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Photographer’s Note

The Guarapiranga Reservoir occupies an area of 630km2 and, since 1927, it has been one of the Reservoir Complex (the others are Billings, Alto Cotia and Cantareira) which supplies São Paulo with potable water.
The disorganized occupation of the land around the reservoir was, and still is, one of the biggest problems to the environment. Between 1978 and 1989, 13 eruptions of poisoning algae due to sewage being poured in the reservoir required immediate action from the government, otherwise we would face a major crisis.
Nowadays, 750000 people live around the lake, 100000 in “favelas”, still with no sewage treatment.
Although discouraging, our gold medal Torben Grael sails there once in a while.
I leave you with an image I couldn´t imagine I would ever post.
For Bert, who has a traveling tale to tell.
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pp: cropped to align horizon, increased contrast, resized.
Those who know my work, my style, will certainly notice how huge an effort this image is.
Comments really appreciated. :))

snuggleaphagus, Rinie_Hoff, jrj, wgreis, mcassio, gbarto, paura has marked this note useful

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rabdelnoor (2973) 2005-07-11 23:57

Olá Isabel,
Very nice light and beautiful golden colours. I liked the sail boat on the horizon, that give a nice perspective to the picture.
Best wishes,
Ricardo

Rinie_Hoff (9332) 2005-07-12 1:25

Ola Isabel, it seems you are still awake, well, I am just risen, and almost on the bike.
You did it, you posted a sunset! I'am holding on to chair in order not to fall off. Bert is known to influence people, but he got you quite far in this ;-). Applaud for you!
The layeres with bushes and water with sunshine is nice, Isabel, and the sailboat could well be mastered by Torben Grael ;-)
Well, it was a nice place to be there, I don't know if I will upload a sunset, maybe something else from the same place.

snuggleaphagus (4138) 2005-07-12 3:48

Estas cores lindas do escuro e doirado. os niveis de testura sao magnificos com um ar sinistro e ao mesmo tempo encantador. O barco e um toque muito especial.
Uma linda composicao.
Parabens

RGatward (19737) 2005-07-12 4:07

!!! A pretty landscape, is this a first? Well I guess for you doing something fairly straight like this is a kind of an epxeriment. Nicely done, I like the way you've framed it with boat TL.

jrj (34777) 2005-07-12 6:21

You made me almost jump in the seat here Isabel.
As I think a plain nature shot is a bit out of your 'average' portfolio. Interesting pov with the large inclusion of the foreground, rich in details, leaving only the tiny upper part for the sailer and the river. Moody afternoon setting. Well done nature shot

wgreis (5888) 2005-07-12 10:48

Olá Isabel.
Bela foto. O entardecer sempre transmite um toque especial a imagem. Neste caso, a focalização da água fechou de maneira única a qualidade da imagem. Bom "olhar fotográfico"!!
Parabéns.
Wagner.

MiguelP (14290) 2005-07-12 13:55

I`ve stopped in two photos of you today, quite different one to another. From hurry to calm: I would like to be on that boat what means that your photo has the magic to bring me within the composition. I would be also satisfied sitting in the same spot where this moment was kept. Take care and enjoy present.

bertolucci (11976) 2005-07-12 18:19

Hi Isabel,
You really surprised me with this one. It’s one which is in a way still very Isabel – you have to work a bit to grasp its content and meaning: A very nicely captured and well composed warm sunset, a story about urban spoil threatening it…..it makes me remember my Industrial Sunset shot. Guess we were both a bit out of our depths regarding the subject choice but we got away with it ;-)
Kudos for your effort on this lovely job and of course… muito obrigado! Beijo de Rotterdam.

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cgrindahl (6109) 2005-07-13 21:12

Gasp! It must be the Caipirinha... How else to explain this photo, at once set in nature and with the horizon straight. Methinks that Rinie stole your camera, Isabel, and left this little surprise for you to discover when you downloaded images.

Having said all that Isabel, I see how the play of light over dark shapes could be of interest to you. This is a bit like Olli's celebration of a landscape he called On the Dunes. I'll say to you what I said to him...

I hate to break the news to you Olli, but this ISN'T A LANDSCAPE, this is a graphical image that just happens to have water and a shoreline in it... :-)))))

You are so funny. You have this eye that naturally finds these distinctive graphical possibilities in the environment, whether urban or rural. I find it quite delightful personally...

Your eye saw the shapes and thought it worth playing. The result is excellent, of course. Besides giving us a fine image, you permit us all to have a good laugh. For that I thank you! ;-)

hojper (2830) 2005-08-23 3:13

Thank god you posted an image you couldn't imagine you'd ever post. Although I see the excitement and originality in all your other shots, this is really my kind of photo: Into the sun, deep perspective, an interesting detail in the background to allow the eye to travel all the way there and back again. Pure poster style photography. Maybe traditional but good.

mcassio (198) 2005-09-09 12:07

Isabelle,
gosto muito das cores e dos reflexos n'água. O barco tbém dá um toque especial à composição.
TFS,

Marcelo.

gbarto (1273) 2005-10-15 15:20

Bonsoir Isabel
Une très belle photo de paysage et de coucher de soleil.
J'aime beaucoup les 3 et même 4 zones acquatiques qui reflètent la lumière et sont coupées par les zones de terre.
La profondeur de champ est remarquable.
Une très belle photo.
A very beautiful shot of landscape and to lay down sun.
I like much the 3 and even 4 acquatic zones which reflect the light and are cut by the ground zones.
The depth of field is remarkable.
A beautiful photo.

Scharan (13951) 2006-01-13 20:25

Oi Isabel

Gostei muito desta foto, especialmente o preto e dourado...Lindo!

Um beijo,
Vera.

paura (37722) 2008-07-25 5:02

Bel,
O trato da luz aqui está excelente. Vendo-a com os olhs ligeiramente fechados dá um visual interessantíssimo.

Abraço

Paulo