Kodak D-76
View allAll Photos Tagged borax
Detail of a wheel on an old borax-hauling wagon train on display at the Harmony Borax Works in California’s Death Valley National Park.
Winter heightens the drama at Death Valley National Park.
Certainly, this is known as the hottest place on earth, and contains the second lowest point in the western hemisphere, but most people are unaware that this is the largest national park in the lower 48 of the continental United States. The park also contains large portions of the Argus, Panamint and Amarcosa mountain ranges, with Telescope Peak reaching 11,049' in elevation.
The view from Zabriskie Point (named for a Vice-President of the Borax company, which mined here with their famous 20 mule-teams in the early twentieth century), captures the sandstone badlands of the Amarcosa in the foreground (including the Manly Beacon and Red Cathedral), Death Valley, and the Panamint Range as the backdrop.
On a chilly winter morning following an exceedingly rare rainfall, the skies are dramatic with the sun reaching through some of the cloud layers, but not others, to create drama and colors, not normally captured here.
Sunrise over the Panamint Range west of the erosion landscape at Zabriskie Point / Death Valley.
Thanks for visiting! Danke für deinen Besuch
please respect/bitte beachte Copyright © All rights reserved
Death Valley NP
Harmony Borax Works
Interpretive Trail
Camera: Canon Eos 6D
Lens: EF24-105mmF/4L-IS-USM
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 105 mm
Shutter Speed: 1/400
ISO: 250
The lowest point in North America is a surreal landscape of vast salt flats.
Badwater Basin is the lowest point in North America at 282 ft (86 m) below sea level. The salt flats here cover nearly 200 square miles (518 square km), and are composed mostly of sodium chloride (table salt), along with calcite, gypsum, and borax.
Stories suggest that Badwater Basin earned its name when a mule belonging to an early surveyor refused to drink from the spring-fed pool near the present-day boardwalk. However, the water here is not truly “bad,” just very salty. Despite this high salinity, many organisms not only survive, but thrive here. The pool is home to an endemic snail naturally found only at this location, and its rim is dotted with salt tolerant plants, including pickleweed.
A pink color, so diffuse, coated the landscape in a gentle light. Lake (Alkali?) near Lake Mono with borax deposits.
Zabriskie Point, Death Valley, California
The spectacular views from Zabriskie Point are some of the most photographed in Death Valley National Park. Named in honor of Christian Zabriskie, a prominent figure in the heyday of the Pacific Coast Borax Company, Zabriskie Point affords an elevated vista from which to marvel at the badlands below. These yellow and brown stripped hills have been shaped by the powerful force of water, and even during dry times, the path carved by this water is unmistakable. Gazing beyond the badlands, views of the salt flats covering the floor of Death Valley are visible in the distance, with the hulk of the Panamint Mountains towering above.
The most pronounced feature viewed from Zabriskie Point is Manly Beacon. This jutting high point rises to an elevation of 823 ft (251 m), and bears the name of one of the first 49ers (gold rush pioneers) to visit the area. Manly Beacon is especially magnificent when viewed at sunrise or sunset.
Please, no graphics, comment codes, etc. in your comments - just your words.
Ansco Panorama w/homemade cardboard mask, TMax 100 exp 1/11
Rodinal 1+100 + 1g very old 20 Mule Team borax, 1 hour stand
This image is protected by copyright and may not be used in any way, for any purpose, without my written permission. Please contact me if you would like to use any of my photos.
[21-062-031]
Please, no graphics, comment codes, etc. in your comments - just your words.
Ansco Panorama w/homemade cardboard mask, TMax 100 exp 1/11
Rodinal 1+100 + 1g very old 20 Mule Team borax, 1 hour stand
This image is protected by copyright and may not be used in any way, for any purpose, without my written permission. Please contact me if you would like to use any of my photos.
[21-062-032]
Borax Hills, what will they think of next.
I remember when borax found its was from these hills into our washing powder. And it was good, and it made things clean, and it all smelled fresh, and it was the dawning of a new age. It knocked the spots off any non borax washing powder. And so the pure soap age gave way to the borax age, and those who had it ruled until the next best thing. And so it goes ....
