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Mono Lake South Tufa
Mono Lake South Tufa
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Mono Lake, CA
Date: Jun 20, 2006
Aperture: 8.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/200 sec
Date Uploaded: Mar 10, 2009

 6:02 am
focal length 24mm

mid 6s?

Statistics
Place: 487 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 5.6928
Avg (commenters): 6.4545
Avg (participants): 5.7024
Avg (non-participants): 5.6410
Views since voting: 587
Views during voting: 669
Votes: 498
Comments: 48
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 04/06/2009 09:48:45 PM
Damon, does this mean you are back?
Brennan
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 07:38:27 PM
I love Mono Lake. It's so picturesque. Nice shot catching a mirror surface when looking in the distance it's definitely not a mirror when this was shot. I like the close-up features, when Mono Lake normally is a distance thing.
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 03/17/2009 12:13:58 PM
One of my favorite places to photograph. Great Capture!
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 03/17/2009 07:35:44 AM
Very calm but it has a surreal feeling as well.
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 03/17/2009 02:31:43 AM
Lovely clear, detailed composition.
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 03/16/2009 05:33:06 PM
Beautiful shot.
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 03/16/2009 03:24:07 PM
fantastic vista
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 03/16/2009 02:47:55 PM
Nice reflection, and good colours.
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 03/16/2009 02:10:17 PM
great shot of an unusual and scenic setting. 9
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 03/16/2009 09:02:21 AM
Good shot. Nice rock formation.
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 03/16/2009 05:31:54 AM
I'm hoping to leave comments on as many photo's in this challenge as possible... out of (currently) 1115 images, I gave 93 of them an 8. Your image was one of those 93, placing you well within the top 10% for this challenge.

Lots of water / sunset pics in this challenge, but this is one of my favourite ones.

Good luck for a strong finish in this challenge.
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 03/15/2009 07:19:46 PM
Always a great scene, enjoyable composition.
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 03/15/2009 11:47:06 AM
I love the reflections and the stillness in the water, and that is a very interesting rock outcrop in the background.
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 03/15/2009 08:07:05 AM
great mood, existing light was working in your favour
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 03/15/2009 06:04:35 AM
Surreal landscape, very nice and calm looking.
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 03/15/2009 05:42:19 AM
perfectly still water leading to a beautiful reflection, very nice
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 03/15/2009 01:36:37 AM
hm... nice too



brano
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 03/14/2009 05:34:52 PM
Excellent! You've captured the aura of a very beautiful place!
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 03/14/2009 04:09:52 PM
Nice. What about a way to get more blue sky? Did the tree improve it?
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 03/14/2009 08:24:13 AM
Interesting subject but the composition is rather bland.
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 03/13/2009 06:23:49 PM
In ancient times, it had been the site of evil and dark magic. It had a reputation for torture and death. An island of black stone, a tower in the center, home to beings and sorcerers from the deepest parts of nightmare.

Then came a day when the peoples of the mainland banded together to fight the evil there. They launched an attack en masse, sending countless ships filled with the bravest of knights and the strongest of warriors. For months the battles raged. Fire poured down on them, and lighting blew their ships apart. Poison gasses greeted those that tried landfall. Yet on they fought. More and more good people died, but ever more they defeated more and more of the evil there and took it down with them.

Finally, on one bright morning, the tower was finally breached, and the chased the sorcerer there from his place upon the pinnacle, where he had commanded his minions. The forced him to flee, and somehow he managed to get by most of the guard, but his magic was spent, and he was forced to enter the waters without any aid, yet he was still strong. He swam for his life, while they followed. He swam for his life as spear and arrow rained down around him. He swam for his life, and just as he reached the shallows and began to pull himself from the waves, a bolt of pure light, enchanted by the very gods, struck him in the back, and he was instantly turned to stone.

And there he remains to this very day, his skeletal face sticking out from the surface, and none dare go near. For there is an aura of blackness surrounding that spot, and the legends say that one day he'll break free from that prison, and return to terrorize the lands once more.
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 03/13/2009 03:01:08 PM
lovely light and reflections
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 03/13/2009 11:26:36 AM
Beautiful. Love the glassy quality of the water -- and nice reflections.

Sarah
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 03/13/2009 11:03:59 AM
Nice PoV, color and light. Looks very early in the morning.
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 03/13/2009 08:41:02 AM
Very subtle detail. Good contrast of colors and dispersion of darks/lights.
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 03/13/2009 07:44:27 AM
wow, this is beautiful
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 03/13/2009 06:07:04 AM
This has a bleak feel to it. I'd love to see it in BW. :~)
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 03/12/2009 09:43:45 PM
love the cool colors here
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 03/12/2009 02:42:21 PM
Interesting formations. Good natural color and light.
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 03/12/2009 02:06:21 PM
Like the stillness of the water. Well done.
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 03/12/2009 11:52:34 AM
Interesting subject. I like the contrast between the small tree and the rocks in the distance.
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 03/12/2009 11:51:07 AM
There have been a couple of Mono Lake shots in the challenge. I like this one better than the others.
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 03/12/2009 08:44:40 AM
I like the mirror effect
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 03/12/2009 08:28:29 AM
Mono lake, last time I was here was about 20 years ago , time for another visit. nice shot . 7
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 03/12/2009 01:07:35 AM
Oh this is amazing.
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 03/11/2009 08:09:22 PM
What a cool looking landscape! Like an alien planet compared to what I have in Texas.
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 03/11/2009 06:40:39 PM
Out in the lake, like statues of Kings long forgotten, stood the remembrance stones, some with their arms spread wide, others pointing, as if to tell you something important, but so long past that the land itself did not remember it.
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 03/11/2009 04:12:22 PM
Incredible detail. Nicely done! 7
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 03/11/2009 01:10:58 PM
nice shot
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 03/11/2009 12:53:14 PM
such a pretty, pretty spot, so smooth and tranquil, excellent colors
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 03/11/2009 11:48:48 AM
Interesting rock island.
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 03/11/2009 08:59:30 AM
I like the reflections in the water and like the diagonal line that is created by the 3 main elements ... the burning in the top left and bottom right really enhance that feel ...
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 03/11/2009 07:52:23 AM
Wish you were here!!!
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 03/11/2009 07:30:50 AM
Beautiful...but seems a bit over-saturated (just looking at the color of the tree in the foreground)
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 03/10/2009 11:03:56 PM
A foreign planet!
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 03/10/2009 10:59:03 PM
Wonderful location. I like how you've maintained the actual colours and not been tempted to amp them up in processing having said that, some deeper contrast may have been nice.
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 03/10/2009 10:49:00 PM
Nice shot, very peaceful.
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 03/10/2009 10:02:19 PM
cool place to shoot. not the best shot of this area.
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