Mono Lake #1 by funkandjazz

Photography • Landscape • posted on Jul 15, 2003

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Description

Now for something completely different! This is saltwater-filled Mono Lake, in the eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains, near the town of Lee Vining, California. It's been a favorite of photographers for years because of these odd "tufa" formations--calcium carbonate stacks formed underwater by freshwater springs and exposed by dropping lake levels. They're all over the rather large lake. I shot this last week, my first time there. It was surreal, fascinating and very beautiful. Thanks for taking a look. :)

Comments (20)

avlish

11:02PM | Tue, 15 July 2003

Mono lake rules. There's some awesome ones in Sierra Club magazines of it (tho yours is nice too =D) Did you get it at sunset?

viewlenz

11:15PM | Tue, 15 July 2003

I have been there 4 times..it's an awesome place. Going again in a couple of weeks. Fantastic capture. Love those fly swarms, too!

Tedz

11:31PM | Tue, 15 July 2003

Aaaaaah. How impressive...and strange.

Masema

11:35PM | Tue, 15 July 2003

Oooooh, cool. I can see why photographers would flock to this place...facinating formations. Excellent shot too . Beautiful deep blue sky.

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daeve

12:39AM | Wed, 16 July 2003

Very cool! I'll have to stop by there on my way to burningman. Thanks for sharing!

gallimel

1:44AM | Wed, 16 July 2003

It is surreal for sure!!! It reminds me heavily of landscapes in Dali's "Memory Persistence".. same feeling of space. You are a wizard :)

ratto

1:54AM | Wed, 16 July 2003

Perfect shot!

Alrisha

2:03AM | Wed, 16 July 2003

Your games with prospect are very beautiful! Bravo!

patmartj

2:05AM | Wed, 16 July 2003

Awesome place and photo, your skill is unmistakeable.

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Niutek

2:42AM | Wed, 16 July 2003

Beautifully composed, there's something going on in the background and the foreground. The colors and light are amazing - it adds to the surreal feeling along with the tufa formations :)))

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jgeorge

4:35AM | Wed, 16 July 2003

I love the composition and the reflections! Great colours too.

PapaGuru

4:38AM | Wed, 16 July 2003

Gives a feeling of lonelynessss! Like the composition!

funkandjazz

5:49AM | Wed, 16 July 2003

Thanks for the kind comments. :) By the way, as viewlenz noticed, those black patches and little black dots everywhere are "alkali flies." Weirdest thing... they swarm all over the shore, but have no interest in people at all. They just move out of the way when you get near them.

Michelle A.

6:56AM | Wed, 16 July 2003

Amazing place.....your very dark polarized sky lends a surreal feeling to the image. :~)

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Akinom

1:33PM | Wed, 16 July 2003

Totally agree with you... surreal, fascinating and very beautiful! Compliments on this perfect shot!

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Drea71

1:50PM | Wed, 16 July 2003

Wanted to say exactly what Akinom did - had already copied your description to paste it in there (normally I hate copy & paste...)

davidhate

2:20PM | Wed, 16 July 2003

You find the most interesting places Steve:) As has already been said this seems very surreal. The depth you've created from foreground out really pulls my eyes out of their sockets:))

cynlee

10:59PM | Wed, 16 July 2003

so that's what it is- yes, i'm working backwards through the gallery- awesome place! :]

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