On The Magdalena River Photo

Photographer’s Note

On The Magdalena River
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Amid the chaos environmental, formed by excessive pollution, today I bring this image as a presentation of the Magdalena River on its way through the navel oil from my country, the city of Barrancabermeja (Santander).

This was done since making the highest and largest bridge over the river that exists in Colombia, and I appreciate this seemed curious islet, some birds nest in the midst of the immensity of this river artery.
The Magdalena River is the river channel Colombian largest, the main artery of the river country; basin has its influence in eighteen departments of Colombia and shape departmental boundaries in ten of them, its main tributary is the Cauca River and is navigable from its mouth in the Caribbean Sea until the municipality Honda.

The Magdalena River is considered the main river of Colombia, as its catchment area covers 24% of the Colombian mainland, in which live the bulk of the Colombian population and develops 85% of gross domestic product.

The beginnings of industrial development in Colombia in early s. XX naturally affected the environment with problems such as pollution and deforestation. Consequently the Magdalena River is a sensitive and accurate thermometer.

The times of intense rains in Colombia have resulted in overflowing of the river that claimed the space is lost and pay the price of deforestation without measure. Still not exist in Colombia scale projects to ensure a radically environmental protection and preservation of natural resources. The richness in fauna and flora along a river that runs through such diverse regions and equidistant, is broad and interesting, but pollution and deforestation has been losing many species associated with the river.

The outlook for the Magdalena River is quite bleak because in addition to receiving the waters of the Rio Bogota (one of the most polluted in the world), there is no plan of action to enable its recovery. The navigation is no longer possible and fishing is becoming increasingly scarce in other risky by high levels of contaminates that are deposited in its waters.

AROBN54, shevchenko, carper, siamesa, feather, jhm, Dpbours, dareco, gracious, jlbrthnn, PaulVDV, Emile has marked this note useful

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AROBN54 (10721) 2008-07-27 18:09

Hello, John,
wow, that is one colossal river. I like the island in the center that draws the eye on further into the shot. The industrial part to the left and the cloud back in the BG are all well balanced and the somber moody colors suit this shot. What a mess we have made of our precious planet and your excellent note just underscores it. Great job! Many thanks and kindest regards,
Shelly

chirasak (575) 2008-07-27 18:47

Hi John
i like this shot, it's look like a fish swimming nice picture TFS

Regards
Chirasak

shevchenko (9858) 2008-07-27 21:30

Hi John,
Interesting composition to show islands cover with greenery plants at the middle of a big river, good pov to include background modern industries park with trees less, nice color, thanks for sharing.
Ally

carper (64484) 2008-07-27 21:45

very nice one John,
the pov is fantastic here, I like the composition of the whole island and the oiece of industry in the corner is a good detail, fine photojob, have a good day.
gr. jaap

Barkan (342) 2008-07-27 22:33

Hello John,
A very nice capture of a small island on a huge river with a very good POV. The factory chimneys and the green of the tiny island add contrast to the idea of your picture. Tfs.
Regards,
Barkan

testmaniac (12032) 2008-07-27 23:09

Hi John, very nice landscape and superb POV. Nice colors and sharpness!

TFS and regards,
Phil

jjcordier (24436) 2008-07-27 23:12

John
Un très bel endroit très joliment photographié. Le cadrage est excellent et les couleurs très belles.
Amicalement
JJ

siamesa (12674) 2008-07-28 1:10

Oi John,
É um belo rio e a curiosa ilhota muito interessante com a vegetação bem verde.Como o Neyvan disse, também temos inúmeros problemas de poluição com nossos rios brasileiros.
Abraços
Maria

sacavem (8219) 2008-07-28 3:11

Olá John,

Good work to capture this image. Very good colour, contrast and definition. Beautiful river.

