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Thank you very much for your kind comments on my picture, I really appreciate them.

About your question:"is it snow?" No, it isn't snow. It's marble.

Pamukkale, meaning "cotton castle" in Turkish, is a natural site and attraction in south-western Turkey in the Denizli Province. The tectonic movements that took place in the fault depression of the Menderes river basin triggered frequent earthquakes, and gave rise to the emergence of a number of very hot springs. The water from one of these springs, with its large mineral content — chalk in particular — created Pamukkale.

The water contains large amounts of hydrogen carbonate and calcium, which leads to the precipitation of calcium bi-carbonate. In the course of time some sources dried up because of earthquakes, while new ones arose in the neighbourhood.

The effect of this natural phenomenon has left thick white layers of limestone and travertine cascading down the mountain slope resembling a frozen waterfall. One type of these formations consists of crescent-shaped travertine terraces with a shallow layer of water, lying in a step-like arrangement down the upper one-third of the slope, with the steps ranging from 1m to 6 meters in height. The other form consists of stalactites, propping up and connecting these terraces.

Merry Christmas and happy new year.. Regards. Ricardo.

Fantastic B/W portrait. I have another picture of a street bandurist in Cracow: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6914020

I think yours is better.

Cheers.