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Uploaded by: ChandlerMike — Saturday January 14, 2012 — Niland, CA (Current Weather Conditions)

Hey guys! Been busy lately, but got a chance to drive to California this past weekend and see the Salton Sea for the first time. This was the sunset from Bombay Beach...which is full of ancient, calcium-consumed piers from long ago. A must-visit, despite the dead fish and creepyness!

Categories: clouds, sunrise sunset, desert, water Camera Type: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
 
Image Description: An abandoned dock with a lone lampost sits on the quiet Salton Sea.
Manufacturer: Canon
Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
x-Resolution: 72.00
y-Resolution: 72.00
Resolution Unit: Inch
Software: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3.6 (Windows)
Artist: Mike Olbinski
Copyright: Copyright © 2011 Mike Olbinski Photography (Photographer) - (Editor)
Compression: JPEG compression
Exposure Time: 1/2 sec.
FNumber: f/16.0
Exposure Program: Aperture priority
ISO Speed Ratings: 100
Exif Version: Unknown Exif Version
Shutter speed: 1.32 EV (APEX: 1, 1/2 sec.)
Aperture: 8.00 EV (f/16.0)
Exposure Bias: 0.00 EV
MaxApertureValue: 4.00 EV (f/4.0)
Subject Distance: 4294967295.0 m
Metering Mode: Center-Weighted Average
Flash: Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode.
Focal Length: 17.0 mm
SubSecTimeOriginal: 16
SubSecTimeDigitized: 16
Focal Plane x-Resolution: 3849.21
Focal Plane y-Resolution: 3908.14
Focal Plane Resolution Unit: Inch
Custom Rendered: Normal process
Exposure Mode: Auto bracket
White Balance: Auto white balance
Scene Capture Type: Standard
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1. RenoSoHill 11:44 PM GMT on January 16, 2012    
Good one Mike
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2. Okiemom 11:47 PM GMT on January 16, 2012    
Great!
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3. CalicoBass 12:13 AM GMT on January 17, 2012    
Very beautiful, love the info and Congrats on the AC!!
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4. ceocrocker 12:52 AM GMT on January 17, 2012    
Oh, my... spent my childhood camping out, skiing, getting sunburned, etc. at Bombay Beach (before it got too polluted)! Superb photo and a nostalgic visit in a time machine for me. Thanks so much for posting!!!
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5. kristinarinell 12:57 AM GMT on January 17, 2012    
Beautiful shot! Congratulations!
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6. Kennebunker 12:59 AM GMT on January 17, 2012    
Very unusual mood to this - has the desolate, yet vibrant feel to it. Beautiful treatment, too. Kudos and AC congrats!
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7. randel52 1:13 AM GMT on January 17, 2012    
I also loved the feel of this shot very capturing and aluring! congrats
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8. dixiedaughter 2:43 AM GMT on January 17, 2012    
Beautiful!
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9. Bluesmaster 3:13 AM GMT on January 17, 2012    
Very cool, congratulations!
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10. Lucytoo 3:39 AM GMT on January 17, 2012    
Spellbinding! A most wonderful capture...thanks for sharing!
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11. catilac 3:43 AM GMT on January 17, 2012    
Unique image, Congratulations Mike!
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12. Arbie 3:57 AM GMT on January 17, 2012    
Wow, looks like something out of paradise lost! :)
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13. idzrvit 4:34 AM GMT on January 17, 2012    
Very cool image Mike!
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14. Dytie 5:22 AM GMT on January 17, 2012    
Nice shot. Congrats on your AC.
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15. Phatkhat 6:37 AM GMT on January 17, 2012    
Great shot! Looks like a scene from one of the Myst games - eerie, lonely, but beautiful.
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16. ChandlerMike 2:38 PM GMT on January 17, 2012    
Thanks so much everyone for the kind words! Definitely a strange place...hard to describe the contrast of beauty along with the decay.

Appreciate the AC Wunderground!
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17. beanhead 3:59 PM GMT on January 17, 2012    
Sorry I'm late, but this is great!
Congrats!
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18. LindyLu60 9:49 AM GMT on January 18, 2012    
Wonderful image.. love the weather / sunset colors / as a backdrop for such an old abandoned structure.. super neat shot! congrats!
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19. WigglesMom 6:21 AM GMT on May 12, 2012    
I remember driving a semi past there in the early 1970s and the other-worldly, 'edge of the world' feeling I had. Almost forty years later, this photo takes me to that same place, but your sky is so much more memorable than the times I passed the Salton Sea! Thank you for sharing!
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About ChandlerMike
ChandlerMike Just a weather nut living in Phoenix, Arizona. Love to take pictures of everything from weather, clouds and lightning, to my daughter, friends and anything else that strikes me as cool.I maintain a modest little blog at MikeOlbinski.com where I post photos of things related to weather and a variety of other stuff.If you are interested in prints or to see my entire gallery, please visit my Photoshelter site!
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