Tessellated Pavement

CapturingTheNight (Greg) · #1 31-08-2012, 08:00 PM

Hi all,
The Tessellated Pavement rock formations are located at Eaglehawk Neck between The Forestier and Tasman Peninsulas of Tasmania.
It took longer than I thought to get to here from my accommodation and thus arrived a little to late to get more of the sunset colours in the clouds but still managed a slight tinge. The tide was also pretty high so I couldn't safely get to the formations I wanted or get the camera as low as I wanted for fear of it getting swamped.
Anyhow....I would love to know which image you like the best as I have not posted any of these anywhere else yet. Not sure yet which one I should go for. Any and all comments greatly appreciated.
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Cheers
Greg

Octane (Humayun) · #2 31-08-2012, 08:29 PM

Onya, Greg.

Being a purist, I'd turf 2, 3 and 4, and go with 1.

I'd love to get down there one day.

H

Regulus (Trevor) · #3 31-08-2012, 10:19 PM

1 and 4 with 4 edging 1 out by the smallest margin.
It's a lovely spot and snorkelling there is very nice. The tessellations continue under water and the softer stone between the 'pavements' has been eroded out so that it looks like your hovering over a cityscape of highrise buildings. Have seen fish swimming around the 'streets'. Very nice.

Trevor

CapturingTheNight (Greg) · #4 01-09-2012, 05:37 AM

Thank you so much for your thoughts and great feedback H and Trevor. I really appreciate it.

I hope you get a chance to get there one day H. I'm already planning a return trip, hopefully in the first half of next year.

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #5 01-09-2012, 10:14 AM

Number 1 for me too. Very surreal.

colinmlegg (Colin) · #6 01-09-2012, 10:33 AM

#1 for me as well Greg. Great spot...I saw it when I was a kid and it had a big impression on me. The tour guide initially said it was man made which confused the hell out of me. Later said he was joking!

multiweb (Marc) · #7 01-09-2012, 10:36 AM

Cool shot. There's a spot in Austinmere south of Sydney that has a large flat rock face with similar patterns. I think it's due to the temperature extremes between sun and tides when it dries out. No idea why it follows straight lines though.

RB (Andrew) · #8 01-09-2012, 11:15 AM

Wow, what beautiful imagery there Greg.

Wonderful work all round but #1 is my pick too.

Andrew

silv (Annette) · #9 01-09-2012, 03:06 PM

Stunning atmosphere in all.
#1 is an absolute winner for me.

RobF (Rob) · #10 01-09-2012, 03:12 PM

1 and 4 do it for me.
Actually, I've find it educational figuring out WHY I like 4 over 2 and 3.

Thanks for sharing.

CapturingTheNight (Greg) · #11 01-09-2012, 07:05 PM

Thank you so much for the great feedback and votes on which one you like the best everyone

I really appreciate it.

Regulus (Trevor) · #12 01-09-2012, 09:17 PM

Marc, I believe they are the tops of Basalt Pillars as in the Giants Causeway.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant%27s_Causeway

The could go down for 10 to 100s of metres. There are some good photos if you Google Basalt Column.

CapturingTheNight (Greg) · #13 02-09-2012, 09:33 AM

Maybe, maybe not Trevor. According to Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tessellated_pavement this is how the ones in Tas are formed. The area Marc mentions might be the same, or yes, as you say the tops of basalt columns do appear similar.

iceman (Mike) · #14 02-09-2012, 09:40 AM

Nice images, Greg. #1 for me too!

CapturingTheNight (Greg) · #15 02-09-2012, 09:51 AM

Thank you very much Mike