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through_the_lens | all galleries >> Galleries >> Michael Edwards, USA > Chalk Cliffs
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11-Jul-2012 Michael Edwards

Chalk Cliffs

GOVE COUNTY, KANSAS

Monument Rocks National Monument, south of Oakley (as in "Annie"), Kansas.
During the Cretaceous Period, all Kansas was covered by a vast inland sea, geologists believe. The rocks contain numerous fossilized remains. What a place! Notice the sedimentary striations...
We'd have stayed longer if it hadn't been lunch time, and 105 degrees F...

Leica M9 ,Voigtlander Nokton 35/1.2
1/350s f/11.0 at 35.0mm iso160 hide exif
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Date/Time11-Jul-2012 12:55:28
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ModelM9 Digital Camera
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Focal Length28 mm
Exposure Time1/350 sec
Aperturef/11
ISO Equivalent160
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White Balance0
Metering Modecenter weighted (2)
JPEG Qualityfine (4)
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Terry_O11-Aug-2012 16:29
What a fabulous place and image, Michael. Nicely composed.
Guest 11-Aug-2012 15:12
Superb. I've never seen anything like this in person. Thanks for sharing!
Frank Kavanagh Photography11-Aug-2012 15:04
fabulous landscape and detail on these formations. love that sky also.V.
Guest 11-Aug-2012 15:00
What an awesome sky to make this shot it's best.
Lennart Waara11-Aug-2012 09:35
Great photo of this landscape monuments. great sky to with with the visual cliffs!
Cindy Flood10-Aug-2012 23:37
Not the Kansas that I'm used to seeing. Very unusual cliffs. It must have been great to be there, they are beautiful.