Tonopah & Tidewater Railroad tie for Borax mining (circa 1903), out by China Ranch Dates, Death Valley, CA.
Please, no graphics, comment codes, etc. in your comments - just your words.
Babette, Anscopan All-Weather Film (ASA 125), exp 3/68 ... Thank you Robert!
Rodinal 1+100 + 1g very old 20 Mule Team borax, 1 hour stand
This image is protected by copyright and may not be used in any way, for any purpose, without my written permission. Please contact me if you would like to use any of my photos.
[23-016-001-3]
Please, no graphics, comment codes, etc. in your comments - just your words.
Ansco Panorama w/homemade cardboard mask, TMax 100 exp 1/11
Rodinal 1+100 + 1g very old 20 Mule Team borax, 1 hour stand
This image is protected by copyright and may not be used in any way, for any purpose, without my written permission. Please contact me if you would like to use any of my photos.
[21-062-015]
Old wagons for hauling borax on display at the Harmony Borax Works in Death Valley National Park, California.
Please, no graphics, comment codes, etc. in your comments - just your words.
Mamiyaflex C2, f2.8, 1/400, x-ray exposed FP4+ expired 6/08
Rodinal 1+100 + 1g very old 20 Mule Team borax, 1 hour stand
This image is protected by copyright and may not be used in any way, for any purpose, without my written permission. Please contact me if you would like to use any of my photos.
[22-001-003]
Please, no graphics, comment codes, etc. in your comments - just your words.
Ansco Panorama w/homemade cardboard mask, TMax 100 exp 1/11
Rodinal 1+100 + 1g very old 20 Mule Team borax, 1 hour stand
This image is protected by copyright and may not be used in any way, for any purpose, without my written permission. Please contact me if you would like to use any of my photos.
[21-062-005]
Please, no graphics, comment codes, etc. in your comments - just your words.
Chroma Cube, FP4+ exp 9/11, 6 sec, handheld
Rodinal 1+100 + 1g very old 20 Mule Team borax, 1 hour stand
This image is protected by copyright and may not be used in any way, for any purpose, without my written permission. Please contact me if you would like to use any of my photos.
[22-054-025]
Light painting at the Harmony Borax Works in Death Valley.
More info: edrosack.com/2015/11/01/death-valley-national-park-califo...
Amargosa Opera House and Hotel is a historic building and cultural center located in Death Valley Junction, in eastern Inyo County, California near Death Valley National Park. Resident artist Marta Becket staged dance and mime shows there from the late 1960s until her final show in February 2012.The Death Valley Junction Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places and is owned by the nonprofit established by Becket for the preservation of the property.
The theater was part of a company town designed by architect Alexander Hamilton McCulloch and constructed in 1923–25 by the Pacific Coast Borax Company. The U-shaped complex of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture style adobe buildings included company offices, employees' headquarters, a dormitory and a 23-room hotel with a dining room, lobby and store. At the northeast end of the complex was a recreation hall used as a community center for dances, church services, movies, funerals and town meetings.(Wikipedia)
A large apartment complex near Barstow, CA is closed and partially dismantled. There are a number of other abandoned buildings nearby, although there are plenty of new businesses and activity in other areas of Barstow.
Perhaps the decline of nearby mining led to this section of town to contain more abandonments. There are over 12,700 mines near Barstow but over 11,400 are closed. Gold, silver, borax, lead and many other minerals have been mined in the area. In any case, someone started to remove the tile roofs of these buildings and then gave up and left the tiles on site. When I see buildings like this, I always wonder what happened.
Happy Window Wednesday!
Please, no graphics, comment codes, etc. in your comments - just your words.
Chroma Cube, FP4+ exp 9/11, 3 sec handheld
Rodinal 1+100 + 1g very old 20 Mule Team borax, 1 hour stand
This image is protected by copyright and may not be used in any way, for any purpose, without my written permission. Please contact me if you would like to use any of my photos.
[22-024-041]
The original viewpoint was constructed by the Pacific Coast Borax Company as a part of their promotion of tourism in Death Valley in the 1920's. Zabriskie was a Vice President of the company which originally used 20 mule teams to transport borax out of Death Valley. Their successful advertising campaign for the 20 Mule Team Borax laundry detergent was mutually beneficial for tourism as well as popularizing the detergent.
