Sunset on Lake Kariba

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Sunset on Lake Kariba
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Copyright: Daniel Kohanski (Wandering_Dan) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 602 W: 96 N: 688] (2516)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2001-06-05
Categories: Nature
Camera: Olympus OM-1n
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2007-11-20 10:39
Viewed: 1348
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 36
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Lake Kariba, on the Zambezi river between what are now Zambia and Zimbabwe, is one of the largest man-made lakes in the world. It was formed by the Kariba dam, about 400 km downstream from Victoria Falls, which was started in 1955, over the opposition of the local people, who called on Nyaminyami, the river god, to help them. A number of calamities, including a 1000-year flood, attended the construction, but the dam was finished in 1958, forming Lake Kariba and generating electricity for the Rhodesian colonies.

The building of the lake was a social disaster for the Batonka Tonga people, whose relocation was poorly planned and which has since been studied as a model of disruption. The evacuation and relocation of wildlife was more successful; Operation Noah, as it was called, captured and relocated over 5,000 animals, including lion and rhino. The weight of the water is also said to be responsible for a number of earthquakes over 5 on the Richter scale.

On the other hand, the lake has spawned a commercial fishing industry, and has become a major tourism center - at least before the Zimbabwe tourist industry collapsed under the government's overall mishandling of the economy. When we were in 2001, there were already signs of economic problems.

This view of the lake shows the sun going down behind the Zambian hills, and also the remains of the mopane trees that were drowned when the lake formed. Mopane is an extremely dense wood, and these trees are probably still there now, 50 years later.

Technical: One of my more successful scans of a film print (all things are relative!). I used Noiseware to sharpen and reduce scanning noise, and also cloned out a few artifacts. Slight cropping.
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Never realised that the weight of a man-made lake could trigger earthquakes! Not very nice that relocation of wildlife was better organised then relocating of peoples.
Hi Dan,
All that aside this is a wonderful mood you have captured here - nice low POV and beautiful colours.
TFS
Els

Hello Daniel,
Good note and a good shot. I love the strange perspective - I can't be sure whether these brances were small and you used a low pov, or they were the same height as yours. It looks quite curious. Whatever it was, it is a good compo with nice colours. Well done.
Regards.
Fusun

a wonderful landscape... you was very lucky to have been there..

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  • avene Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 889 W: 65 N: 989] (3717)
  • [2007-11-20 11:10]

hi Dan, and thanks for the informative note. I agree with Els that it's a sad irony that wildlife relocation was better planned and executed than relocation of people, although sometimes I fear it is precisely the twisted logic modern societies come up with lately.

on the photo - definetly like it, and how the dark silhouettes of the branches stand out against the pink sky and its reflection in the waters. beautiful colors and beautiful quicksilver feel to the water; I also like the dark foreground, I find it adds a bit of natural frame to the shot. on the other hand, the horizon seems a bit tilted and there are few specks of dust in the upper part of the shot, althought those are minor points.

thanks for sharing,
Kristine

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  • savask Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 336 W: 35 N: 199] (1443)
  • [2007-11-20 11:38]

the colors and the scenery are incredible. You caught an amzing moment with great skill and art

Hi, Daniel,
Well, it's a superbly captured sunpath on the water suraface. A very popular but lovely cliche.
TFS
Valerka

Hi Daniel,
Very nice place.. I like the position of the sun and plants in the lake.. Nice composition with good perspective..
Congratulations..
ReLa

Hi, friend!
It is very nice photo. I like your sunset. Good composition and good warm colours. I like all your nature. Nice atmosphere.
Marek

Wow, this is absolutely fabulous, a great POV and stunning colours. Very intersting note too. TFS, Jean

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  • Nolme Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 111 W: 14 N: 344] (2745)
  • [2007-11-20 13:43]

belles couleurs et jolie composition
marie

Hi Daniel

Nice note and really nice landscape. Good love pov and really warm colors. I like the vertical comp. Well done.
Ben

Hello Daniel!
Lovely soft colours and calm atmosphere in your beautiful composition!
Maybe horizon line is not perfectt, but is still a lovely picture!
Excellent done!
Best regards!
Lili

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  • vincz Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2896 W: 87 N: 4816] (16680)
  • [2007-11-21 2:00]

Beautiful composition, very poetic, some kind of zen feeling. I like it a lot.

The scan of your photo turned out beautifully. It almost looks like a painting. The elements are in the right places making for a very nice composition.
Gary

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  • Drom Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 221 W: 53 N: 174] (1151)
  • [2007-11-30 0:29]

Bonjour Daniel,
Magnifique coucher de soleil,
Sobre et dépouillé.
Amitié
Dominique

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  • mikeo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 916 W: 89 N: 822] (6196)
  • [2007-12-18 11:37]

Hello Daniel,

What great colours! Really superb. The place also looks so interesting. I like this nice effect on the water...

Good shot with romantic climate.
Greetings
Aga

Hi Daniel very good POV and compo on this great sunset,great colours and the choose of vertical shoot is really good.

Very good picture of the sunset, well done!

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  • dareco Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1143 W: 22 N: 410] (6060)
  • [2008-04-06 11:43]

This picture is truly amazing!! I love the colors!! A very beautiful scene!! TFS

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