2010
NS3482 : Lichen-covered rock
taken 16 years ago, near to Daligan, Argyll And Bute, Scotland
Lichen-covered rock
The rock is part of NS3482 : Rock outcrop near Ben Bowie; the photograph shows a particularly colourful area.
The purple colour is that of the rock itself (on which, see the last-cited link), while the yellow- and blue-tinged areas are covered by crustose lichens.
[Perhaps a factor making the rock's colouring here so eye-catching is that it almost corresponds to the three subtractive primary colours of printing, namely, cyan, magenta and yellow.]
The purple colour is that of the rock itself (on which, see the last-cited link), while the yellow- and blue-tinged areas are covered by crustose lichens.
[Perhaps a factor making the rock's colouring here so eye-catching is that it almost corresponds to the three subtractive primary colours of printing, namely, cyan, magenta and yellow.]
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- Grid Square
- NS3482, 107 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Lairich Rig (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Friday, 30 April, 2010 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Wednesday, 5 May, 2010
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NS 3419 8259 [10m precision]
WGS84: 56:0.4491N 4:39.6573W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: NS 3419 8259
- View Direction
- East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
