The Tablelands
Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland
The mountains of the Tablelands are an incredible place. They are from the earth's mantle, but sitting on the surface. Going down the road on the edge of the Tablelands, one side of the road is brown and the other side is lush and green. From a distance the Tablelands look quite dramatic, very flat on the top with big ravines. As you can see here, there is still snow in some places, and it was still there when I left the area in late June.
From Wikipedia:
The Tablelands look more like a barren desert than traditional Newfoundland. This is due to the ultramafic rock â peridotite â which makes up the Tablelands. It is thought to originate in the Earth's mantle and was forced up from the depths during a plate collision several hundred million years ago. Peridotite lacks the usual nutrients required to sustain most plant life, hence its barren appearance. The rock is very low in calcium, very high in magnesium, and has toxic amounts of heavy metals. Peridotite is also high in iron, which accounts for its brownish color (rusted color). Underneath this weathered zone, the rock is really a dark green color.
Nikon D810A, Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 lens @ 14mm, f/2.8. Sky: Star stacked blend of 10 exposures each at ISO 12,800 for 10 seconds. The foreground is a blend of 2 other exposures at different focus distance, both at ISO 1600 for 8 minutes.
Nikon D810A, Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 lens. Sky: Single shot at ISO 3200, 14mm, f/2.8, 1 second. Foreground: Single shot at ISO 1600, 14mm, f/5.6, 2 minutes.
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