Lava rocks or coal by Richardphotos

Photography • Landscape • posted on Jan 25, 2016

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Western Nevada not far from the salt bed

Comments (20)

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Faemike55

9:04AM | Mon, 25 January 2016

cool shot

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byteline

9:07AM | Mon, 25 January 2016

Cool!

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claude19

10:40AM | Mon, 25 January 2016

cool and dark shot !!! lava rocks are hard stones ...

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blankfrancine

10:52AM | Mon, 25 January 2016

Very interesting formation,Richard,

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photosynthesis

12:56PM | Mon, 25 January 2016

Fascinating textures. Cut off the sky & it would become an unrecognizable, pure abstract...

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farmerC

1:44PM | Mon, 25 January 2016

Shining shot.

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Cyve

2:47PM | Mon, 25 January 2016

Amazing and fantastic my friend !

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netsuke

2:58PM | Mon, 25 January 2016

I'm guessing lava - but I'm no expert.

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Windigo

7:05PM | Mon, 25 January 2016

Looks like tailings from a mining operation considering the salt deposits also. Great photo!

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pimanjc

7:48PM | Mon, 25 January 2016

hard to tell what that is.

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eekdog

8:02PM | Mon, 25 January 2016

Too distant for a real guestamation, looks coalish. Nice pic.

gwhite2

10:18PM | Mon, 25 January 2016

I'm going say its igneous basalt, which is pretty common in the west.

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Sarahdar

11:19PM | Mon, 25 January 2016

Great image, looks like coal,

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hilmarion

1:18AM | Tue, 26 January 2016

Great snapschot

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ontar1

9:29AM | Tue, 26 January 2016

Interesting landscape!

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junge1

3:53PM | Tue, 26 January 2016

Cool! I think it is volcanic in origin!

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RodS

9:30PM | Tue, 26 January 2016

Looks like a landscape from another planet. Awesome shot, Richard!

How far away were you from this? I can just imagine flying my Inspire up to the top of that bluff and doing a bit of exploring..

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Glendaw

3:49PM | Wed, 27 January 2016

Amazing mound and awesome formations.

Just had to scan your gallery to see what work and photos I had been missing.

Your uploads are always a treat to view, although I don't have the time to catch up.

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flavia49

6:43PM | Wed, 27 January 2016

impressive view

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anahata.c

7:24PM | Mon, 01 February 2016

zoom is a must---it's such an amazing capture; as Rod says, it looks like it's from another planet. The light on all those beige spots---I can't tell if those are rocks, dirt, or actual growths (they look like mushrooms! I'm sure they're just rock and soil)---the light on them makes this look like a radioactive site. And the veins of black are equally arresting. I don't know which it is (lava or coal), but it's an amazing shot. And, as in your sky shots, you make shots like these sing---ie, almost all one span, all one 'thing', and it's still stunning. Many photographers would create a dull shot from this: It has to do with your detail, contrast, proportions, etc. A beautiful shot of a very strange, even ugly sight. Quite striking.