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Photo manipulation was soon employed in numerous ways, as early photography had several limitations. Correct exposures in landscape photography often led to the sky being overexposed, for example. To circumnavigate this, photographers combined two images, each section with the correct exposure. “Spirit” photography used multiple exposures to depict the medium or subject with ghostly presences in the same image.

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Journey back in time with our countdown to the #Oscars. Follow along as we feature public lands that double as movie sets.\t                                                                                             Trona Pinnacles is one of the most unique landscapes in the California Desert. The tufa spires, some as high as 140 feet were formed underwater thousands of years ago when Searles Dry Lake connected Mono Lake to Death Valley.

When visiting this area you will understand why more than 30 movies and commercials are filmed here every year. Ideally suited for science fiction backdrops Star Trek V, Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes and Battlestar Galactica were all shot here.

Visit the BLM Ridgecrest Field Office for more information on the Trona Pinnacles.

Photos by BLMer Bob Wick and from the film”Planet of the Apes” in the Trona Pinnacles area, courtesy of Inland Empire Film Commission