Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/11/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Why is it named Mono Lake? On Nov 7, 2011, at 12:01 PM, Aram Langhans wrote: > Ken. I like the repeating blue reflections from the waves. And you can > see > the bottom. did you use a polarizer or is the water that clear this time > of > year? We did not stop for a look this time. > > Actually, Mono Lake is teaming with life. It is not a desert by any means. > Alkali flies and brine shrimp abound. And recently some NASA scientists > found that there is possibly a novel form of life that can use arsenic as a > replacement for phosphorous in many biochemical pathways, including perhaps > DNA and RNA. Kind of "earth shattering" in the field if it pans out as the > early evidence seems to suggest. It is a very interesting lake. did you > wander over to the south end to see the tufa formations? The lake is > slowly > refilling after being tapped heavily for water in the 70's and 80's. The > formations are being partially covered. > > Aram > >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "Ken Carney" <kcarney1 at cox.net> >> Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2011 4:22 PM >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: [Leica] Another Yosemite photo >> >>> A duck on Mono Lake, from our Yosemite adventure week before last - I'm >>> not sure what they found to eat, but they were diving away. Suggestions >>> welcome as always. >>> >>> Ken >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kcarney/_MG_3060.jpg.html >>> >>> >>> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information