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Mono Lake (/ˈmoʊnoʊ/ MOH-noh) is a large, shallow saline soda lake in Mono County, California, formed at least 760,000 years ago as a terminal lake in an endorheic basin. The lack of an outlet causes high levels of salts to accumulate in the lake. These salts also make the lake water alkaline.
This desert lake has an unusually productive ecosystem based on brine shrimp that thrive in its waters, and provides critical habitat for two million annual migratory birds that feed on the shrimp and alkali flies. Historically, the native Kutzadika'a people derived nutrition from the Ephydra hians pupae, which live in the shallow waters around the edge of the lake.
When the city of Los Angeles diverted water from the freshwater streams flowing into the lake, it lowered the lake level, which imperiled the migratory birds.
Went out and about up the east coast with my new (very old) Zenit 35mm, loaded with mono film. Mostly only took my GX-20 as a handy light meter (the Zenit has a wobbly needle and a selenium cell). Grabbed this though before I got to work gettin' all old school. Yeah.
OK, looking at it perhaps my composition needs a wee tweak, but overall not too shabby. Can't wait to get my film developed though, watch this space!
***EDiT*** Damn, just realised I straightened the horizon, didn't save it (don't ask) then forgot to re-do it. I'll repost later. Maybe. Hm
better Viewed On Black
A mono version of the Palm House in Sefton Park taken this afternoon on a stroll
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A recent shot of a local model, Sarah - with just the hat to cover her modesty !
Mono supports a simple but amazingly productive food chain. At the bottom of that chain are microscopic, single-celled algae. The algae serves as food for two other species--brine shrimp and brine flies which, in turn, serve as the major food source for literally millions of water birds. It's estimated that some 85% of California's seagulls started their life here at Mono Lake. There are at least 80 species of water fowl that call Mono Lake home.
Incase your wondering what those numbers mean, those are for his sound effect settings on his BOSS RC-20XL Loop Station.
Mono @ New York club, Vilnius, Lithuania, 21.10.2015
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using 1 off camera speed light on 1/16 power i think.....
Must remember to pull subject off the wall to avoid shadowing. While a shadow works for some it doesn't for others.
Mono @ New York club, Vilnius, Lithuania, 21.10.2015
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Mono @ New York club, Vilnius, Lithuania, 21.10.2015
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Moños hechas a mano para crear invitaciones elegantes.
Moños hechas a mano para crear invitaciones elegantes.
Moños hechas a mano para crear invitaciones elegantes.
Mono @ New York club, Vilnius, Lithuania, 21.10.2015
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Mono live at The Beat Goes On (Soundscape Records 10 years Anniversary), Bentley Music Auditorium
featuring performance by
Citizens Of Ice Cream
Furniture
Akta Angkasa
A minimalist capture at Mono Lake's South Tufa about 15-30 minutes before sunrise. I believe this is an EV-2 shot.
Mono Lake, CA - South Tufa.
The term "Mono" is derived from "Monachi", a Yokut term for the tribes that live on both the east and west side of the Sierra Nevada.
"Mono Lake is a hundred miles in a straight line from the ocean--and between it and the ocean are one or two ranges of mountains--yet thousands of sea-gulls go there every season to lay their eggs and rear their young. One would as soon expect to find sea-gulls in Kansas. And in this connection let us observe another instance of Nature's wisdom. The islands in the lake being merely huge masses of lava, coated over with ashes and pumice-stone, and utterly innocent of vegetation or anything that would burn; and sea-gull's eggs being entirely useless to anybody unless they be cooked, Nature has provided an unfailing spring of boiling water on the largest island, and you can put your eggs in there, and in four minutes you can boil them as hard as any statement I have made during the past fifteen years. Within ten feet of the boiling spring is a spring of pure cold water, sweet and wholesome.....
"The lake is two hundred feet deep, and its sluggish waters are so strong with alkali that if you only dip the most hopelessly soiled garment into them once or twice, and wring it out, it will be found as clean as if it had been through the ablest of washerwomen's hands. "
Mark Twain, "Roughing It"