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Photo Info
Dimensions9449 x 4724
Original file size2.38 MB
Image typeJPEG
Color spaceAdobe RGB (1998)
Date taken31-May-07 20:55
Date modified16-Oct-12 12:06
Shooting Conditions
Camera makeCanon
Camera modelCanon EOS 20D
Focal length17 mm
Max lens aperturef/4
Exposure1/125 at f/10
FlashNot fired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 100
Metering modeAverage
Mono Lake 1
Mono Lake is a large, shallow saline soda lake in Mono County, California. It was formed at least 760,000 years ago as a terminal lake in a basin, but lacking an outlet to the ocean; resulting in high levels of salts to accumulate and the water becoming alkaline.br/br/This desert lake has an unusually productive ecosystem based on brine shrimp that thrive in its waters, and provides critical nesting habitat for two million annual migratory birds that feed on the shrimp.
