Mountain Lake (from Arabia Mountain)

Mountain Lake, nestled south of and below the summit of...

Arabia Mountain
DeKalb County (Stonecrest ), Georgia, USA.
29 September 2023.

▶ More photos: here.

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▶ Geographical/historical notes:

☞ Mountain Lake forms the headwaters of Crooked Creek, itself a tributary of the 63.5-mile-long South River. A 'lake-level' view: here.

☞ In the foreground are Porter's sunflowers (also referred to as Stone Mountain daisies): autumnal wildflowers native to the area. Closeup: here.

☞ At 955-feet high (290 m) high, Arabia Mountain is a geographical feature known as a monadnock: "an isolated rock hill, knob, ridge, or small mountain that rises abruptly from a gently sloping or virtually level surrounding plain. A monadnock (or inselberg) results when a body of rock resistant to erosion, such as granite, occurring within a body of softer rocks, is exposed by differential erosion and lowering of the surrounding landscape."

☞ Throughout the early and mid-20th century, the Davidson Granite Company quarried the Arabia Mountain area for its unique granite and migmatite (known as 'Tidal Gray'). In 1972, the DeKalb County Park system acquired 498 acres of Arabia Mountain through purchase and donations from Davidson Mineral Properties and area landowners.

☞ At the top center of this otherwise bucolic vista, notice the ironic gash of modern electrification.

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▶ Photographer's notes:
☞ On 2 October 2023, Flickr's editors selected this image for inclusion in Flickr's daily Explore feature.
☞ On 12 October 2023, after I submitted this image (and this one) to North Georgia Mountains, the group's new administrator rejected the images AND summarily banned me from the group.

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▶ Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.
— Lens: Olympus M.40-150mm F4.0-5.6 R.
— Focus stack (4 images).
— Edit: Photoshop Elements 15, Nik Collection (2016).
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Taken in: United States / Georgia / Pine Mountain (show map)

Taken on: September 29, 2023

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National Heritage Area

Arabia Mountain

DeKalb County

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Camera: Olympus E-M10MarkII, f/8.0, 1/320 sec, 74mm (=148mm), ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Olympus E-M10MarkII
Lens:	OLYMPUS M.40-150mm F4.0-5.6 R
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	74mm (35mm equivalent: 148mm)
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Auto, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Other
Gain Control:	High gain up
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 15.0 (Windows)
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