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salt flats from the air
November 8, 2015
Water Colors
Seeing familiar landscapes from above lends uncommon and often arresting new views. “The colors, shapes, and patterns in the Great Salt Lake are absolutely stunning. I have always wanted to fly over this particular area,” writes Your Shot community member Jassen Todorov, who captured this striking aerial image of evaporation ponds from just west of Stansbury Island in Utah’s Great Salt Lake.
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