Canon PowerShot G9
ƒ/4
25.033 mm
1/320
80

This hypersaline lake covers 1,700 square miles but has a maximum depth of about 35 feet. It’s typically 3 to 5 times saltier than the ocean and fish free. The phytoplankton blooms in January followed by several species of diatoms.

6 responses to “Wasatch”

  1. flickrgao Avatar
    flickrgao

    Very beautiful.

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  2. drona Avatar
    drona

    Loved the DOF…beautiful shot!

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  3. AcroYogi Avatar
    AcroYogi

    painterly!

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  4. biotron Avatar
    biotron

    a harsh start but so worth it for this! great stuff.

    like a broken record, i have to point back to my remark on a previous pic about Matthew Barney’s Cremaster 2 – see short clip here, with incredible salt sculpture…

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  5. rajjda Avatar
    rajjda

    breathtaking photo…

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  6. jurvetson Avatar
    jurvetson

    thanks y’all. Hesitate to mention that it’s a photo through a plane window at full zoom with a pocket camera… but it’s a flight I have taken often and I plan my seat accordingly. =)

    biotron – hauntingly beautiful reflections in that video

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