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19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Salt Stream

A pool and stream made out of salt form at the lowest elevation point in America, Badwater Basin. Drifting clouds overhead created dappled light to highlight the contrast on the basin floor.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2020
Date Uploaded: 11.2021
Photo Location: Furnace Creek, California, United States of America
Camera: NIKON Z 7
Copyright: © Christian Murillo