Photo lasting stony wood by silvia marmori

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lasting stony wood

photographer:

silvia marmori add to favorites

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categories:

travel, nature

tags:

South America

album(s):

Patagonia

notes:

A trunk (this one was about 1.50m diameter) and million of fragments, located at same place as my previous photo:
http://www.photoforum.ru/rate/photo.php?photo_id=173106
There are two woods in same region...
They are called "wood", coz their trees weren`t dragged along by rivers or glaciers, as it happened at other places in the world.. so, they have unique characteristics.
At the beginning of the Tertiary Era , the Andes Range arose and thus, prevented the Pacific ocean`s humidity from passing, producing eruptions. The ash and lava`s deposits spread allowing a slow process of transformation of these trunks into stone.. it is hard to imagine that this arid place was a fertile region, with woods and lagoons, inhabited by a varied fauna, which rests were found fossilized, as well.
I found this site in English, not good photos, but it has more information. They write 75 millions years old, the park guard there said 65 million.. I think in such quantity, numbers loose their accurate importance... =)
http://www.interpatagonia.com/paseos/bosquepetrificado_sarm/index_i.html

published:

Thu 3 Mar 2005 14:29

equipment:

digital camera Sony DSC-P72

permanent link:

https://www.photoforum.ru/photo/173529/

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miguel #1 Thu 3 Mar 2005 14:31

Um local bem bonito e agreste. Bons contrastes de cor. Um abraco.

A. Girao #2 Thu 3 Mar 2005 14:55

Well documented photo.
Interesting capture good reporting
Well done
regards

Vitor Nunes #4 Thu 3 Mar 2005 15:56

Very well done and presented, Silvia

Nuno Milheiro #5 Thu 3 Mar 2005 16:23

Very beautiful capture and colours,very interesting description you made for the image.Regards

Daniel Loebmann #6 Thu 3 Mar 2005 17:25

Great shot silvia and excellent report, congrats and thanks for sharing with us!
Best regards
Daniel

Vadim Nikitin #7 Thu 3 Mar 2005 17:26

Very good photo of very powerful place - seems that time is stopped here.

And when I look to it I realize, that I`m very happy to live now, not 75 million years ago smile

Nadezda Koldysheva #8 Thu 3 Mar 2005 19:30

Very beautiful kind!! Well done
regards

Alex Kuzin #9 Thu 3 Mar 2005 19:34

The good composition, interesting landscape

Miguel Corte-Real #10 Thu 3 Mar 2005 21:51

muy bien, Silvia!!

Petur Einarsson #11 Thu 3 Mar 2005 22:46

Very beautiful picture me friend.
I like it

yves ralim #12 Thu 3 Mar 2005 22:54

Great panorama, I love the fantastic colours and the unreal atmosphere.. It seems an other world, an other planet... An harmonious desert. And I like a lot the explanations!!!

Fernando Dinis #13 Thu 3 Mar 2005 23:49

Another excellent and strong landscape Silvia!!

A V E #14 Thu 3 Mar 2005 23:56

very god photo and report about this amazing place!

glen gaffney #15 Fri 4 Mar 2005 01:57

I like the different elements here have the backdrop of the mouintain helps well thought out and good execution. Thanks for your support and caring.

luquesio melo #16 Fri 4 Mar 2005 02:36

Really amazing and compelling image!
Excellent work Silvia. Best regards.

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