Ash Meadows
My wife and I have a habit of just getting in the car and driving. We call it being “spont” – short hand for spontaneous. One Sunday we ended up at the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in the Mojave Desert, approximately 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas NV. It is a wetlands in the middle of the desert. They have unique species and a unique ecology. The Ash Meadows Amargosa pupfish, lives in these waters that warm up to 92 degrees and the pupfish can survive in water only a half-inch deep. They survive in all sorts of difficult conditions, but ultimately they still need water.
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A lovely tradition with a fun name! and the image you took from this “spont” is great
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We’ve been pretty lucky with our spont trips. Except last weekend. Not one photo and a fall that laid me up for almost a week!
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Wonderful.Great 3D feel to this shot.
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Thanks, David!
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Love this photo. A lot different to the tracks I shot that run through the centre of our CBD.
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Thanks, Raewyn. But actually these weren’t tracks. It was an elevated wooden walkway. 🙂
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Its pretty wild the you have is a wetland in the middle of the desert Emilio. Great image and perfect processing 🙂 Great work.
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There are quite a few wetlands near by, Joe. I have a tale to tell about our past weekend but no photos. Just got to figure how to present it. Maybe with stock photos!
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Love this piece. Really curious atmosphere.
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I’m sorry to admit the atmosphere is all contrived. It was a very bright day with a clear blue sky! And a very dull photo! So I started playing! 🙂
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Thanks Emilio – the Spont had a very good result here! Regards thom.
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Thanks, Thom. We usually get lucky although last weekend was a total loss. My wife says not every trip has to end with photos. But she just doesn’t understand!:)
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