Please, no graphics, comment codes, etc. in your comments - just your words.
Hamm Camera Co PinBox, 1 sec, FP4+ expired 4/06
Rodinal 1+10 + 1g very old 20 Mule Team borax, 1 hour stand
This image is protected by copyright and may not be used in any way, for any purpose, without my written permission. Please contact me if you would like to use any of my photos.
[22-008-012]
Laguna Colorada. The white clouds are not made of snow. This is borax blown into the sky by the strong wind.The red color (Colorada) is caused by algae
Please, no graphics, comment codes, etc. in your comments - just your words.
Chroma Cube, FP4+ exp 9/11, 13 sec, handheld, walking
Rodinal 1+100 + 1g very old 20 Mule Team borax, 1 hour stand
This image is protected by copyright and may not be used in any way, for any purpose, without my written permission. Please contact me if you would like to use any of my photos.
[22-054-010]
Please, no graphics, comment codes, etc. in your comments - just your words.
Babette, Anscopan All-Weather Film (ASA 125), exp 3/68 ... Thank you Robert!
Rodinal 1+100 + 1g very old 20 Mule Team borax, 1 hour stand
This image is protected by copyright and may not be used in any way, for any purpose, without my written permission. Please contact me if you would like to use any of my photos.
[23-016-008-10]
Please, no graphics, comment codes, etc. in your comments - just your words.
Hamm Camera Co PinBox, ~3/4 sec, FP4+ expired 4/06
Rodinal 1+10 + 1g very old 20 Mule Team borax, 1 hour stand
This image is protected by copyright and may not be used in any way, for any purpose, without my written permission. Please contact me if you would like to use any of my photos.
[22-008-008]
A staxed image of a time lapse shot on a very windy day at Harmony Borax Works in Death Valley National Park. While doing a time lapse, I saw the milky way over the South West area. However 1/2 way through the time lapse the moon started to rise over the East, illuminating the area creating an ideal exposure for star-stax. However my long delay between shots caused zipper gaps. With knowledge that the 1/4 moon was going to rise, I underexposed the first half of the sequence: set the aperture to f/4, the shutter to 15 sec, ISO 1600, and started the time lapse. Interval of 30 sec for 250 shots.
The time lapse of this photo sequence will be in my next Death Valley 4K video.
To see the full video on YouTube, google toxictabasco.
Or click on the link to part 1: youtu.be/MRCTjrmy0uQ
Thanks for viewing and subscribing.
DEATH VALLEY CALIFORNIA
The term salt flats are a misnomer since they are anything but flat here located just north of the historic Harmony Borax Works. The flats are covered in weird misshapen pinnacles of sharp crusted salt which resemble jagged coral and are just as dangerous to fall on. The area can be accessed by following the smooth shallow salt washes that crisscross the basin.
TEAMS MADE UP OF 20 MULES WERE USED TO MOVE MILLIONS OF POUNDS OF BORAX FROM THIS INACCESSIBLE AREA IN DEATH VALLEY TO THE RAILROAD AT MOJAVE.
BORAX IS AN ALL NATURAL CLEANING BOOSTER.
Old wagons for hauling borax on display at the Harmony Borax Works in Death Valley National Park, California.
Dear friends I am back from a short road trip to Nevada and California and I want to share these beautiful moments with you.
Zabriskie Point is a part of the Amargosa Range located east of Death Valley in Death Valley National Park in California, United States, noted for its erosional landscape. It is composed of sediments from Furnace Creek Lake, which dried up 5 million years ago—long before Death Valley came into existence.
I took this image at sunrise and had good luck to have some nice clouds in addition the colorful mountains...in the background you can see Bad Water Basin...but more from that later...
I have stitched 4 high res photos for this panorama image.
Liebe Freunde, ich bin gerade zurück von einer kurzen Reise nach Nevada und Kalifornien und möchte diese schönen Momente mit euch teilen...
