Andy Rodker

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Posted: 15 Jun 2019


Taken: 22 Apr 2012

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Granite Boulder showing off. (Best on black)

Granite Boulder showing off. (Best on black)
I know. I've posted it before on Pano and probably on ipernity as well.
Sierra de La Cabrera granite.
It's the size of a minibus and a push won't budge it!

malona, Eunice Perkins, Dimas Sequeira, and 48 other people have particularly liked this photo


48 comments - The latest ones
 David G Johnson
David G Johnson club
Cor blimey !.... that's amazing.... makes you wonder how it came to end up like that... and remain there too.
Cheers from Dave.. in UK.
4 years ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to David G Johnson club
Thanks Dave! I reckon it is a remnant from a spell of granite quarrying many 100s of years ago. The tell-tale signs are there; see the serrations along the top of the boulder; the hand of man, I would hazard a guess!.
4 years ago. Edited 4 years ago.
 Tractacus
Tractacus club
Not sure I'd want to be standing under that on a windy day!
4 years ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to Tractacus club
I make a point of eating my packed lunch directly under it!
:o)
4 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Awesome capture!

Admired in:
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4 years ago.
 Andy Rodker
Andy Rodker club
Many thanks, William!
4 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Çà tient en équilibre ********
Bon Dimanche.
4 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
I LUGHED ALOT !!

OH GRANITE.. BEAUTIFUL RANITE
4 years ago.
 sasithorn_s
sasithorn_s
Truly amazing, Andy!
4 years ago.
 Sarah O'
Sarah O' club
WOW Andy, its possible we may have seen this but wow, its great to see it again, Its amazing that rock is staying in place Andy,,,, Have a great Sunday, it will be Father;s Day here tomorrow, Sunday,,,, kind wishes, Sarah
4 years ago.
 Eva Lewitus
Eva Lewitus club
Did you try?
4 years ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to Eva Lewitus club
I have more respect for nature than that, Eva!
4 years ago.
 neira-Dan
neira-Dan club
houlà !! elle donne l'impression de pouvoir tomber bientôt
4 years ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to neira-Dan club
My guess is that it has been like that since about the 16th or 17th centuries, when granite was taken from here for building work. Not before, because the need for granite stone wasn't yet so great and not after because most traces of the quarrying has long gone. But where you see a serrated edge on a block of granite, you can be pretty certain that man has hacked chunks and slabs off it! It would have been some feat to get the very heavy stone back down to the towns on the plain!
4 years ago. Edited 4 years ago.
 Reyk
Reyk club
Das sieht gefährlich aus
4 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Stunning !!
4 years ago.
 Xata
Xata club
Impressive boulder... and photo, you can post views of this again and again!
4 years ago.
 Karl Hartwig Schütz
Karl Hartwig Schütz club
Be careful:)
4 years ago.
 HappySnapper
HappySnapper
Defies gravity!
4 years ago.
 Adriana Grecu
Adriana Grecu
Impressionnante paysage!!
4 years ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne club
It looks so precarious, but if you say it's safe then that's OK ;-))
4 years ago.
 Boro
Boro
Superbe équilibre
4 years ago.
 Steve Paxton
Steve Paxton club
Reminds me of this

On a knifes edge

on an even smaller edge. every thing in nature is in balance...
4 years ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to Steve Paxton club
Even more so than my picnic table, Steve!
www.ipernity.com/doc/2247598/43653618/in/album/1040438
4 years ago. Edited 4 years ago.
 Tanja - Loughcrew
Tanja - Loughcrew club
Ooops! Don’t breathe!!! :) enjoy your sunday Andy!
4 years ago.
 Dominique 60
Dominique 60 club
je reste pas en dessous !!
4 years ago.
 Jenny McIntyre
Jenny McIntyre club
Oh wow - that would be quite devastating should it fall. Imagine the size of the crater when it landed.
4 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
!!!
4 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
A captivating shot Andy........................such an amazing sight!
4 years ago.
 Mario Vargas
Mario Vargas club
equilibrium¡¡¡¡
4 years ago.
 Thérèse
Thérèse
depuis ce moment là, il est peut-être tombé !
4 years ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to Thérèse
I saw it 3 weeks ago from afar, Thérèse!
4 years ago.
 Gilbert H
Gilbert H club
En équilibre instable !
4 years ago.
 Julien Rappaport
Julien Rappaport club
Impressionnant !
4 years ago.
 cammino
cammino club
Hoffentlich hält er!
4 years ago.
 Andy Rodker
Andy Rodker club
~~~Super comments and awards; thank you all!~~~
4 years ago.
 ROL/Photo
ROL/Photo club
Superbe cet équilibre .. mais surement plus pour longtemps..
j'ai même envie de le pousser pour qu'il tombe..
bonne semaine Andy
4 years ago.
 * ઇઉ *
* ઇઉ * club
I seem to remember you showing it here in a different perspective. Still breathtaking.
A great shot, Andy!
4 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
That really takes balance to a fine point!
4 years ago.
 Clickity Click
Clickity Click
Ouy that is better seen showing off rather than falling off. Wonderful image Andy. Seen large on black really emphasizes the colors of the boulders. !
4 years ago. Edited 4 years ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to Clickity Click
Many thanks, Chris; I have added your recommendation to the title.
4 years ago.
Clickity Click has replied to Andy Rodker club
:)
4 years ago.
 Marie-france Berthelé
Marie-france Berthel…
WHO has put that rock ???
4 years ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to Marie-france Berthel…
It was there oir a long time but man has carved all around it and just left this large piece! Thank you, Marie-France!
4 years ago.
 Dimas Sequeira
Dimas Sequeira club
Stunning boulder in balance! Only a tornado or a strong earthquake will be able to knock it down!
2 years ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to Dimas Sequeira club
Or man! It has already been knocked about - you can see the teeth edge where the rock has already been carved off!
2 years ago.
 Eunice Perkins
Eunice Perkins club
How did I miss this one? It is breath taking!!
2 years ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to Eunice Perkins club
Because it was first shown on ipernity in 2016, but for the very first time on Panoramio in 2012 (although it seems like yesterday when I was there!).
2 years ago.

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