Pink Salt, a photo from Erongo, South

Photographer's Note

One of my favourite places to visit when down at the coast is Walvis Bay. Not for what the town has to offer, which isn’t much, but a drive past the lagoon takes you to the salt works where a series of manmade salt evaporation ponds are pumped with sea water. The ground is flat and salt encrusted and on a misty day all can look rather dull and grey but on a sunny day the colours of the plankton ladened water is amazing and the crusty salt is pale pink or snow white. I have posted pictures of this location before, this one shows a wider view.
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ikeharel (105885) 2012-12-18 9:35

Amazing colors, Rosemary, men made magic tones.
Excelent view all the way as far as the horizon, good clear image, and the colors are stunning with contrast to blue sky.
Good evening,
Ike

JFS (32459) 2012-12-18 10:02

Impressive image of this pink lagoon, the colors are so amazing and unusual! The vivid blue sky completes the scene. Thanks Rosemary!
Cheers,
Juan

jemaflor (135380) 2012-12-18 11:37

Hi Rosemary,
Great tones, good pov with interesting depth result, lovely light well managed, tfs.

corjan3 (2109) 2012-12-18 11:51

Hello Rosemary,
Fabulous colours and an informative note. Makes me think of camping in the desert not far from Cape Cross where there also were salt works. In charge was a German man .... lived like a recluse, never went anywhere ... the salt trucks brought his meagre supplies back from Walfish Bay and Swakop for him. He never spoke English and tested my German very well but he had lots of cowboy books ... especially Louis L'Amour's ... all in English, of course, and I would borrow from him. We would sit at the kitchen table and have a few Kleine-Kleine but he refused to tell me where he had found the satin spar with fibre length of more than 20 cm - the longest I ever found was less than 10 cm. But how the gypsum fields formed is another story. Thank you for jostling my memory with this image. Do the salt works at Cape Cross still exist?
Best wishes.
Neels

macjake (96157) 2012-12-18 11:53

Hi Rosemary
how could anyone not love this!
at first glance, it looks like an arrow head.

strong angular lines, i see triangles, rectangles, and a wicked collection of colors. that salmon-red-pink is really the standout!
love the subject and the blue portion for contrast.
nice shot
cheers
Craig

Energysavingelk (6625) 2012-12-18 11:58

Hello Rosemary,

incredible colours, enhanced by a very high horizon and an almost complete lack of solid ground.
At which time of the day has your photo been taken?

Regards from Rhineland
Sven

mesutilgim (0) 2012-12-18 12:06

Hello Rosemary,
Another amazing capture from Namibia.
Good pov and good graphism.
I only wonder if this color is been created by the planktons or a kind of shrimp (artemia salina) which gives also the pink color to the feather of flamingo's !
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

carlo62 (81265) 2012-12-18 12:34

Ciao Rosemary
la macchia rosa è veramente immensa e la bella luce la fa risplendere e contrastare con il resto del paesaggio.
Saluti
Carlo

baclama (19188) 2012-12-18 12:38

waouhh quelles couleurs!!!et à perte de vue..
incroyable!
TFS
vero

williewhistler (16606) 2012-12-18 15:15

Hello Rosemary,
the gorgeous colours are really well portrayed in a thoughtul composition,the texture of the salt is also made apparent.
A really eye catching shot.
Kind regards Les.

ACL1978 (7511) 2012-12-18 17:09

The low angle workds wonderfully here, Rosemary - the pink water and sand fill up the frame creating an abstract work with a horizon. Are those buildings on the horizon? If so, they're wonderfully placed and provide great scope.

Andrew

bukitgolfb301 (53894) 2012-12-18 20:00

Hi dear Rosemary

The starnegess, miracle and amizingness of the nature.
Great shot indeed. I loose my words.
Thanks a lot and have a good day!

Takero from Tokyo

delpeoples (60326) 2012-12-18 20:03

Hi dear Rosemary

I remember this place well from your previous photograph, in fact I think it was the photo that drew me to your Gallery in the first place. Beautiful colours, composition, depth and of course, your subject matter is sensational. I just love it!

Thanks for sharing, hugs
Lisa

Antipodean (666) 2012-12-18 20:22

Kia ora Rosemary,
Great picture. It always amazes me how salt pans turn quite red as the water evaporates. I've seen this same effect in salt pans in New Zealand, India & Egypt. I have been told it is a salt-tolerant algae. Cheers, Neil

girni (344) 2012-12-19 0:08

bonjour,
excellente prise de vue pour faire connaître cet élément !couleur et décor à l'infini, très bien fait
icole

ifege (32169) 2012-12-19 1:18

A spectacular one Rosemary - probably the reddest and largest pink lake that I've seen - having said that I notice that they are artificial lakes and what I've seen in Australia and Canada are natural. So ... a great view with great colour.
cheers and all the best for 2013.
Ian

sevy (58) 2012-12-19 4:41

I already saw some airplanes shots of Walvis bay in some newspaper (perhaps National Geographic), but it is the first time I see shot from ground of those colorfull salt water fields.
The composition is original and works good to evidence the specificity of this.

Yves.

