Salt Harvesting - Lake Hart
by Lexa Harpell
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Salt Harvesting - Lake Hart
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Lexa Harpell
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Photograph - Photographs
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Salt Harvesting - Lake Hart by Lexa Harpell
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.
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.
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April 30th, 2022
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