The Blue of the Blue Mountains
Submitted: Saturday, Nov 29, 2008 at 10:10
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Member - Klaus J (NSW)
Hi People, the Blue Mountains in NSW are on the World
Heritage List for their true wilderness qualities. When I uploaded a clip on my site people asked me if that blue colour was genuine or software-enhanced. Answer: it’s a true blue - at least on hot days. Then the leaves of gum trees exude tiny droplets of ethereal oils. They act like a barrier to the short waves of the spectrum, the blues, and scatter them around the mountains. It’s called the Rayleigh effect and quite dramatic when viewed from a distance.
Unlike Ayers Rock/Uluru, which reflects the glowing red like a mirror, the Blue Mountains are drenched in an atmosphere which has the blues.
Happy Travelling - Klaus and Rusty
www.oz-greetings.com.au (NOT commercial!)
Reply By: Member - Dalb (SA) - Saturday, Nov 29, 2008 at 12:47
Saturday, Nov 29, 2008 at 12:47
Klaus
I have just 'wasted' most of this morning browsing your website.
I intended just a quick check of the exploroz postings and then I found oz-greetings - Sat morning is now (pleasantly) gone.
My favourite vid was the Giant Sun clip - absolutely stunning!
Then I got into the geology pages, which provided much info on
places most of us have been to but wanted to know more. In the 70's, I clearly remember being fascinated by the ancient looking shrimps on top of Uluru - now you have explained how they survive that extreme climate through the millennia.
Thankyou for a fascinating site.
cheers, Dalb
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Follow Up By: Member - Klaus J (NSW) - Sunday, Nov 30, 2008 at 11:12
Sunday, Nov 30, 2008 at 11:12
Many thanks, Dalb, for your kind comment. The site is new and I am very apprehensive what visitors think about it. Reading your judgment made my day.
Thankyou - Klaus and Rusty
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