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Beeches panorama BW

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Sat, 13 Mar 2021 07:16:35 +0000

Beeches near the eastern end of the Limb Valley footpath to Ringinglow. Black and white version.

Vertical panorama created from three landscape format photos.

Sandy Pit doline panorama

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 09:29:36 +0000

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Broad Haven (south) to Stackpole Head

Immediately inland from Box Bay in the previous photo is the 'Sandy Pit' doline; a large karst solution hollow. There is a connection with the sea at the base, so marine erosion has probably contributed to the enlargement of the hollow.

The name 'Sandy Pit' possibly refers to a partial filling with post-glacial blown sand (subsequently largely exploited and excavated?)

This panoramic view shows the large size of the doline and consists of three landscape photos stitched together with Photoshop software.

Limb Valley Autumn trees panorama

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Fri, 12 Jun 2020 05:21:33 +0000

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The main footpath through the autumnal trees in the upper Limb Valley, south-west Sheffield, caught in the early autumn sunshine.

A panoramic view coposed of two landscape format photos stitched together with Photoshop software.

Limb Valley Autumn beeches panorama

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Fri, 12 Jun 2020 05:21:27 +0000

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My favourite beeches in the Limb Valley, south-west Sheffield, caught in the early autumn sunshine.

This grouping of trees appears several times in my photo collection. These beeches are on the edge of the Bole Hill Plantation on the steep sides of the upper Limb Valley in Sheffield. They are among my favourites and I like to visit them again and again.

A panoramic view coposed of two vertically placed, landscape format, photos stitched together with Photoshop software.

Telpyn-Marros panorama

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Tue, 02 Apr 2019 08:29:42 +0000

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Marros Sands to Amroth

Just east of Amroth, we cross the county boundary into Carmarthenshire. The fine beach of Marros Sands, some 4 km east of Amroth is relatively isolated between Telpyn Point and Ragwen Point. There is no road access; the only way to get here is along the coastal paths, along the beach at lowest tide, or by boat.

In this panoramic view, the cliffs to the right of centre are immediately south of Top Castle hill fort and are comprised of shales of the Namurian-age Bishopston Mudstone Formation (Middle Shale Group). Erosion along joint planes has produced a series of scalloped caves and collapses, and remnant low stacks and reefs on the wave-cut platform.

To the west (left) the Teague's Wood valley cuts down to the beach, with the headland of Telpyn Point beyond.

Structurally, these rocks are almost completely undisturbed, compared with the thrusts and folds encountered just a few miles to the west, between Amroth and Tenby.

Panorama constructed from six landscape format photos sticthed together using Photoshop software.
Best viewed LARGE on a black background.

Marros Sands and Top Castle hill fort panorama

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Tue, 02 Apr 2019 08:29:35 +0000

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Marros Sands to Amroth

Just east of Amroth, we cross the county boundary into Carmarthenshire. The fine beach of Marros Sands, some 4 km east of Amroth is relatively isolated between Telpyn Point and Ragwen Point. There is no road access; the only way to get here is along the coastal path, along the beach at lowest tide, or by boat.

This is an easterly panoramic view from the coast path passing through Teague Wood. On the distant skyline, the higher ground east of the Gwendraeth valley is in the centre; the Gower peninsula to the right of centre.

The prominent hill dominating the left view is Top Castle Iron-age hill fort, with its ramparts visible in the scrub vegetation.

Panorama constructed from three landscape photos stitched together using Photoshop software.
Best viewed LARGE on black background!

Marros Sands panorama

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Tue, 02 Apr 2019 08:29:30 +0000

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Tenby North Sands chevron fold couplet

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Tue, 02 Apr 2019 08:22:05 +0000

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Thrusted and faulted chevron folds in Namurian age siltstones and shales at Tenby North Sands.
The vegetation does somewhat obscure the structure. Late winter would be a better time to view this exposure.

A panoramic view of this structure is here:
www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/48414314

and a simplified interpretation is here:
www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/49952282

Tenby North Sands chevron fold couplet panorama

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Tue, 02 Apr 2019 08:22:11 +0000

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Thrusted and faulted chevron folds in Namurian age siltstones and shales at Tenby North Sands. A panorama constructed from two landscape format photos stiched together in Photoshop.

The vegetation does somewhat obscure the structure. Late winter would be a better time to view this exposure.

A simplified interpretation of the structure is shown in the next photo here:
www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/49952282

Tenby North Sands chevron fold couplet structural interpretation

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Tue, 02 Apr 2019 08:22:12 +0000

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A simplified interpretation of the previous photo of thrusted and faulted chevron folds in Namurian age siltstones and shales at Tenby North Sands. A panorama constructed from two landscape format photos stiched together in Photoshop.

The vegetation does somewhat obscure the structure. Late winter would be a better time to view this exposure.

Yellow - bedding plane traces.
Red - thrusts and shear planes.

