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Arial shot of the Pot Ash Mines 
[Source](https://www.amusingplanet.com/2015/05/potash-evaporation-ponds-in-utah.html)


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### Welcome to the my week 1 recap! 

So happy to have so many people playing in our 1st week in Season 3. 

#### Metadata Monday

I started the week with a picture of the badlands in southern Utah and asked you to tell me the shutter speed. I meant to give you a clue that it was from a recent road trip. 

It was taken going about 70 miles an hour in a vehicle when I took this shot out the car window. Thanks to @jarvie for teaching me this technique. I am grateful that I am able to capture so many interesting areas where there is no where to stop the car. 


**CONGRATS TO** @dodovietnam for his correct guess of 1/2000.

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##### What is it Wednesday?

This was my favorite! I learned so much and I am happy that others did too. No, @livinguktaiwan it is not a welcoming drink for UFOs when they land on earth. I did like that answer, I think that Dead Horse State Park would be a great landing place, very remote! 

**CONGRATS TO** @wnfdiary who guessed that they are solar evaporation ponds at the potash mines, very quickly and @derekkind who shared this fascinating [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMDJA4UvXLA) about the potash mines. If you are interested at all I highly recommend watching it!

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#### Thoughtful Thursday, Short Story

Not as successful as I would have thought. It was worth testing a new game on @photogames. 

Congrats to the three people that submitted stories, @wnfdiary, @fronttowardenemy and @evev

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>Back in a time when a white foot didn't yet step on holy Indian land, there was a tribe of Ilikaka. Old people from a land where literally nothing grows and the rain comes only once per year. Their old wisdom helped them to survive these harsh conditions and this knowledge was passed from one generation to another. From time to time a passenger came by, roaming in these dusty lands, just to pass it by. There was no secret that you should stop at the village of Ilikaka and ask them for passing their land. Usually, if your soul was pure you could pass it and the chief gives you detailed instructions on how to survive this hostile land. One day another tribe came by and their chief was known as cocky and stubborn. It was beneath his honor to ask Ilikaka chief for passing by. His army was well prepared, bags full of corn, and the river level was high. What could go wrong. After a day of riding through the land, harsh winds started to blow and the red dust was everywhere. Somehow this dust irritated the horse's mucosa and the toll was high. Every single horse was dead in a matter of two days. Now all the bags of corn didn't have any sense anymore. The hot sun got the tribe and eventually finished them as well. Till today no one knows what is the secret of the tribe Ilikaka but there is a rumor of wild grass that can protect the horse from that dust. Sometimes humble nature doesn't hurt, right?

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#Show off Saturday-- Trees

Show of Saturday is one of my favorites. During @photogames 2018 I wrote [a post](https://peakd.com/photogames/@sjarvie5/how-show-off-saturday-is-like-apples-to-apples) about how it is like Apples to Apples and you need to really think about the Photo Star and what they would like and pick. 

I have decided that I like submitting for Show off Saturday more than I like judging it. There are so many great pictures it makes it really hard. 

**1st place** goes to @itchyfeetdonica for this blurred motion abstract tree shot that I adore.

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**2nd place** to @scottshots for this great little tree that is a survivor. 

I like survivor trees (as evidenced in the picture I posted for the game that was also growing out of a rock.)

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3rd place goes to @derekkind who has a great shot and his comment about it was so cute. 

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Honorable Mention goes to @trangbaby and @wnfdiary for pictures that caught my attention.

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Note: Beneficiaries for this post were given to each person to whom I used their content in this post.

See you in week 2!