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"The name ‘Sodom’ is mentioned in the book of Genesis concerning the city of sinners that Lot, Abraham’s nephew, had to escape from after protecting his angel-guests from a wrathful mob. The cities of Sodom and Gomorrah were entirely destroyed by Divine Power and this mountain was there to observe the scene.
Mount Sodom is located to the west of the southern basin of the Dead Sea, and is an extraordinary geological phenomenon: apart from some thin layers of silt and marl it is made entirely of salt. During the evaporation of the previous stages of the Dead Sea, tons of salt and other minerals were deposited within the steep shoulders of the seabed.
Over the years salt accumulated to a layer of 4km height, on top of which eroded rocks and other minerals were deposited. The underground heat had melted the salt, and the weight of the rocks above creates a pressure that forces the melted salt up along the sides. The mountain is an outcome of this massive force, and it keeps rising 1cm per year.
Mount Sodom is 11km long and approximately 2km wide. The mountain top is 200m above the Dead Sea and reaches a height of 190m below sea level. Since the surface soil is made of more than 95% salt, no plant can grow on the mountain. This creates a moon-like landscape. Contrary to any other rock, the salt dissolves rapidly in water. Erosion and creation of underground cavities are more than 50 times faster than in limestone or dolomite.
The “Malch’am” (The Israeli Center for Caves Research) Cave beneath Mount Sodom is the longest known cave in Israel, and the longest single natural salt cave in the world. It is 5,500m long and is full of breath-taking salt stalactites, with endless vertical and horizontal volumes."
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After countless days of gloomy weather, the sun has finally emerged from behind the dark grey clouds early in the morning. With the strong light emitted by the scorching sun, it enhanced the architectural design of the ArtScience Museum located at the very heart of Marina Bay Sands.
Despite the fact that the ArtScience Museum is shaped like a lotus, a cleavage of a gigantic architecture could be seen and hence, the name ‘Sharp Division’.
Oslo Opera House roof , taken shots here in the past but this is a new angle , so to speak , for me :-)
This vehicle from Sharpes Coaches of Nottingham, was leaving Dover Eastern Docks while on its way back from Europe, and is another one where I bothered with it because it was colourful-ish.
- www.kevin-palmer.com - I just barely made it to Cholla Garden in time for sunrise on a clear morning. The sunlight may look warm, but the temperature was in the 20's. Cholla cactus have a fuzzy and glowing appearance when they are backlit by the sun. You have to watch where you're going on this trail because if you barely brush up against a cholla, they seem to jump out and attach themselves to you.
Sharpes of Nottingham Volvo B7RLE Wright Eclipse RIG6495 (GN06EVP) is seen working route 300 to Lowdham on 29/07/2022. This route is due to pass to CT4N next Monday.
Underexposed Provia...
Intimate Landscapes on a Panoramic Camera described here...https://remorseblog.blogspot.com/2021/08/panoramic-intimate-landscapes.html
I found this Sharpie eating a house mouse early one morning. You can see the mouse head in the hawks mouth.
Next up on my journey home to Hampshire (07/02/2025) was a look in at Sharpes of Langar. Their coach fleet is made up of absolutely immaculate Van Hool coaches and has got to be one of the best presented in the UK. Simple as that!
Thanks go to the Sharpes staff for showing me around.
It was a dark and stormy day in Reno, or at least it had snowed a little. Ilford HP5+ shot with Skink Pinhole Pancake f/110 on Canon IVSb2. Developed in Caffenol C-H for 10 minutes at 70°.
Unusual vehicles to find in Nottingham are Sharpes who run a lot of contracted school runs in the region.
This Van Hool looks immaculate, given its at least 26 years old!! Seen taking schoolchildren to Nottingham High School.
Oh BOY! I now have shot a real bird...not on a branch..not on a bird feeder BUT sitting in my front yard when I went to feed my cats this AM!!!!!
Have no idea who or what she is and she stayed for 4 shots only AND duh I just watched her fly off and did not shoot????
I had no idea what my camera was on I just prayed she stayed for a few seconds and that this turned out...guess what it was on last time used worked?
There is an additional shot below as an afterthought but a couple contacts beat me!
Anyone know who she is?
Let me know how I did on this shot....please!
Happy Thursday to everyone today!