36 PUNCHMAGAZINE.COM {punchline} PERFECT SHOT salty scenery Ted Simon’s aerial image of a salt pond’s livid hue casts the perimeter of the Bay in an otherworldly light. Tiny microbes that thrive in the briny brew are responsible for the color—the saltier it is, the redder it gets. Ted, a local historian raised in Belmont, has been on a years-long mission to document the area’s transformation through his photos and interviews with locals. Image by Ted Simon / tjsimon@pacbell.net
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