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04-JUN-2011 Michal Leszczynski

Maczuga Herkulesa

Maczuga Herkulesa is a tall (30 meters) limestone Monadnock situated in Ojcow National Park near Pieskowa Skala, north of Krakow in southern Poland. Its name, in Polish means the Cudgel (or bludgeon) of Hercules, due to its distinctive shape.

Karst topography of soluble bedrock characterizes the entire park. The area is noted for its rock formations, the most famous limestone column known as Hercule's Club being just one of them. Apart from limestone monadnocks (such as Maczuga Herkulesa), there are numerous cliffs, ravines, and over 400 caves in the area.

Canon EOS 40D
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Date/Time04-Jun-2011 12:12:43
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Michel CORBOZ24-Aug-2011 10:47
Amazing rock ! V
Milan Vogrin14-Jul-2011 16:46
Nice place and photo!
Walter Otto Koenig14-Jul-2011 16:32
A well named formation and a great photo of it Michal. "V"
globalgadabout14-Jul-2011 14:48
an apt name for this powerful looking formation..
Lamar Nix14-Jul-2011 14:09
Gnarled rock formation looks vaguely like a human skull with its sunken, eye-socket like areas about the "nose". Well composed and captured. Looks like a great place for a photography field trip! V
Tom Munson14-Jul-2011 13:49
Beautiful image! What a wonderful area to explore.
Ted Aanensen14-Jul-2011 13:00
great catch, that Hercules must have been one strong dude!! BV
Jim Coffman14-Jul-2011 12:31
This is a amazing formation and you captured it so well. Beautiful tones!
Well done Michal! V
Raymond14-Jul-2011 12:00
Amazing, I bet many have tried to climb it !
Gerard Koehl14-Jul-2011 11:52
Cette formation rocheuse est très belle. V
Susanne v. Schroeder14-Jul-2011 11:16
What a uniquely shaped rock. Beautiful!
Zoltán Balogh14-Jul-2011 11:12
Wonderful find Michal! V
Stephanie14-Jul-2011 10:27
It's the balancing rock! Neat find! V
Tom LeRoy14-Jul-2011 10:04
This is an amazing rock! Well seen and captured. V
Graeme14-Jul-2011 09:33
What a great place!Vote
Torben Jorgensen14-Jul-2011 08:17
Great shot Michal. V
Bob White14-Jul-2011 08:13
Excellent shot of this rock and a nice narative to acompany it ...v
Guest 14-Jul-2011 07:04
Fabulous capture of this amazing rock Michal. V
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