on the right. The vertical scale is exaggerated 4 times.

Millstone Edge panoramic, x2 vertical exaggeration

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:36:14 +0000

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Eyam Moor is a good location to view the gritstone edges to the east of the Derwent Valley - from High Neb on Stanage Edge in the north down to Baslow Edge in the south.

All the main edges visible in this photo are comprised of a single gritstone unit - the Chatsworth Grit (a.k.a Rivelin Grit) in the 'Millstone Grit' group (Namurian).

Faulting has fractured the gritstone into discrete 'slabs' each with it's own elevation and dip direction. This accounts for the different sections of the edges - e.g. Higger Tor, Millstone Edge, Burbage Edge, etc.

This photo is comprised of 10 portrait-style photos joined together using Canon's 'Photostitch software, with some subsequent Photoshop cloning of the sky portion of the photo in order to give sufficient sky coverage along the length of the panorama.

The vertical scale has been exaggerated x 2 in order to bring out the various faulted sections of the gritstone edges.

The visible features L-R are:
Higger Tor, Millstone Edge (part-quarried), Millstone Edge (eastern part - upfaulted, with the gritstone tors of Over Owler Tor and Mother Cap Stone) and Burbage Edge, southern part.

Carl Wark and Higger Tor panorama; x2 vertical exaggeration

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 16:31:01 +0000

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The Burbage Valley with Carl Wark and Higger Tor viewed from Burbage Edge. The rocks are comprised of the Chatsworth Grit (Namurian). The photo is composed from five portrait-style images stitched together using Photoshop automatic panorama software.

The x2 vertical exaggeration brings out the geological and geomorphological features in the landscape.

Carl Wark and Higger Tor from Burbage Edge; x2 vertical exaggeration

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 16:31:11 +0000

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The Burbage Valley with Carl Wark and Higger Tor viewed from Burbage Edge.

The x2 vertical exaggeration brings out the geological and geomorphological features in the landscape.

Stanage Edge south end from Burbage Edge; x2 vertical exaggeration

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 16:31:21 +0000

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The southern end of Stanage Edge viewed from Burbage Edge. All the rocks in the photo are formed from the Chatsworth Grit (Namurian). The foreground rocks at the northern end of the Burbage Valley are at a lower elevation because of a fault between there and Stanage Edge.

The x2 vertical exaggeration helps bring out the geological and geomorphological features.

Burbage Valley from Higger Tor; x2 vertical exaggeration

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 16:31:49 +0000

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The Burbage Valley and Burbage Edge viewed from Higger Tor.

The x2 vertical exaggeration brings out the geological and geomorphological features in the landscape. The break in the line of the gritstone edge just above the centre of the shot is due to a fault dislocating the Chatsworth Grit, downthrow to the north (left in the photo).

There has been extensive tree-felling here in the last couple of years, as can be seen in this and similar views. Here is the same plantation (from a different viewpoint) in 2007.

Hope Valley from Higger Tor 2; x2 vertical exaggeration

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 16:32:12 +0000

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View westerly from the north end of Higger Tor towards Hope Valley, Mam Tor and Rushup Edge.

The x2 vertical exaggeration brings out the geological and geomorphological features in the landscape.

Kinderscout plateau from Higger Tor, x2 vertical exaggeration

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 16:32:19 +0000

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View WNW from the north end of Higger Tor towards the Kinderscout plateau.
The x2 vertical exaggeration brings out the geological and geomorphological features in the landscape.

Bay of Stoer view NNW panorama x2 vertical exaggeration

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Sun, 14 Aug 2016 08:00:34 +0000

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View northwards over the Bay of Stoer from the Clachtoll broch An Dùn. Stac Fada (the rocky peninsula just left of centre) is the type locality for the Stac Fada Formation, recently interpreted as a meteorite impact debris horizon, comparable with suevite from the much younger Ries meteorite impact event in south Germany. The Stac Fada Formation lies within the Bay of Stoer Formation, mostly fluviatile sandstones and siltstones (Mesoproterozoic, c. 1200 Ma).

The vertical scale of the photo has been exaggerated by x2 in order to bring out the westerly (left) dipping bedding. A change in the magnitude and direction of dip above the Stac Fada Formation indicates the presence of a fault.