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Photographer's Note

April 14, 2006
Sal seen from height of 1' 000 m.... no it is a lie, It is well the island of Sal, but only seen 1' 000 mm, is 1 m in height.

We are in the crater of Pedra de Lume, in the saltworks, at the edge of one of the salted and saturated water lakes. Salt settles on the edges, which give this effect of sand coasts marine with small dunes. The pink that one see in water and on salt, is probably due to iodine contained in water. The salt crystals that I will show you another time, are pink while leaving water. They lose this color dew after a few days after being out of the water. The iodine being volatile must leave.

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