Onion Skin Weathering.

The granite domes at Stanthorpe show classic weathering patterns- producing thin sheets which peel off the dome.

[Delwyn Barnett]

It looks as though the granite is going rusty!

[Joanna kate]

Has an interesting look

[Dorothy]

Yes, it looks like sheets of rusty metal.

[Dione Giorgio]

Beautiful capture. I agree with Dorothy that it looks like metal rusty sheets. Love the tones.

[JackieR]

I usedc to teach this geology subject to yeasr 7s!!! Great details

[Batya]

interesting texture

[Sylvia Binch]

It looks just like the bark of a tree. Very interesting.

[Willie]

Super texture and well spotted, I thought it was rusty metal at first :)

[FBailey]

Great textures:)

[Suzanne]

Definitely has that rusty look, great pov too

[Ann H. LeFevre]

It's really interesting what the weather does to the rock- it looks more like shale to me. I like the rusty look the "peeling" causes too.

[Rob Z]

@dkbarnett Hi Delwyn - I don't know what gives it the darker colour - but it is always quite pink when freshly exposed. Thanks for having a look! Cheers Rob

[Rob Z]

@joannakate Thanks Joanna - it's good because it gives the geckos somewhere to hide. :)

[Rob Z]

@shilohmom Thanks Batya.

[Rob Z]

@wws1968 Thanks Willie - the old expoheesed layers are always dark, I might be lichen growing on it. Cheers Rob

[Rob Z]

@fbailey Thanks FB. :)

[Rob Z]

@suzanne234 Thanks Suzanne - funnily enough we walk on and around it each day - I had just never thought of taking a photo of it. It looks better than I thought it would. :)

[Rob Z]

@olivetreeann Hi Ann - thanks for your comment. The granite here is very pink when it's fresh - but it does get a lot of lichen growing on it - maybe that's what made it look like shale. :).

[Granagringa]

looks so leathery....great texture and well set against that bit of blue sky and dark trees.

[Rob Z]

@granagringa Hi Madelaine -thanks for your comment on the granite - it's funny that it turned out to be so photogenic - this was just a throw away shot as we went past. :)