Carved Granite by bmac62
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The four sixty foot tall heads of Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt (Theodore) carved on Mount Rushmore between 1927 and 1941.
A zoom shows you the complex nature of the granite in each carving.
The carving history is found on a single page here.
Added: Thanks to Barry (Bazza) asking, the ropes in front of the face of Theodore Roosevelt are climbing ropes used by workmen who frequently climb over all four faces to maintain them. Although the granite is highly resistent to wear, small surface cracks are continuosly filled and repairs made as needed.
Bill:)
"Driving into the Sunset"
Comments (40)
beachzz
These truly are astonishing pieces of work---wonderful close ups, Bill!!
Charberry
Wonderful captures. I have always wanted to see Mt. Rushmore. Beautiful work they did on these faces.
RodS
Great close-ups, Bill! Pretty amazing when one realizes these were 'carved' with jackhammers and dynamite, mostly. And when you look as all the different stratas running in several directions, it's just amazing they were able to do this at all.
Faemike55
Wonderful capture, Bill! thanks for sharing them with us
Richardphotos
among the best captures I have seen of the monuments
lyron
Fantastic pictures!!
bazza
Fantastic shots Bill, this is just amazing, and its amazing how they managed to do all this.. just have to wonder what those cables are for in the shot of Roosevelt?
nikolais
never seen them so close withgeological features, well done, Bill!
MagikUnicorn
Oh my god thanks for the great zoom, in all picture or movie we alway see this far away :) When they gone make BUSH or OBAMA on the Rushmore rock ? ANOTHER BIG TRAGEDY (FIRE BIGGER THEN NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE) !!! Check this link: QUEBEC FIRE SITUATION REMAINS CRITICAL
helanker
SO beautiful shots all of them. Well done, Bill.
jayfar
Great collage Bill. He who did this is a very clever person.
alanwilliams
Such detail, beautifully caught.
Meisiekind
Hmmm - I thought they were all getting botox injections! No one can stay this attractive looking for such an extended period!! Jokes aside - wonderful images Bill! Thank you for the close ups... it is not often seen!!
durleybeachbum
Fabulous to see these so close, Bill! Thankyou!!
whaleman
Nice shots!
drace68
Excellent captures, Bill.
flavia49
wonderful shots!!
debbielove
Famous, worldwide.. And i must say look great in close up.. I haven't seen them like that before.. Wondered about the ropes etc, thanks for explaining Bill.. Glad your trek was successful.. :-) Happy days! Rob
kenmo
Excellent capture Bill....
Rainastorm
INCREDIBLE shots and close ups Bill...impressive work here.
wjames
Great collage of awesome work of art!!
beatoangelico
cool capture and fantastic particolari....great work..!!!
MrsRatbag
Very well captured and presented, Bill!
Sea_Dog
Nice work.
sandra46
FANTASTIC!
danapommet
Very powerful collage and well worth taking a momment to ZOOM. Dana
dbrv6
Wonderful capture and closeups. That would be a job to do, climbing about the heads all the time and working on them.
Digitaleagle
What a great collage very interesting and wonderful captures, beautiful work!
jendellas
Bill, I was hoping for a closeup, thankyou, they are amazing!!!!
cfulton
Up close and personal! Never seen them this way before! Brilliant detail! Thanks, Clive