Color In Nature: Landscapes
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From the red lava and black rock of newly forming land to the cool gray tundras and frozen lakes, a dynamic range of colors can be seen in landscapes across the globe. Some of the most dramatic colors can be seen in the very same landscape with the changing of the seasons. Pale yellow fields leftover from winter become rich green beds of brightly colored flowers just to become dark fading charcoal hills again in the fall.
Below we are exploring some of these lands filled with rich and absorbent colors created by minerals and climates, like the Pink lakes of Australia with pink salt lands contrasted against gray skies, the Painted Hills of Oregon with layers of peach sediment and rusty volcanic ash, and the tended green farm lands and pastures of Spain and England contrasted against blue skies.
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Photo by andyrs Established in 1916, Volcanoes National Park holds an incredibly rich diversity of environments that range from the ocean to one of earth’s most active volcanoes, Kīlauea, which offers scientist a view of the formation of the Hawaiian islands. The parks also includes Mauna Loa a volcano whose summit reaches 13,6777 feet. |
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Autumn Landscape, Japan
Photo by fotopakismo
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Photo by andyrs The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival is held annually from April 1st - April 30th and celebrates the first burst of spring color. |
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Pink Lakes, Victoria, Australia
Photo by andrewfarrington
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Photo by andyrs Painted Hills, part of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, in Wheeler County, Oregon, gets its name from the colorful layers found in the surrounding hills. “The red coloring is laterite soil that formed by floodplain deposits when the area was warm and humid.” |
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Calico Basin, Nevada
Photo by cayusa
La Mancha, Spain
Photo by dsevilla
Monte Albán, Oaxaca, Mexico
Photo by fotopakismo
St Jacob im Rosental, Carinthia
Photo by annia316
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Photo by drsathish The rolling hills and fields of England are just a small part of the UK’s varied geography, which was largely shaped by tectonic movement and glaciation. England’s temperate climate and plentiful rainfall all year round make it possible for the beautiful greens. |
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Fish Farm, Croatia
Photo by shchukin
Chia-yi County, Taiwan
Photo by rla579
Somewhere in Scotland
Photo by mike138
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Photo by mike138 There are three main divisions to Scotland’s geography: The Highlands and Islands made up largely from ancient rocks from the Cambrian and Precambrian eras, the Central Lowlands a rift valley mainly comprising Paleozoic formations, and the Southern Uplands a range of hills 125 miles long, interspersed with broad valleys. |
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Frozen Lake and Pier
Photo by m_ i_ n _o_ r
Title Photo of Cona Island, Italy by Matteo Cargasacchi
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