Nicou (193806) 2012-12-19 4:59

Hlelo

quelle vue une merveille ce rouge avec les sel blanc fantastique et cette immensité et perspective superbe compo et captage.
Bravo et amitié

Nicou

mkamionka (61176) 2012-12-19 5:32

Hi Rosemary,
amazing view. I like very much the pink color here. Nice white salt surface in the foreground. Blue sky adds a referece that we are still on the Earth.
Very well done,
M

timecapturer (49288) 2012-12-19 6:09

Hi Rosemary
amazing mix of elements and colours in this striking shot. The lines and infinite perspective here are absorbing and strangely beautiful. Wonderful imagery!

Regards - Brian.

anode (56) 2012-12-19 6:17

Beautiful!

Nard (6972) 2012-12-19 8:15

Hi Rosemary
An amazing place, I understand why you like it. The colors are incredible and unreal and the mixt between the white and the pink is wonderful. I like also your framing with this infinite perspective which seems going to the horizon
Regards
Bernard

Didi (61589) 2012-12-19 9:03

Hi Rosemary
Very nice deep foreground with an interesting long perspective.
Great picture
Merry Christmas
Best regards

rychem (72179) 2012-12-19 10:29

Original and interesting place, really an amazing color of the pond, excellent shot
regards
Ryszard

barni (15751) 2012-12-19 14:10

Hello Rosemary
C'est complètement incroyable comme couleur.
C'est une bonne idée d'avoir gardé une petite place pour le ciel.
Bonne soirée
Christophe

jjcordier (79299) 2012-12-19 22:47

Rosemary
La couleur rose de ce lagon est vraiment impressionnante et le contraste avec le bleu du ciel et le blanc du sel vraiment splendide.
Amicalement
JJ

dkmurphys (78000) 2012-12-20 1:15

Hi Rosemary,
Spectacular view, you don't see a scene like this everyday. Lovely work of nature, good capture.

Daniel

CLODO (45094) 2012-12-20 3:09

hello Rosemary

of course, the pink color is attractive! This is why the pink flamingoes have also this stunning hue, because they ingest the plancton.
Cheers
CLODO

madhumita_roy86 (2344) 2012-12-20 6:45

Hi Rosemary,
very good capture...
beautiful colours...
great perspective..clear shot..
Tfs! regards,
Madhumita.

Cricri (176) 2012-12-20 14:04

Hi Rosemary
Il faudrait être difficile de ne pas aimer ce paysage, j'aime la profondeur, le contraste des couleurs d'où cette couleur rose qui m'émerveille, très jolie
Bonne nuit
cricri

HimalAnda (10671) 2012-12-21 4:51

Hello Rosemary,

The low point of view is a very good idea: we can see many details on the salt and enjoy the view on this rose water.
Well done!

Stéphane

COSTANTINO (104115) 2012-12-21 10:44

Hello
unusual shot and top impressive,your useful
notes helped me to understand about salt works,
about the ground which is flat and salt
have a nice weekend
regards
Costantino

m (0) 2012-12-22 12:00

Hi Rosemary,
I like these rather conflicting colors in your image, they bear a strong visual impact and underline the uniqueness of this place.
I remember seeing similar salt ponds in Tunisia but of natural origin filled by the rains in winter and drying up in summer. One of them was of the same red color but not beacause of plankton but because of the high ferrum content. And the other one contained lots of cuprum and was bright cyan. Situated side by side and fringed with the same white salt crystals as you show here they certainly had a wow effect on the tourists.
As for this shot - I'd say you're a master of composition. All your images are always carefully thought out and you choose the best perspective possible.
Best wishes and happy Christmas
Marina

siudzi (34141) 2012-12-23 1:02

Hi Rosemary,
Wow! What a superb landscapes post executed with truly amazing saturation of colors! Love the visual effect here. It's so strong and eye catching. Very well done.

Happy Christmas!

Gosia

mirosu (16313) 2013-01-01 3:13

Hi Rosemary,
Composition is strong, I like the fact you have a clear foreground and background. Excellent colors, clarity and sharpness. Bravo!!

Many thanks for all your comments in 2012, and I like to wish you and your family a happy and successful New Year 2013.
Miro

Angshu (56760) 2013-01-16 22:55

Hello Roasemary!
I missed this colourful image...I have read about planktons which lend colour to salt water, but when I see your picture it's quite a wow! Nature & its wonders indeed! Interesting picture with the white salt banks breaking the red & I feel the ripples created by the wind create a good visual appeal, rather than a placid water.
With warmest Regards
Angshu

Robert1969 (7160) 2013-01-30 1:46

Hello Rosemary,

Wonderful and colorful picture and landscape.
The diagonal lines creates a nice depth. The
open space makes the picture nice calmness.
Light management is also excellent.

Friendly regards,
Robert Alderliefste

p.s.
Are these colours of the plankton not the
reason that the Flamingos are pink?

mini-psig (56) 2013-01-31 4:03

Les différentes couleurs de l'eau sont intéressantes et très vives. Comme quoi, le sel a d'autres avantages que dans notre assiette !

Edith

Photo Information

Copyright: Rosemary Walden (SnapRJW) (31631)
Genre: Luoghi
Medium: Colore
Date Taken: 2011-02-09
Categories: Natura
Esposizione: f/18.0, 1/400 secondi
More Photo Info: view
Versione Foto: Versione Originale
Tema(i): Salt Pans, Namibian Landscapes 2, Salt Pans of Namibia [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2012-12-18 9:25