Long Way To Go Photo

Photographer’s Note

Another post from my trip to Bolivia last year. An aerial shot again (others were posted both in TE and TN), this time from a higher altitude.
The plane belong to TAM - Transporte Aereo Militar.
on the way from Trinidad to La Paz.
The first leg of the journey was above the Beni plains where many rivers make their long way to form the mighty Amazon and into the Atlantic ocean.
Visibility was not the best due to the start of the burning season.

drweizy, Paolo, JoseMiguel, ktanska, kiks has marked this note useful

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sined (4483) 2007-05-22 12:08

following the river with my eyes and my finger
and dreaming about birds , monkeys,coloured butterflies and anacondas ..

pasta (445) 2007-05-22 12:15

Wow very beautiful view,great POV.
regards

berseph (1758) 2007-05-22 12:16

I love aerial shots like these. You've captured the landscape below quite well; NIce framing of this river winding its way through your image. It does look a little hazy, probably due to reasons you mention in your note. What a sight.

dospordostres (1127) 2007-05-22 12:19

Hola Shir,
Una foto preciosa del río, que me imagino que está en el parque Isiboro Securé, Me sorprende la nitidez de estas tus fotos aéreas a través del vidrio del avión.
Saludos,
Daniel

Paolo (40703) 2007-05-22 12:23

Hi Shir, wonderufl aerial view, with good quality, amazing tones of green and that brown river with a snake shape running in the flat land.
great shot.
thanks, ciao

marjan (6081) 2007-05-22 12:30

hi shir,excelent shot with good POV and strond wild coloures.
Marjan

ebrulo (345) 2007-05-22 12:53

Hi Shir,
Just amazing. Captures the eye instantly,
Very well done, thank you for sharing,
Ebru

jonathan_hart (22576) 2007-05-22 17:50

hello Shir
amazing to see the curves drawn by the river, a beautiful show, nice very very very high POV :)
regards
jo

JoseMiguel (860) 2007-05-22 20:13

Hi Shir,
A wonderful aerial view of Bolivia!
I like so much the curves of this river, and their constrast of colour with the dark green of the trees surronding it.
You has the hability to make such a clear captures through the airplane's windows!
I found very appealing the composition made.
Congratulations and thanks for share it.
My best regards,
JM

lucinka (9902) 2007-05-23 4:47

Hello Shir, it is always pleasure to capture such a lovely aerial shot. I originally thought it was taken somewhere in Africa but later I've noticed it was taken in South America. Well done. Lucie

worldcitizen (2257) 2007-05-23 19:55

Hello Shir,
This is a great POV. I like the snaking pattern of the river, and the different shades of green. They combine to make a very beautiful scene, and show the lushness of that area.

ktanska (16567) 2007-05-29 8:03

Hi Shir,
To me this scene looks amazingly clear, with no signs of haze. And contrast between muddy meandering river and bright green landscape looks great.
Thanks for geography lesson, I didn't remember that part of Bolivia lies in Amazonia.
Kari

IgorDeleze (9247) 2007-07-03 3:45

Hello Shir,
Fabulous aerial shot!
The graphic line created by the river is realy nice.
Beautiful colors.
Greeitngs.
Igor

kiks (6067) 2007-07-27 1:13

Hi Shir,

i take a look at you gallery and you have amazing photos. This one i like because it make my eyes travel with the great lines of river. The contrast between the green and the colour of the river is great.
TFS
Kiks

thrudur84 (414) 2007-08-12 13:53

Hi!

I downloaded this photo to my computer a few weeks ago. Didn't realize that I hadn't already written a comment!

I really LOVE this photo and I haven't seen any of those except just on TV maybe. Seems to be very much worth it to take the plane for the views!

I did however find the image itself a bit "foggy" (probably because of the plane window, for sure!) but I did a workshop. You tell wether it's any better :-)

You still get my full points for a great shot and a great angle!

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matt_moi (318) 2008-01-30 1:24

Excellent aerial shot where we can feel the imensity of the forest.
Regards,
Matthieu

drweizy (333) 2008-02-01 17:40

very good capture, well framed, good color. TFS

Norte (531) 2008-02-01 17:47

Hello Shir.
Simple but very decorative shot!
Those different green colors and the brown river is so good together!
And the pattern of the river is fascinating.
TFS
Regards, Jon.

coco (27848) 2009-07-26 7:36

Hi Shir.

The high POV and the light were very useful to make this great composition.

Congratulations.