Salt Harvester Raking Crystals in Terraced Kyrgyzstan Paddies in among terraced rice paddies in Kyrgyzstan

Salt Harvester Raking Crystals in Terraced Kyrgyzstan Paddies

by Dmitri Tucker

Soft overcast light bathes a worker in traditional rural attire as they rake shimmering white salt crystals from a shallow evaporation pond. The pond sits nestled among terraced fields that slope gently down the Kyrgyzstan mountainside, their edges defined by earthen ridges. Low ground fog pools in the depressions between the terraces, clinging to the damp soil and obscuring the lower contours of the landscape. The worker's movements create ripples across the briny surface, disturbing the stillness of the afternoon. Behind the harvester, the terraced paddies stretch upward, their surfaces reflecting the muted gray sky. The texture of the wet salt contrasts with the dry, packed earth of the ridges, while a final shadow from a nearby ridge falls sharply across the foreground water.

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salt harvesting Kyrgyzstan terrace farming evaporation pond rural labor foggy landscape agricultural worker overcast sky
Camera Sony a6400*AI-imagined, not shot. For real Sony a6400 photos, grab one online.
Lens 105mm f/2.8 Macro G
Focal Length 105mm
Aperture f/2.8
Shutter Speed 1/60
ISO 800
Film processed in DxO PhotoLab
Location among terraced rice paddies in Kyrgyzstan
Date 2020-02-22
Credit VEETER
License Free for any use
Coordinates 41.1535, 74.8849
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