Daybreak over Constitution Lakes - a photo on Flickriver

Two small lakes —once excavation pits for an early-20th-century clay-brick manufacturer— now are beautiful bird-and-plant-fecund wetlands of the South River.

Constitution Lakes Park
DeKalb County (Gresham Park), Georgia, USA.
18 July 2024 (7:35 am EDT)

▶ The view behind the camera: here.

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▶ "Constitution Lakes is a 125-acre park operated by DeKalb County, the land purchased for $1.28 million in 2003. Part former brickworks, part wildlife refuge, part hiking trail, part snake pit, and part art exhibit, the land has been transformed by both humans and the flooding South River into an ecological sanctuary smack in the middle of an industrial district.

At the center of the park lie two small lakes that were excavation pits created by the former South River Brick Company [late 19th and early 20th-century] digging out the soft red clay for bricks. The lakes feature countless turtles, crappie, and catfish, along with bass fish: large mouth, small mouth, spotted and striped bass. For bird watchers, you’ll see belted kingfishers, woodpeckers, ducks, blue herons, [ibises], geese, hawks, and more."
— History Atlanta.

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▶ Photo and story by: YFGF.
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▶ Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.
— Lens: Olympus M.14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R.
— Panoramic stitch (9 images)
— Edit: Photoshop Elements 15, Nik Collection (2016).
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Taken in: United States / Georgia / Norton (historical) (show map)

Taken on: July 18, 2024

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Camera: Olympus E-M10MarkII, f/8.0, 1/80 sec, 14mm (=28mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Olympus E-M10MarkII
Lens:	OLYMPUS M.14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.013 sec (1/80)
Focal Length:	14mm (35mm equivalent: 28mm)
ISO:	200
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:	Low gain up
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 15.0 (Windows)
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