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svish

macrumors G4
Nov 25, 2017
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splifingate

macrumors 68000
Nov 27, 2013
1,901
1,694
ATL
I recently traveled a set of ad-hoc sojourns through (and around) the Mojave National Preserve (California).

Sorting-through 1K photos/300 videos is an incremental process.

I kept seeing inexplicable mechanical structures glomed to the side of mountains I was capturing in my mind, and my camera.

Eagle-Mountain_pump-lift.jpg


This was one that I observed driving Kaiser (of Permanente fame) Rd. as I tried to [unsuccessfully] explore the Eagle Mountain iron mine area.

Basic post-ipso-facto topo math (1+1=3) finally allowed me to connect the aqueducts.

How does one get water to flow up-hill? With a pump, of course ;)

An aerial shot I took on my flight out of LAX last year:

CRA_Desert-Center_overflight_2023.jpg


Looking-back on that particular WTPH?!? photo, I am reminded of W. Herzog's statement:

"The World reveals itself to those who travel on foot.”
 

Matsamoto

macrumors 6502a
Oct 31, 2018
990
8,524
Halmstad, Sweden
Awesome combo!

I sometimes obsess about the electric aerials, poles, towers, tech in my shots; but, I ultimately realise they're just part of the scenery ;)
Thanks!

Sometimes, I’m little obsess over that it should be a completely “clean” image.
But it’s good to hear an another opinion.

It gives more details to the image and maybe and hopefully the thoughts and fantasies starts to wander.
 
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