In the South West of Turkey lies a fascinating place called Pamukkale. Thermal springs run from the mountain and leave behind pure white Calcium deposits, which form semi-circular pools.
When the Romans discovered it they built a city there - Hierapolis - to take advantage of the healing properties of the waters. They also installed a system of sluices to divert the water in order to manage the deposit formation.
It is no longer possible to bathe in the pools, as too much damage was being caused, but the management still takes place to ensure the area remains as pure white as possible.
It's a pig to try and expose for and I had forgotten to take my polariser on holiday with me so I really struggled. I'm reasonably happy with this shot though. When I took the shot I used the 'shooting in snow' principle of over-exposing slightly to compensate for the meter being fooled by all the white. When I got back to my computer I discovered that the metering is obviously too intelligent these days to be fooled and I ended up having to drop the exposure by as much as I had lifted it when taking the shot. Luckily I had been keeping an eye on the histogram so hadn't lost any details.
Thanks for looking, all feedback is welcome.
Ian
Tags: Turkey
Landscape and travel
Pamukkale
Calcium
Hierapolis
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