Moss Garden, a photo from Queensland, East

Photographer's Note

Moss Garden is part of the Carnarvon Gorge. The main rock in the Gorge is sandstone. Believe me or not, sandstone soaks water like a sponge. The water then goes down through the stone til it comes to the ground or a different rock. In this case it hits a basalt rock, which it cannot penetrate. Looking for a way out, it flows through the sandstone on the basalt surface til it comes to the edge of the basalt and comes to the surface. And this how the Moss Garden was created. There is so much water in the sandstone that no matter for how long there is no rain, the water always comes out and this is always wet in this place.

rewshearer, dorte_s_t, deblink, adores, gypsygirl58, elmec, jassy, Matthew-Watt, ruisc_pt has marked this note useful

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rewshearer (682) 2006-09-02 5:04

Well the note alone deserves points Roman, but the shot is excellent too. Great colours and detail.
It looks like an incredibly serene and peaceful place!
Thanks for sharing
Rew

she (121) 2006-09-02 5:07

Hi Roman
Nice photo I like the colours
Cheers
Sheila

efigesta (12188) 2006-09-02 6:58

Hi Roman
great pov here and the green colors gives a great view

regards
manuel

dorte_s_t (2287) 2006-09-02 8:49

Hi , Roman .
You have captured the beauty of a small piece of nature , which somebody may take for granted !
I love the shades of green accentuated by the
black basalt rocks .
Very beautiful indeed !
Best regards
Dorte.

deblink (2548) 2006-09-02 18:02

Hello Roman,
Thank you for the very interesting note and beautiful shot. The different types and colours of the mosses are lovely. Well taken, I like it.
Cheers,
Debbie

adores (46979) 2006-09-02 18:09

Hi Roman!
Another great photo!The place must be really great and the photos are really good. I really like the light you have here and the green of the plants mixed with the colour of the rocks.It seems too real!!

marula (89) 2006-09-02 18:19

Hi Roman~ This is an amazing landscape! Well captured with beautiful depth of colors!

gypsygirl58 (1329) 2006-09-02 21:49

Hi Roman,
Beautiful shot! I love the vibrant greens against the basalt rock, stunning! Great detail too. :-)
Cheers Tina

elmec (12210) 2006-09-04 16:06

Witaj Romku!
Ale¿ niesamowite miasto mchu!
Te frmy, w jakie ukszta³towal siê mech na ska³ach kojarz± mi siê zmiastem poch³oniêtym przez zieleñ....
Super!
Pozdrawiam serdecznie!

Matthew-Watt (5934) 2006-09-21 4:09

Hello Roman,

A place which I remember well. I am sure you would have seen the main focus of this part of Carnarvon; the small waterfall scene with the King ferns over the top of it, wiht the rockpool and the moss. This is a good side picture away from that much photographed scene. I am impressed with the detail you present to us, moss is very reflective in flash photos I have found, due to the moisture within them, so you have pulled this off very well. Excellent range of greens also, with the odd rock to break up the shot. The image is very clear, and shows us that some places in Queensland, even in a bad drought, can remain lush. Last comment for some time now, off to Thailand to feed my hunger for photography. Well done.

Matt

CRATEOS (7278) 2006-09-24 4:48

A dynamic frame...and the managment of the light is the best...sauch the color came out of this like a diamont....a splendid presntetion...a realy beaute!!!!GNGRS !!!...................Nikiforos

ruisc_pt (11594) 2006-09-28 11:42

Your note is as good as this picture.
sandstone "arenito" comes from the word sand "areia" in Portuguese between " ".
It's very interesting to realize the phenomena you describe due to the high water absortion of the sandstone in contrast with impervious rock as basalt.
TFS

annaart (311) 2006-10-02 5:27

Witam

Bardzo ladny zielony ogrod. Uspokajajace dla oczu :)

Pozdrawiam
A.