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Dave Henniker East Lothian page 10
Aberlady to North Berwick - July 2011
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From the nature reserve towards Edinburgh. Athur's Seat's familiar outline is left of centre. | |
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In this wide angle view the Pentland Hills and Arthur's Seat are on the horizon. | |
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The emphasis is on the clouds in this shot. | |
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At the east end of the first bay after the nature reserve is a rocky outcrop where the waves coming swirling into this gap. An exposure of 1/10th second gives a flowing effect. | |
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At the same place as the previous picture but zoomed back to show the Fife coast at the top. | |
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A short exposure of 1/500th second captures the wave hitting the rocks. | |
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A layer cake of different sediments. Fascinating geology. | |
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Not recommended for walking on barefoot. | |
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Wrinkly rocks, folded and squashed when in a more malleable state. | |
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More strange rock formations. | |
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The Lomond Hills are like separated twins. | |
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Some geological process has left this lump of sedimentary rock sitting on top of creamy coloured rock which seems to have once had the consistency of cream, too. | |
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We saw numerous examples of this lifeform washed up on beaches. They were about the size of a human ear. | |
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The rocks seem to have been folded and stirred before setting. Beyond the second rocky outcrop is Gullane Bay. | |
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The same area but looking towards the land. | |
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Photographed from the beach this time showing high tide mark. | |
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The Earth curves by 8 inches per mile and I was 23 miles from the Forth Bridge. This equates to 15 feet of curvature which, combined with the mirage effect, causes the bottom of the bridge to disappear. Zoom in on the full size image 4638 x 2497 1.2M to evaluate this phenomena. | |
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Another example of geological forces at work. Yellow rocks trapped inside grey rock. |
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