Patterns in the Salt - Lake Hart
by Lexa Harpell
Title
Patterns in the Salt - Lake Hart
Artist
Lexa Harpell
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
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Lake Hart - Dried Salt by Lexa Harpell
Finally! No water in the salt lake!
A year prior, I had wanted to photograph the dried salt patterns of Lake Hart in Outback South Australia. Much to my disappointment, the lake was covered in about 5cm of water, locals said they hadn't seen water in the lake for years. However, you run with photographing of what is before you.
This trip, the lake was dry and I had the opportunity to photograph the dried salt patterns of the pale pink salt lake.
The landscape around the lake has the iconic red rusted dirt and vibrant foliage well known to Outback Australia. Add the pastel blues and magenta from the water and a big blue sky , it was a sight to behold.
The old timber footings of the ramps remain from a long ago industry harvesting the salt from this 61 square mile lake. At its height, 9,000 tons of salt was harvested annually.
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April 26th, 2022
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