Inspiring Photo: Moring Glory #2569813

Moring Glory

Uploaded: August 19, 2006

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New day is born in the high desert.

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Patric K. Medeiros August 19, 2006

its a decent picture but im just curious as to why there is a line running from the middle of the desert to the rock. nice shot anyways #506512

Tomas Kaspar August 19, 2006

Line is cosed by the rock movement ? #3186610

Janine Russell August 19, 2006

Tomas, excellent colors, detail, lighting, composition and DOF. #3186903

Tony Gutowski August 20, 2006

Beautiful color and contrast,Tomas
Tony #3188370

Tamera S. Phillips September 01, 2006

Tomas your gallery is just beautiful. Wonderful color and comp! #3256316

Allan Farnsworth December 29, 2006

Great photo. Especially that dof. Nice. #3751490

Janine Russell December 29, 2006

Tomas, congratulations on your finalist. #3752213

Susan M. Hembree December 29, 2006

Being a geologist, Tomas, I find the line movement of the an interesting structural feature of the photo. Amazing what wind can do. A nicely framed composition. Congratulations on your finalist and good luck on the next round. #3752743

December 29, 2006

Has the "what is that??" nature that stops the viewer in their tracks #3756265

MARLON IGNACIO December 30, 2006

I was there at Death Valley but I didn't want to risk the long bumpy ride to this area. I wish I did. Congratulations, Tomas! #3758179

Kay E. Mahoney December 30, 2006

Congratulations on your beautiful finalist. Good luck in the next round. #3759046

Kate Jackson January 15, 2007

BIG WOW - awesome shot! Congrats on your POTD! #3820574

Janine Russell January 15, 2007

Tomas, congratulations on your POTD. #3820575

Susie Peek-Swint January 15, 2007

Awesome shot Tomas ~ many congrats on your awards :) #3820598

Helen N. McHugh January 15, 2007

Amazing capture, Tomas! Congratulations on this wonderful POTD!! #3820618

Joy Rector January 15, 2007

congrats on the POTD #3820849

Clemente do Rosario January 15, 2007

Beautiful image,nice light and texture. Congrats on the POTD. #3820888

Casey A. Hanson January 15, 2007

Gorgeous image, Tomas! Excellent comp and colors. Well done, and congrats! :0) #3821675

Colleen Farrell January 15, 2007

Hi Tomas, congratulations on this POTD and finalist. Your gallery is beautiful. I like what you wrote in your bio--your honesty and humility is refreshing, and your love of nature really shows in your work. #3821865

Sandy Driscoll January 15, 2007

I like everything about this splendid POTD, Tomas. The colors, comp, and textures are perfect. Your gallery, with just a few of your favorites, says a lot about you and your love of nature and landscape. Sandy #3822221

Sue L. Cullumber January 15, 2007

Tomas, congrats on your POTD! Just wondering is the title suppose to be "Morning Glory"? Excellent composition! #3822222

Mary Clarke January 15, 2007

Congratulations on POTD Tomas, wonderful image #3822297

January 15, 2007

wot a great shot, j/w how did the rock move, love the shot tho :) #3822969

January 15, 2007

I love the shot!

I find it very interesting. I guess I should ask the geologist here, instead of you, because I know that you might be just as puzzled...Is it possible that this rock, somehow, landed where the line starts, and then proceeded to skid across, causing the line? I guess if that was so, there would be a much bigger indentation, and then it would not have been able to skid? It just seems to me that this rock doesn't match it's surroundings.

It reminds me of an old child's song that keeps haunting me these past couple of weeks. :-) #3823799

January 15, 2007

Sorry, then again, we went to The Badlands National Park this past August, and all of the rocks that I saw out there were very different. I guess anything is possible. #3823806

January 15, 2007

lol im pretty stumped as well, possible there was once water there and it was moved that way but u would think the line it left would be filled by now, or it is done by man ??? #3823810

January 15, 2007

Upon closer inspection, it seems that the ground could have recently been, and still might partially be, a little wet. I suppose that someone could have "skipped" that rock along the wet mud. Then again, where are the footprints? Hmm... #3823891

Susan M. Hembree January 15, 2007

I do teach geology and earth science, but am not a PhD, so I'm not really an expert. I do know, from alot of my geological adventures, that there are some pretty weird things that can happen in nature. That doesn't mean that this event occurred because of an act of God, but could have been an act of man. At least the rock placed there. Though, the mud on the rock indicates it was in some mud at one time. Winds have been known to pick up or drag some pretty heavy rocks and take them places. Glaciers or volcanic type activities (ie. Mt. St. Helen mudslides) also can create a landscape like this. I would probably suspect a mudslide (looking at all the mud cracks and the mountains in the background) brought the rock along with it and then either wind or man made the line. It depends on how old the landscape is and how much human activity goes on there. If this is thousands of years old, then yes, I believe the wind could eventually have dragged the rock along that far. It's difficult to tell without more information about the area, especially the geology. #3824005

Evy Johansen January 15, 2007

This is such a beautiful image!! big congratulations on your most deserving POTD, Tomas!! #3824319

Susan M. Hembree January 15, 2007

I also wanted to say Congratulations on the POTD, Tomas, the last time I was on. I really do think it is so deserving! #3824999

RC Fritz January 18, 2007

Big congratulations on your POTD, Tomas! #3835683

Donna La Mattino Pagakis January 18, 2007

Congratulations on your finalist and potd wins. Excellent lighting and design! #3836100

Allan L. Dy January 19, 2007

Congratualtions Tomas! Super image! #3841446

Milan Banik January 22, 2007

superb potd,congrates.catch true desurt landscape here. #3850640

Susan M. Hembree January 22, 2007

I've done a little research on these stones for anyone who is interested. This is a natural phenomenon that has been researched by geologists who are still a little stunted as to how the rocks do move. If anyone is interested go to this website for the explanation: http://www.frontiernet.net/~docbob/boulder.htm #3852849

August 15, 2008

Very nice capture.

The line behind the rock seems to give it life.

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