Esther's photos with the keyword: rocky

The Ipernity Group, "The Sunday Challenge" has designated the use of texture as this week's challenge. I had never used textures or the layers features in Photoshop Elements, so for me, it was a real challenge. Thanks to Peter for his help in figuring out how to blend layers. Thanks to Parée for being the creator of the texture, "Crystal Mountains," which can be found at www.flickr.com/photos/pareeerica/5230064131/in/pool-textures_only . Summer 2014/Texture.15

Jordan Pond, Acadia National Park, Maine AIMG 2548

Jordan Pond, Acadia National Park, Maine AIMG 2550

Sand Beach, Acadia National Park, Maine AIMG 2488

An underwater reef and two islands know as the Casuarinas (The Brothers) extended approximately 20 to 25 miles south of Cape du Couedic on Kangaroo Island. Kangaroo Island is the third largest island in Australia after Tasmania and Melville Island. Less that 4,600 people inhabit the island. The island is known for its natural beauty and wildlife. AIMG_6492

Kangaroo Island is the third largest island in Australia after Tasmania and Melville Island. Less that 4,600 people inhabit the island. The island is known for its natural beauty and wildlife. AIMG_6490

Corroboree Rock is a large formation made out of dolomite that is located approximately an hour's drive east of Alice Springs, Australia. It is part of the East MacDonnell Ranges. It is of great importance to the local aborigine people. "Just off the Ross Highway, some kilometres northeast of the Emily and Jessie Gaps, is a weathered, rippled rock called Corroboree. It began to be formed some 800 million years ago when a shallow, salty sea laid down a fine silt. Algae grew over this silt and shaped itself into mounds that solidified into rock over millions of years. The movement of the earth caused the folding of strata (layers) of rock into the vertical plane, causing the original horizontal layers to stick straight up out of the earth in the form of a ridge. Wind, rain and sun gradually wore down the ridge, with only Corroboree, a particularly hard section of rock, remaining today. The three predominant colours in the rock are black, orange, and white. The black colour comes from the oxidation of iron particles within the stone, and the orange and yellow are the result of tropical weather conditions." www.expedition360.com/australia_lessons_geography/2001/09.. . AIMG_66235