Nature Photograph - Artists Paint Palette by Heidi Smith

Artist's Paint Palette is a photograph by Heidi Smith which was uploaded on April 11th, 2013.

Artist's Paint Palette

Artist's Drive rises up to the top of an alluvial fan fed by a deep canyon cut into the Black Mountains. Artist's Palette is on the face of the Black... more

by Heidi Smith

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Title

Artist's Paint Palette

Artist

Heidi Smith

Medium

Photograph

Description

Artist's Drive rises up to the top of an alluvial fan fed by a deep canyon cut into the Black Mountains. Artist's Palette is on the face of the Black Mountains and is noted for having various colors of rock. These colors are caused by the oxidation of different metals (red, pink and yellow is from iron salts, green is from decomposing tuff-derived mica, and manganese produces the purple).

Called the Artist Drive Formation, the rock unit provides evidence for one of the Death Valley area's most violently explosive volcanic periods. The Miocene-aged formation is made up of cemented gravel, playa deposits, and much volcanic debris, perhaps 5,000 feet (1500 m) thick. Chemical weathering and hydrothermal alteration are also responsible for the variety of colors displayed in the Artist Drive Formation and nearby exposures of the Furnace Creek Formation

Source - Wikipedia

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April 11th, 2013

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Comments (17)

David and Carol Kelly

Fantastic color and textures! L

Heidi Smith replied:

Thank you, David and Carol.

Ian Mitchell

Fascinating and such a beautiful landscape......very unique.....v/f t/p/g+ !!

Heidi Smith replied:

Thank you so much, Ian.

Kellice Swaggerty

Wow Heidi! So stark and dramatic. This is wonderful! F/V

Heidi Smith replied:

Thank you, Kellice!

Laurie Search

Wow, this is just awesome, Heidi!!!! Love it!!! :)))fv

Heidi Smith replied:

Thank you, Laurie!

Hanne Lore Koehler

Oh, Heidi!!! I am in awe!!! What an absolutely fantastic capture of this phenomenal earthscape!!! I'm having a hard time tearing myself away from this beauty! Thank you for sharing it with us! V/F/T/SU/G+

Heidi Smith replied:

Thank you, dear Hanne!

Karen Adams

Love Jon's comments! wish we could do that! but this is a wonderful capture of the beauty of this earth!! fav/v15

Heidi Smith replied:

Thank you so much, Karen.

Jon Burch Photography

Very, very cool Heidi! v/f v/f v/f v/f v/f v/f v/f v/f v/f v/f v/f v/f v/f v/f v/f v/f v/f v/f v/f v/f v/f v/f v/f v/f v/f v/f v/f v/f v/f v/f v/f v/f v/f!!!

Heidi Smith replied:

Wow! ;) Thank you very much, Jon!

Laurie Search

This is so, so awesome, Heidi!!! I love it!!!! :))fv

Heidi Smith replied:

Thank you, Laurie!

Eti Reid

No kidding! After the tulip festivals this is the artist heaven! v

Heidi Smith replied:

Thank you, Eti!

Mary Machare

This is marvelous, Heidi. Both your capture and processing are wonderful. VF

Heidi Smith replied:

Thank you, Mary!

Jenny Rainbow

You've captured a beautiful natural treasure, Heidi! The colors on the rocks are amazing!

Heidi Smith replied:

Thank you, Jenny!

Debbie Portwood

Wow! This amazing place even has so rich terquoise color!! I have heard that good artist paint is made of natural stone pigments, if I am not mistaken! V/F

Heidi Smith replied:

Thank you, Debbie!