Regards,
Filipe

feather (49858) 2008-07-28 3:56

Very well composed image of this vast river. Your POV placing the small island diagonally across the frame works very well. The inclusion of the industry on the left is good for balance in the image but also adds emphasis to the point you make in your note.
Kath

jhm (82185) 2008-07-28 4:28

Hello John,

Also here in Belgium and certainly in rivers of the cities make them the same islands.
Small islands for the birds, this gives a very lovely green area in the city.
Excellent composition together with nice colours too.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice week,
John.

npecanhuk (13595) 2008-07-28 5:19

Hi John!
That's a pretty interesting photograph with an interesting note as well!
You probably know how we brazilians face such huge natural problems too!
TFS - Congratulations!
Saludos de Brasil,
Neyvan Peçanhuk

Dpbours (218) 2008-07-28 5:42

Hi John,

Yep, that is quite a bleak outlook you are describing there. You'd expect that a river that important to the country would be regarded with a bit more respect, and thought.
The clouds and industry over the river, and the rather small patch of island, makes your picture reflect the bleak future nicely. Thanks for sharing!

Greetings,
Dennis

dareco (17104) 2008-07-28 8:15

I really love the colors in this picture, and what a wonderful little island!! Very nice depth and pov. An informative and interesting note. TFS and have a happy day!

gracious (20017) 2008-07-28 11:48

Hello John,
Many thanks for the informative and useful notes regarding this great river and the important of it!
very fine image with the lust greenery island full of vegetation and looks like a map in the middle of river!
the pov is good with great depth and a full view of the industrial lots on the left!
sincere regards to you
Tony

jlbrthnn (37559) 2008-07-29 2:35

Buenos días John,
Me gusta el contraste esta de magnífica y minúscula isla con las instalaciones industriales. Me gusta también la elección del encuadre y el color verde puesto en valor por el gris de las nubes. Bravo.
Pasa un buen día
Cordialmente
Joël

barrufeto_77 (25687) 2008-07-29 10:46

Hola tio.

ME encanta el POV! La isla esta o lo que sea esto, usado como introducción funciona muy bien.

Un saludo!

Charo (31665) 2008-07-30 16:04

Hola John,
Muy bonita esta pequeña isla sobre el río. Estupendo encuadre y perspectiva y gran contraste con el entorno que nos presentas.
Un abrazo,
Charo

josepmarin (33769) 2008-08-03 4:09

Hola John,
el efecto creado por este islote tan verde en medio del enorme río es fuerte, bonito, y aporta un buen grafismo al conjunto.
El complejo petrolero que se ve al fondo a la izquierda es impresionante, y también preocupante por su efecto sobre la atmósfera.
La foto está bien organizada y bien realizada.
Un abrazo,
Josep

gildasjan (23637) 2008-08-03 10:28

Bonjour John
Très beau cet ilot vert pour embellir ce paysage aquatique.Le rendu des couleurs est ce que j'apprécie dans cette composition.
Bonne journée.
Amicalement
Gildas

Bluejeans (31993) 2008-08-03 15:20

Ola John ,
Bonito ponto de visão sobre estas ilha verde , interessante a zona industria dum lado e do outro verde , gostei muito do céu boa profundidade de foto , boas cores, parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

PaulVDV (5136) 2008-08-06 11:33

Hello John,
Good POV to show us this island which isn't only an island in a river but also a beautiful green oasis in its industrial surrounding.
Excellent composition.
Best regards, Paul

Emile (19881) 2008-08-10 21:23

Hola John.
La verdad es que el río Magdalena es inmenso y su ancho es impresionante, esta muy bien captada desde un alto POV pudiendo ver las factorías con sus chimeneas y la isla completa. Muy buena nota.
Abrazos y que pases una buena semana.

jmdias (19053) 2008-09-12 8:09

john

very interesting this view showing an island, some banana trees inside it, the strong green of the grass painting the central area of this image. The urban plants at left side making a contrast. very nice pov, colors and despite the dark weather the light was nice. bea\utiful work

hugs

jorge

Photo Information

Copyright: John Ospina (ElAprendiz) (7370)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-06-10
Categories: Nature
Camera: Sony Cybershot DSC-P73, Sony Lens/ Optical 3 x, f=6-18mm 1:2.8-5, Sony Memory Stick Pr
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/500 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-07-27 17:45