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Rugged canyon landscape with a stone bridge and sandy path

Rugged canyon landscape with a stone bridge and sandy path

A 60 cm × 40 cm × 40cm aquascape designed as a deep, rugged canyon with 2 almost vertical walls made of seiryu stone. In places the canyon walls overhang, creating deep shadows beneath them. The composition of the aquascape adheres to the golden ratio, with the 2 canyon walls angled from the left and right corners towards a vanishing point that sits at the golden ratio point - 24 cm from the left side of the aquarium tank. A prominent, rocky outcrop extends from the right side canyon wall, its tip is 30 cm high from the bottom of the aquarium tank, and 24 cm from the right side of the aquarium tank. A sand path winds its way from the left corner of the aquascape, then turns beneath the outcrop and heads up the canyon towards the vanishing point. The only plants are moss on the canyon floor, trimmed low. The aquascape is extremely rugged-looking with lots of rock strata and plenty of contrast between illuminated and shadowed areas. The aquascape has lots of extremely fine details detailed with lots of rubble and rock debri. The bottom of the canyon slopes upwards to the rear of the aquascape. The entire aquascape layout is perfectly balanced. Beneath the outcrop, a ruggedly-hewn, arched stone bridge extends between the 2 canyon walls, with a pathway that runs along the top. The pathway disappears behind rock at each end to hide from view. The tops of the canyon walls never extend above the waterline that is 1 inch beneath the top of the aquarium tank. The perspective of the Mehr sehen