IncrediBLUE Again Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is the reservoir of the Chamera Dam built over the river Ravi in the Chamba district of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The dam is built in a geologically unstable area & is surrounded by hills.The site is easily accessible from the Chamba-Pathankot highway. The minimum level of water in the lake is 747 metres and maximum level is 763 metres. No aquatic life exists in the lake at present.

Chamera Power Station Stage-I (540 MW) is a run-of-the-river scheme built on river Ravi, which is a major river of the Indus Basin, originating in the Himalayas from the Baira Bhanghal branch of the Dhaula Dhar Range. The project utilises the Hydro Power potential available after the confluence of the river Siul with Ravi. The project was commissioned in March 1994. On the left, one can see the Chamera Dam, with the thin stream like River Ravi in the BG.

I had, before this, never seen such blue waters. It was pristine, almost heavenly a beauty that we saw & were enchanted, hypnotised.

I wish all and everyone in TE, a wonderful, peaceful & prosperous New Year.

Blue symbolizes peace, truth, and cooperation, what we want to see in 2008. In fact for this very reason, the colour Blue is used for the flag of the United Nations and the background of the European flag.

jpinkham, kiwi_explorer, somak_g, feather, Henryk_Bilor, ChrisJ, siolaw, papagolf21, pablominto, carper, jafadabret, sayan, plimrn, pierrefonds, crckt, emjleclercq, trekks, josepmarin, edytungkal, nirajsinha, riclopes, bakes888, Budapestman, pranab has marked this note useful

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feather (49860) 2007-12-31 7:47

Welcome back Angshu.
It is said you learn something new every day and I didn't know that about the colour blue. It really is a stunning shade of blue in the water and it also has a lovely sheen. Excellent choice of POV. The wide angle shows all the tiny ribbons of road winding down the mountains to help with the scale.
Happy New Year to you too
Kath

Henryk_Bilor (20365) 2007-12-31 9:28

Hi Angshuman
Wow, amazing place, it seems to be perfect for mountainbike :). Great composition and colours.
Happy New Year

siolaw (25734) 2008-01-01 0:25

Hi Angshu,
Such a populated nation as India needs a lot of energy! That is why most mountain rivers have dams for hydroelectric purposes... a good example here, with another positive features of these dams, the INCREDIblue of their lakes! The overall quality and POV is good, only those wires are disturbing but i suppose you know it!
I wish you a lucky, healthy and happy 2008!
Greetings from Goa
Laurent
;D

papagolf21 (56367) 2008-01-01 0:50

Bonjour, mon ami Angshu,
Toujours de merveilleuses photos, cela réjouit notre regard.
Que la Santé vous accompagne tout au long de 2008, que l'Amitié vous côtoie chaque jour, que l'Amour s'installe dans votre demeure et y reste, que la Joie se sème partout où vous passerez .. et surtout .... pensez à partager tout ça autour de vous.
Amitiés.
Philippe

ChrisJ (70231) 2008-01-01 1:18

Hi Angshuman

Good overview of the dam & a superb high vantage point. I like the blue colour of the reservoir & the excellent clarity & sharpness. The distant access road adds interest. Tfs, & Happy New Year!

pablominto (40712) 2008-01-01 1:54

Hello Angshu,
Good point of view for this impressive dam and reservoir!
I notice the dam also serves as a bridge, this is wise use of resources...
...
And I wish a HAPPY NEW YEAR will come your way!
Seasonal greetings from Norway,
Pablo -

vincz (19043) 2008-01-01 3:37

Welcome back my friend and happy new year! Colour and texture ar beautiful on this lake, the place is beautiful as well. Too bad electricity trnsport is not going wireless yet, maybe a wish for the years to come, a more environment friendly attitude for the humankind.

carper (64878) 2008-01-01 4:04

a very nice view Angshuman
wel composed shot, nice perspective and a fantastic photo to look at, good photojob
Angshuman for you and your family a very good 2008.
gr. jaap

jafadabret (39627) 2008-01-01 5:48

Hi Angshu, le bleu est la couleur de la Terre, la planète bleue et c'est aussi la couleur des beaux rêves. Puisse, cette année être celle de la paix ! J'aime cette photo où le bleu est la couleur de la retenue qui apporte le bien-être à beaucoup de foyers.
Meilleurs voeux pour 2008 !
Jacques

sayan (2609) 2008-01-01 5:56

Hello Angshuman da,

First of all, I wish you a very happy and prosperous new year 2008.

