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Silk Road: Salt desert


Silk Road: Salt desert
Photo Information
Copyright: Dietrich Meyer (meyerd) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 97 W: 15 N: 608] (1490)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2002-08-20
Categories: Nature
Camera: Minolta Dynax 404si, Kodak elite 200
Map: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-03-25 9:43
Viewed: 484
Points: 2
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Travels on the Silk Road:
The ancient Silk Road passed from Trebzon/Turkey to Täbris/Iran and passed through Orumieh at the salt lake of the same name. The picture has been taken of a salt desert at the Eastern shore. Right on the horizon the road to Tabriz can be discerned. The temperature was around 38°C.

The only things growing under these harsh conditions are blue-green "algae" (rather bacteria), adding bright colors to occasional salt brines.

This slide had to be scanned, the picture processed in Photoshop (getting rid of a grainy sky by blurring; straightening; colour correction; sharpening of the lower half; increasing saturation by 12% to compensate for loss when reduzing size).

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To hgupta: Go ahead!meyerd 1 03-26 16:05
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WOW....I like the space...wide ope space in thus pictur. It has been captured beautifully

By the wy I also fantasize about travelling through the silk route, from end to end...

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