Twilight on Uluru
by Lexa Harpell
Title
Twilight on Uluru
Artist
Lexa Harpell
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
Raw and Untouched Northern Territory Series by Lexa Harpell.
Twilight on Uluru by Lexa Harpell.
Uluru is probably the most photographed 'rock' and the most recognisable natural landmark in Australia. A UNESCO World Heritage Listed site for its natural and cultural benefits to humanity.
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 within moments as the sun sets and the light disappears from The Rock until the next day.
Named Ayes Rock by early explorers - the traditional landowners called it Uluru. We now have a dual name for this 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 Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park'.* wikipedia...
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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February 6th, 2021
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Comments (19)
Diana Mary Sharpton
What a spectacular capture Lexa!!! Congratulation on being selected as Featured artist of the week...well deserved!
LEANNE SEYMOUR
Fantastic capture Lexa and fabulous colours! f/l/tw/fb
Lexa Harpell replied:
Thanks Leanne, you can shoot 'the rock' all day and it will look very different each time. L:)
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