The original photo is here:
www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/48414314

Bullslaughter Bay panorama

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Tue, 02 Apr 2019 08:21:49 +0000

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Pembrokeshire Coast Path from St Govan's to the Green Bridge of Wales

At Bullslaughter Bay, the Dinantian age Carboniferous Limestone Series has been eroded along a series of angular folds and fractures, forming a set of sea caves and sea stacks. The main structure is the Bullslaughter Bay syncline, the axis of which runs from near the caves in the centre of the photo, crossing the sandy beach towards the rocks on the right.

Some of the fractures are filled with orange-brown, angular brecciated sediment ('Collapse Breccia'), thought to be of Triassic age.

The flat landform topography represents the '200 foot platform' - a Tertiary age marine erosion surface.

A panoramic view consisting of three portrait-style photos stitched together in Photoshop.

Handa Island - view SSW over Tràigh Shourie panorama

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Sun, 14 Aug 2016 08:03:44 +0000

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A walk on Handa Island - 2

Looking SSW over the fertile lower slopes of the southern part of the island towards the embayment of Tràigh Shourie. The Stoer peninsula is on the skyline, with the Old Man of Stoer sea stack just visible on the right.

A panoramic view made from three portrait-style photos stitched together.

Churchton Bay panorama

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Wed, 25 May 2016 12:13:05 +0000

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Farewell to Raasay (5)

It was time to go home. Once again it was sad to leave Raasay behind.
This is a panoramic view made from two images stitched together, taken from the ferry. The view is NE to E over Churchton Bay from Clachan nearly to Inverarish.

There had been more snow showers during the night and even on Raasay, the snow-line was down nearly to the shore.

Dùn Caan summit: southern panorama

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Wed, 25 May 2016 12:08:12 +0000

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A walk to Dùn Caan 13

The summit of Dùn Caan is very fine indeed with spectacular views in all directions. There are many contrasting colours in the rocks, vegetation and peaty soil.

This photo is a panorama from two separate photos stitched together. The view is to the south, with the mountains of Skye in the distance; also the island of Scalpay in centre. The main body of water is the Inner Sound with the Crowlin Islands, Longay and Pabay visible (see notes).

To the east of the summit, the ground falls away steeply in a series of crags and escarpments. The green flat area left of centre marks the abandoned settlement of Hallaig, a victim of the brutal Highland clearances.

I had the summit to myself and spent over an hour here just taking in the scenery.

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 panorama

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 16:30:57 +0000

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Loch Glencoul panorama

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 08:09:36 +0000

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Loch Glencoul panorama assembled from 5 landscape views, taken from the layby on the A894 at NC 23524 32052 near Unapool, Sutherland.

See this photo for an interpretation:

Glencoul geological interpretation

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 12:23:43 +0000

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Simplified geological interpretation of the Glencoul panorama assembled from 5 landscape views, taken from the layby on the A894 at NC 23524 32052 near Unapool, Sutherland.

A classic Scottish geological location of the Moine Thrust Zone in the Assynt area.

The Cambrian Basal Quartzite and Pipe Rock lie unconformably on Lewisian Gneiss. More Lewisian Gneiss has been transported and thrusted on top of the Cambrian rocks by the Sole, Glencoul and Ben More Thrusts. In the distance, the Moine Thrust brings metamorphosed sediments of the Moine Supergroup (Late Precambrian) on to the Cambrian rocks.

The overall displacement across the Moine Thrust Zone is thought to be of the order of 100 km of crustal shortening. In other words, the rocks on the skyline above the Moine Thrust blue line were originally 100 km further away from the rocks in the foreground below the Sole Thrust red line.

Panorama: the head of Great Langdale

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:24:50 +0000

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A day on the Langdale Pikes - Photo 3

Taken from the same location as the previous Gimmer Crag photo. This is a panoramic view southwards down to the valley floor. Great Langdale splits to the west (right) into the twin valleys of Oxendale and Mickleden, separated by the ridge of The Band, rising up from Stool End farm (0.6, 0.3). Blea Tarn and the pass to Little Langdale are on the left, Wetherlam and the Coniston Fells on the far skyline, Pike o' Blisco in shadow on the nearer skyline overlooking Oxendale.

Constructed from two photos stitched together using Canon's Photostitch software.

Sky, sea, beach and marshes

nobody@ipernity.com (Earthwatcher) — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:29:36 +0000

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A southerly view over Corporation Marshes towards Dunwich from Walberswick beach. There is not much separating the sea from the marshes. At times of high spring tides coinciding with a tidal surge down the North Sea, this area is flooded by the sea.

This whole area is a Nature Reserve, home of bittern, marsh harrier and avocet, among others. However, the Environment Agency plans to discontinue maintaining the shingle bank sea defence and let the area revert to estuary.

A depression with its associated warm from is rapidly moving in from the west. It was raining within three hours of this photo being taken.

I love the wild bleakness of this stretch of coast and its big skies.

This photo is a panorama consisting of 5 frames stitched together.