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Detail of big paste up on the only unwaxed part of underpass, in Leicester UK , by Mr Breakfast of Mono
Mono Lake is an alkaline and hypersaline lake in California, United States that is a critical nesting habitat for several bird species and is an unusually productive ecosystem
Mono Lake is believed to have formed at least 760,000 years ago, dating back to the Long Valley eruption. Sediments located below the ash layer hint that Mono Lake could be a remnant of a larger and older lake that once covered a large part of Nevada and Utah, making it among the oldest lakes in North America.
Mono Lake is a terminal lake in a watershed fed from melting runoff with no outlet. Dissolved salts in the runoff thus remain in the lake and raise the pH and the salt concentration.
Mono Lake is in a geologically active area at the north end of the Mono-Inyo Crater volcanic chain of the Long Valley Caldera. The geological activity is caused by faulting at the base of the Sierra Nevada, and is associated with the crustal stretching of the Basin and Range Province.
Volcanic activity continues in the Mono Lake vicinity: the most recent eruption occurred 250 years ago at Negit Island in Mono Lake. Panum Crater (on the south shore of the lake) is an excellent example of a combined rhyolite dome and cinder cone.
Info taken from wikipedia
Mono depiction of the Angel Of The North - Antony Gormley's stunning sculpture situation just off the A1 south of Gateshead. For the full story of this wonderful creation, see the Wikipedia entry at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_of_the_North.
Part of The Mull & Cornish Choo-Choo set.
Mono Craters. This cluster of volcanic cones south of Mono Lake is of relatively recent origin. The craters have ages ranging from 50,000 years to 400,000 years. Inyo National Forest. Along U.S. 395, south of Lee Vining, Mono Co., Calif.
mono lake, eastern sierra, south tufas. mono lake is est to be 780,000 yrs old, one of the oldest on the continent and one with no natural outlet. 3 times saliter than the ocean means no fish. the tufas are formed by underground springs high in alkaline and were not exposed until a diversion of water to socal in the early 1900s lowered the lake 140+' and reduced the surface are by 30%. restoration has been underway since the '70s. the water is rich in brine shrimp and a major stopover for birds on their migratory flyway
Last one from Mono Lake for a while, I promise! I've always been underwhelmed by the color I capture when shooting here, so once again I've reverted to black & white to try and highlight the shapes as the unique feature. A very long exposure thanks to an infrared filter helps to settle the reflections and waves down enough where the eye can trace the tufa contours without distraction.
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Miasma, Mono, Prvrt, Rockabilly, Gypsy Kid, Dwell, Cezr, Polar, one unit, Wieszax and Mista Breakfast
Photos taken during my recent photo workshop to the Eastern Sierras. An autumn trip is planned for October 14, 2010. www.californiaphotographyworkshops.com/Bodie_and_Mono_Lak... For a portfolio from last weekend link here: keithskelton.viewbook.com/eastern_sierra_workshop