Uluru Sunrise #2
by Lexa Harpell
Title
Uluru Sunrise #2
Artist
Lexa Harpell
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
Uluru Dawn by Lexa Harpell.
The southern side of Uluru presents spectacular sunrises. Day after day the colours of the landscape and sky changed. Off in the distance – some 40kms away Kata Tjuta’s domes rise majestically out of the landscape.
luru is probably the most photographed ‘rock’ and the most recognisable natural landmark in Australia. Named Ayes Rock by early explorers – the traditional landowners called it Uluru, which we now call our famous rock.
This monolith sits almost in the middle of Australia in the Northern Territory – rising 1,142 feet above the desert floor – with a circumference of 9.4 km – measures 3.6 km long and 2.4 km wide. Another 2.5kms of the rock sits underground! It seemingly appears from the middle of nowhere, surrounded by flat desert floor. Kata Tjuta (another incredible rock formation) lies about 50kms from Uluru.
‘Uluru is sacred to the Pitjantjatjara Anangu, the Aboriginal people of the area. The area around the formation is home to an abundance of springs, waterholes, rock caves and ancient paintings. Uluru is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Uluru and Kata Tjuta, also known as the Olgas, are the two major features of the Ulu?u-Kata Tju?a National Park’.* wikipedia…
The fascination to ‘the rock’ is for the ever changing colours with the sun and weather. Hoards of people gather to photograph its incredible sunsets from this vantage point. The colours change from vivid orange to purple hues with in moments as the sun sets. I took the advantage of capturing the first light devoid of people. The surface oxidisation creates a bright orange appearance due to the high iron content in the rock. Originally, the ‘rock’ was formed with horizontal layers of fine sand around 600million years ago. During this period the earth folded creating ‘mountains’ – the sandstone layers now sit almost vertically. So it had been pushed on its side- of sorts.
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October 4th, 2019
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Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This beautiful image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Shadow Silhouettes and Reflections Outdoors” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2019 December: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. You are also welcome to share your featured image on our new Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/247552766180931/ Thank you for your participation in the group! (December 4, 2019)
Tatiana Travelways
Congratulations - Your beautiful artwork has been featured in the "Travel Art" group! For further promotion, you can post it to the specific Travel Destinations galleries, our Facebook group and our Pinterest board - all the links are provided on our group's homepage: https://fineartamerica.com/groups/1-travel-art.html * You are also invited to post it to our group's blog: travelartpix.com for worldwide exposure!
Maria Faria Rodrigues
Congratulations, on your feature, that you got, from the Lady Photographers and Artists.
Nisah Cheatham
Congrats! This photo has been featured on the UNESCO World Heritage Sites group on FAA/Pixels. • • • You are invited to archive your photo at the following Discussion Topic: https://fineartamerica.com/groups/1-unesco-world-heritage-sites.html?showmessage=true&messageid=4504216