hard granite by jerome

hard granite

This area of the Bohemian Forest is called "Steinernes Meer" ("Stone Sea"). Everywhere in this area you can find peculiar rock towers like in this photo. These are remnants of a strong volcanic activity hundreds of millions of years ago. The stones look almost soft with their pillow shapes, in fact it's hard granite. They pile up like a Land Art staging, but are results of nature. Many myths and legends are entwined around these stone towers. In some places are hollows that suggest that they were already serving the Celts as sacrificial stones. Some say that these stone towers are places of magical power.
Wow, it is so majestic looking.
February 12th, 2018  
I like the B&W ptocessing
February 12th, 2018  
Absolutely paleolithic! ;)
February 12th, 2018  
Amazing. I like the processing, fav
February 12th, 2018  
Awesome capture in b&W. I love that you included the trees to the right. It really adds a lot of depth. Fav.
February 12th, 2018  
Great perspective to see the shapes and sizes of these rocks...great information
February 12th, 2018  
💕💕💕
February 12th, 2018  
Great composition, very atmospheric! Love the shapes! fav!
February 12th, 2018  
Excellent!
February 12th, 2018  
Fabulous textures
February 12th, 2018  
great capture perspective and b/w
February 12th, 2018  
Interesting find, dramatic textural editing.
February 12th, 2018  
It sounds like you have another very special place here. The rocks in their layers are looking superbly crisp, and it is lovely to see the live tree and the heather to the left of the image in contrast to those bare trunks.
February 12th, 2018  
Super bw
February 12th, 2018  
So beautiful...Fav. :)
February 12th, 2018  
Wonderful capture...Fav
February 12th, 2018  
very beautiful, even the trees have horizontals, like the layered stones.
February 12th, 2018  
Beautiful dominant landscape. Very powerful.
February 13th, 2018  
Nice POV and sky - fav
February 13th, 2018  
Love your POV. Great textures and layers. I feel like I could reach out and touch it!
February 13th, 2018  
This is wonderful, love interesting rock formations. Looks like more of those bark-beetled trees in the background. They must be a serious menace.
February 13th, 2018  
love the sense black and white play of the stone and clouds. Spiky trees make for great texture.
February 13th, 2018  
Fantastic! Love this in B&W!
February 13th, 2018  
Well this is impressive.
February 13th, 2018  
Fabulous b&w image. Fav.
February 13th, 2018  
Ich liebe es. Es erinnert mich an Brimham Rocks in Yorkshire. Dieser Ort ist auch voll von seltsamen Felsformationen in solchen Stapeln.
February 13th, 2018  
So dramatic with your pov and sky. I love it.
February 13th, 2018  
Great processing.
February 13th, 2018  
Wow what a magical place!
February 13th, 2018  
Great pov and black and white photo! fav
February 13th, 2018  
Beautiful textures ... wonder what those stones have seen!!! The stormy clouds add to the atmosphere too :)
February 15th, 2018  
@alijchapman
What the stones have experienced... I think they could tell a lot.
Thank you, Ali, for your nice visit!
February 15th, 2018  
Wow, they are huge and such great layers
February 17th, 2018  
Congratulations on this making the TT, it is such a great photo!
February 19th, 2018  
Congrats on TT!
February 19th, 2018  
Congratulations on your Top Twenty finish!
February 21st, 2018  
Congratulations, Jerome, on your top twenty again! :)
February 22nd, 2018  
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