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Houseboat on Kerala backwaters


Houseboat on Kerala backwaters
Photo Information
Copyright: Janos Koncz (konok) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 227 W: 0 N: 119] (1979)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-01-11
Categories: Daily Life, Nature, Transportation, Artwork
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ-20
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-01-28 6:25
Viewed: 947
Points: 12
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The backwaters are unique in Kerala and are found nowhere else in the world. Backwaters are a network of lakes, canals and estuaries and deltas of forty-four rivers that drain into the Arabian sea. The backwaters of Kerala are a self supporting eco-system teeming with aquatic life. The canals connect the villages together and are still used for local transport. Over 900 km of this labyrinthine water world is navigable.
The most exciting thing on the backwaters of Kerala, however, is the Kettuvallam (traditional houseboat), which has become the most popular tourism product in India today.
The Houseboats are big country crafts, measuring up to 80 feet in length. Once these boats ruled the backwaters, poled along by one or two men, heavily loaded with rice, coconut and other commodities.
Today these crafts have been adapted into luxuriously furnished houseboats. A Kettuvallam usually has one or two bath attached rooms, an open lounge, deck, kitchenette and a crew comprising two oarsmen and a cook. Traditional lanterns are used as lights. The houseboating is not so cheap, but a very pleasant experience, worth for every cents, really.
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Hi Janos,
A VERY interesting photo, nice to see in TE. Well coposed and good level of details. The note is useful.
I posted something similar today... I feel the connection.
Good work
TFS
Jorge

Janos,
Splendid capture plentful of colors, lights and contrasts. The photo is well composed with this boat framed by the nice coconuts. Good work, Regards, Consuelo

Hi Janos,
Very nice place with the great colors.. I like this houseboat very much.. I haven't seen a boat like this before..
Congratulations..
ReLa

Hello,
That's a beautifull and really interresting shot. I like the sharpness of this houseboat under coconuttrees. We can see a lot of details on the boat and around making us feel the atmosphere as if we were there. The note is very instructive.
Good job,
Claude.

A true natural view of Kerala. TFS

Regards

Hi Janos,
Really gr8 shot it is with nice POV and sharpness.The colors are beautiful.
Regards,
Ambar

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  • Jakab Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 343 W: 123 N: 688] (1902)
  • [2008-02-02 5:26]

Szia Jani!
Itt aztán igazán nem lehet panasz sem a szerkesztésre, sem a fényekre és színekre. Milyen hangulatos vidék, nekem meg itt Szolnokon külön meghökkentő, hogy nincsenek magas gátak a folyó mentén. (Tudom, hogy közel a tengerhez nincs is rájuk nagy szükség, de szokatlan a szememnek.) Valahogy nem esik nehezemre elképzelni magam egy ilyen úszó lakosztályban.

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