Jagged towers of limestone, known as tufa, which are formed over the centuries by combining salty lake water and freshwater springs, give Mono Lake its distinctive character. Instead of photographing the tufa tower itself, I chose to shoot this golden reflection of a tufa tower at dawn, juxtaposing it against the tip of another tufa tower protruding from the lake bed. It is the contrast between solid and reflective tufa that makes this image convey the nature of Mono Lake.