After a week of mostly darkness we finally seem to have turned the corner. 2 days ago they turned the lights on at 8:30 and left them on. We still are lacking elevators which is a severe hardship but at least we don't need to sit in the dark and can watch some TV when we want (and when the cable is working which is sometimes). We also have heat at least part of the day (it's getting cold now with temperatures just above freezing and raw winds blowing from the north and west) but almost no hot water so our electric backup boiler is getting a good workout. We've almost returned to what qualifies as 'normal' around here. Of course, the whole thing is held together with spit, tape and bailing wire and could fall apart at any time but it's a step in the right direction. Amazing how being deprived of something for a while makes one grateful for even the smallest of favors.
Mono Lake Tufa
This is another shot of the famous tufa at Mono Lake. I've already talked about them so I'll just add one additional fact ... if the lake returns to the level mandated by the court settlement between the lake and LA water district these will mostly disappear under the water. With the ongoing drought in CA that may never happen but that's the plan. So enjoy the picture while you can.
These formations lie to the west of the main grouping and I had to use my telephoto to take this image. It's a composition of a large number (110) of portrait HDR shots stitched together with Photomatix and Photoshop. Final adjustments were made in Lightroom. Amazing formations which, unfortunately, are disintegrating as the engine that made them has been cut off by the drought and the falling lake level.
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| Mono lake Tufa - 200mm(1.6 crop),f/18,HDR,ISO 100, license CC BY-NC 4.0 |
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