Salt Mines of Maras
p.1 #1Salt Mines of Maras
Fed by a saline spring, canals fill more than 4,000 shallow salt ponds, creating salt as the water evaporates. The mines have been in use for more than 500 years.
(I originally posted these pics to the Black and White board, but after posting (and after letting these sit in LrC for a few months), I felt like I should try to edit in color, too.)
((/meta is this better here or in the Landscape forum?))
18mm f/4.5 1/4000
28.9mm f/5.6 1/1400
(I originally posted these pics to the Black and White board, but after posting (and after letting these sit in LrC for a few months), I felt like I should try to edit in color, too.)
((/meta is this better here or in the Landscape forum?))
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Jan 31, 2026 at 11:29 PM
p.1 #2Salt Mines of Maras
What an extremely unique subject "Tann"!
How large is the area? At first it looks small BUT as your following compositions show, it could be immense!
Did the people use the salt for food preservation?
Again both are super and the color one really accents the environmental surroundings!
Reminds me of the rice paddies of SE Asia. The shapes that is.
Dan
How large is the area? At first it looks small BUT as your following compositions show, it could be immense!
Did the people use the salt for food preservation?
Again both are super and the color one really accents the environmental surroundings!
Reminds me of the rice paddies of SE Asia. The shapes that is.
Dan
Feb 01, 2026 at 11:05 AM
p.1 #3Salt Mines of Maras
Danpbphoto wrote:
How large is the area? At first it looks small BUT as your following compositions show, it could be immense!
Did the people use the salt for food preservation?
Dan
The area is rather substantial. Here's a handheld pano I stitched together overlooking the whole operation:
The photos I posted earlier were in the far left of this image. It used to be that one could walk on some paths between the different salt pans, but enough poor-acting tourists ruined that, so the area we were able to traverse was limited to the outskirts of the operation.
The top grade salt is used for culinary purposes, lower grade would be kept for animals and other uses. We bought some chocolate with Marasal salt added -- quite tasty
-Tann
How large is the area? At first it looks small BUT as your following compositions show, it could be immense!
Did the people use the salt for food preservation?
Dan
The area is rather substantial. Here's a handheld pano I stitched together overlooking the whole operation:
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The photos I posted earlier were in the far left of this image. It used to be that one could walk on some paths between the different salt pans, but enough poor-acting tourists ruined that, so the area we were able to traverse was limited to the outskirts of the operation.
The top grade salt is used for culinary purposes, lower grade would be kept for animals and other uses. We bought some chocolate with Marasal salt added -- quite tasty
-Tann
Feb 01, 2026 at 11:32 AM
p.1 #4Salt Mines of Maras
Tannhauser wrote:
Did the people use the salt for food preservation?
DanThe area is rather substantial. Here's a handheld pano I stitched together overlooking the whole operation:
https://i.postimg.cc/CFkLkH16/DSCF7742-Pano.jpg
The photos I posted earlier were in the far left of this image. It used to be that one could walk on some paths between the different salt pans, but enough poor-acting tourists ruined that, so the area we were able to traverse was limited to the outskirts of the operation.
The top grade salt is used for culinary purposes, lower grade would be kept for animals and other uses. We bought some chocolate with Marasal salt added -- quite tasty
-Tann
Thank you for taking time out to add context.
My above post was while on my wife's mac laptop and 16". On my 30" calibrated monitor is immense all things considered.
A wonderful unique composition that photographs well in the right hands.
Dan
Danpbphoto wrote
How large is the area? At first it looks small BUT as your following compositions show, it could be immense!Did the people use the salt for food preservation?
Dan
https://i.postimg.cc/CFkLkH16/DSCF7742-Pano.jpg
The photos I posted earlier were in the far left of this image. It used to be that one could walk on some paths between the different salt pans, but enough poor-acting tourists ruined that, so the area we were able to traverse was limited to the outskirts of the operation.
The top grade salt is used for culinary purposes, lower grade would be kept for animals and other uses. We bought some chocolate with Marasal salt added -- quite tasty
-Tann
Thank you for taking time out to add context.
My above post was while on my wife's mac laptop and 16". On my 30" calibrated monitor is immense all things considered.
A wonderful unique composition that photographs well in the right hands.
Dan
Feb 01, 2026 at 01:14 PM
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p.1 #5Salt Mines of Maras
Danpbphoto wrote:
Thank you for taking time out to add context.
My above post was while on my wife's mac laptop and 16". On my 30" calibrated monitor is immense all things considered.
A wonderful unique composition that photographs well in the right hands.
Dan
You're welcome.
I probably need a better monitor/get a calibrator for mine, so I'm happy to hear it looks good on yours. I really wish I had a bit more time to find the best viewpoints (especially going to the bottom and shooting upwards), but I'm happy with what I got done without overly bothering my non-photographer friend with whom I was vacationing. (Also happy with the results given I was constrained to the 18-55 kit lens for the trip)
Thank you for taking time out to add context.
My above post was while on my wife's mac laptop and 16". On my 30" calibrated monitor is immense all things considered.
A wonderful unique composition that photographs well in the right hands.
Dan
You're welcome.
I probably need a better monitor/get a calibrator for mine, so I'm happy to hear it looks good on yours. I really wish I had a bit more time to find the best viewpoints (especially going to the bottom and shooting upwards), but I'm happy with what I got done without overly bothering my non-photographer friend with whom I was vacationing. (Also happy with the results given I was constrained to the 18-55 kit lens for the trip)
Feb 01, 2026 at 04:34 PM
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Very interesting! I'm a B&W guy, but prefer the color. I let out a verbal "Woa!" when I saw the pano 
Feb 02, 2026 at 08:47 AM