Der Zabriskie Point ist ein Aussichtspunkt im Gebiet des Gebirgszugs der Amargosa Range im Death-Valley-Nationalpark, der für seine bizarren Erosionslandschaften um den ehemaligen Lake Manly bekannt ist. Er wurde zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts nach Christian Brevoort Zabriskie aus Wyoming benannt, dem Vizepräsidenten und Geschäftsführer der Pacific Coast Borax Company, die mit dem Boraxabbau in dem Gebiet beauftragt war.
Die Gesteinsformationen, auf die man von diesem Punkt sieht, sind die Sedimente des ehemaligen Furnace Creek Lake, der vor fünf Millionen Jahren ausgetrocknet ist.
Ich habe dieses Foto bei Sonnenaufgang aufgenommen und hatte zudem das Glück, ein paar sehr interessante Wolken neben den farbigen Felsformationen zu haben. Unten im Hintergrund könnt ihr noch das Bad Water Basin sehen...doch davon später mehr. Das Panorama habe ich aus 4 Fotos zusammengesetzt.
It's amazing how little light there is on a dark sky night with few stars. Conversely, it's amazing to realize how much light stars provide, once you notice how dark is is without them!
Es un lugar de cría y anidación para los flamencos andinos de las tres especies existentes en la zona, aves migratorias que se posan en grupos de a miles en las aguas ricas en minerales de esta laguna y cuyas patas y parte del plumaje presentan el color rosa de la misma.
La exótica belleza y características únicas de la laguna Colorada, han sido motivos para que esta participe en la elección de las Siete maravillas naturales del mundo.
Tiene unas dimensiones máximas de 10,7 km de largo por 9,6 km de ancho, con una superficie de 60 km² y una profundidad promedio de 35 cm. Su perímetro costero es de 35 Km. Está considerada como una laguna de tipo altoandina-salina, además contiene islas de bórax en los sectores noreste y sudeste.
Los tonos del agua van de marrones hasta rojos intensos. La coloración roja de sus aguas es debido a los sedimentos del color rojo y pigmentos de algunos tipos de algas y plancton que se activan con la luz solar y el viento.
4277 msnm
Laguna colorada - Altiplano - Bolivia
© Todos los derechos reservados. Prohibido su uso o reproducción.
sebas.fotoestudio@gmail.com
Quito - Ecuador
1958 Leica M2 with Leica Summarit-M 2.5/35mm on Ilford Delta 100 at box speed in my PC-512 Borax developer 1+50 for 6.5 mins @ 20C.
I have shot in this location a few times, always looking for the right shot. Sometimes with enough patience, things work out! I was out shooting with my daughter and we stood here ready to go and then the right moment arrived.
I've always enjoyed shots like this, looking out from under a bridge, a doorway, or other dark frame, with a lit background. I think the Delta performed well here, and the PC-512 really worked great at preserving Delta's smooth tonal curve.
It was also really nice to be out with a camera after months of being stuck at home!
Zabriskie Point was named after Christian Brevoort Zabriskie, vice-president and general manager of the Pacific Coast Borax Company in the early 20th century. Zabriskie Point is a part of the Amargosa Range located east of Death Valley in Death Valley National Park in California, United States.
Dagelijkse business voor DB Cargo, de bedieningen langs de Welplaatweg in Rotterdam-Botlek. Van de 4 aansluitingen zijn er 2 flink actief, Vopak Botlek en Rubis, wat helaas niet geldt voor Borax en Biopetrol die beiden in diepe slaap verkeren.
Op 1 april 2022 staat DB Cargo lok 6439 klaar voor vertrek met de verzamelde wagens: 8 ketelwagens methanol voor Dordrecht, 3 lege ketelwagens hexamethyleendiamine voor Bantzenheim, 2 ketelwagens isopropenylbenzeen, en tot slot 5 lege ketelwagens aardgascondensaat voor Roodeschool.
It starts at the shoes, and looks kinda neat, making a crust your sole on the rim of your feet. But once you've taken your shots, its climbed up your trousers, down into your shirt and sneaked into your socks.
It's is sticky and crusty and soon it's taking over the car. A Very, very, bad water basin.
Badwater Basin, the bit of the Mojave Desert that is 282 feet below sea level. No matter how hard you try, the salt gets everywhere and I suspect it is laced with borax, but a great place to be.
Noticeably cooler in the evenings - not a place for mid-day meander.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badwater_Basin