Geologist Sketching Fault Line in Monsoon Dust in in Minatitlán

Geologist Sketching Fault Line in Monsoon Dust

by Liliana Olsen

A geologist crouches on a ridge of pale, wind-sculpted loess, their sketchbook resting against a knee as they draw the jagged scar of a fault line. Fine dust swirls in the air, catching the last amber light of observatory twilight before the city of Minatitlán ignites with electric blue and orange streetlamps in the distance. Heavy monsoon clouds stack low and dark, their undersides bruised purple, casting long shadows that stretch across the eroded earth. The converging lines of the geological strata lead toward a vanishing point where the horizon meets the glowing urban sprawl. One pencil tip presses graphite into the paper, marking the precise edge where the earth shifts beneath the swirling gray haze.

0
0 views
geology fault line loess monsoon Minatitlán sketching twilight erosion
Camera Fujifilm X-E1*AI-imagined, not shot. For real Fujifilm X-E1 photos, grab one online.
Focal Length 35mm
Aperture f/1.4
Shutter Speed 1/8000
ISO 3200
Film processed with film emulation preset
Location in Minatitlán
Date 2014-03-25
Credit VEETER
<a href="https://img.veeter.com/geologist-sketching-fault-line-monsoon-dust"><img src="https://cdn.veeter.com/img/geologist-sketching-fault-line-monsoon-dust" alt="Geologist Sketching Fault Line in Monsoon Dust in in Minatitlán"></a>

Free to download. CDN hosting requires a link back to this page. Terms

Comments