This is a very nice one, the blue is really incredible. But, the problem here is that those wires and cables and causing real trouble. I understand that you have nothing to do with those, and it is a pity that in many places of interests we get these kind of disturbances like cables, wires, billboards etc.

best regards

Sayan

plimrn (19656) 2008-01-01 6:23

Hi Angshu,
Amazing DOF in this dizzying composition. The technical details are perfect as well with great clarity of colors and excellent detail throughout.
Peace is certainly needed but the prospects seem so grim that I will wish you nad your loved ones health, love & joy in the coming year,
Pat

pierrefonds (26289) 2008-01-01 6:32 [Comment]

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Partha_c (1985) 2008-01-01 7:17

Hi Angshu.Saw you last in 2007 -- seeing you again after turning another page of the calendar on the first day of 2008. This IncrediBLUE is Incredible in all respects. Wish this new year will bring you all incredibly sweet events and prosperity.
Parthada

PS. Remembering 'dekhechhi sharad prate tomay, dekhechhi madhabi rate tomay...dekhechhi...'

crckt (7074) 2008-01-01 7:41

Hi Angshumanda,
HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Good to see you back and starting of with a nice post for new year. Yes, this is really an incredible blue color, infact I like this composition even better than the first one. The depth of the shot is fantastic.
Regards,
Shaeri
PS: Looking forward to photos from MadhyaPradesh :)

emjleclercq (14292) 2008-01-01 13:06

The electric cables are a nuisance, but otherwise you got an excellent point of vies here, looking directly down of the dam and across it into the valeey. The contrast between the bleu artificial lake and the nearly dried up valley is catching.

All the best,

Emmanuel

trekks (14314) 2008-01-01 17:02

Very good perspective pov here, Angshu, and you have captured the colorful contrast in good clarity and sharpness. Calm waters and nice valley view with dotted trees, the winding road around the hills, great work. TFS

somak_g (463) 2008-01-01 20:54

hi angshuman,

this is beautiful. great POV, fantastic colours. you have made my day.

regards
somak

berek (28907) 2008-01-01 21:34

Hi Angshuman,
impressive view and lovely blue colour my friend. All the best to you and Happy New Year.
Burak Erek

kiwi_explorer (12195) 2008-01-01 23:44

Hi Angshuman,
Happy New Year to you and your family. I hope you had a wonderful festive yuletide celebration.
The color of this dam is certainly amazing ... interesting the change in water color once it gets out of the dam. Wonderfully captured and documented. Well done! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

Graal (57941) 2008-01-02 0:33

Hi Angshuman,
good POV and beautiful landscape. An interesting place, well quality of photo. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

toto (18709) 2008-01-02 3:11

Belle photo aérienne de ce barrage et de ce lac, bon POV, jolies couleurs et bonne netteté qui laisse voir les détails de ce site.Belle prise, beaux ces sentier qui serpentent sur les montagnes.

Je vous souhaite beaucoups de bonheur et de prospérité pour cette année 2008, qu' elle vous soit profitable au point de vue santé et que vous ne manquiez pas d' argents pour mener a bien vos projets.
Amitiés Thomas

jpinkham (844) 2008-01-02 4:40

THis is a spectacular landscape, Angshu. Very well-composed, with a real sense of vastness, scope, and scale. Colors are all-around sharp, though perhaps you could have had a bit better exposure or white balance on the bridge. Nonetheless, I love the overall work. Nicely done, and Happy New Year to you!

Jim

josepmarin (33785) 2008-01-02 11:23

Hi Angshuman,
Your POV is spectacular and offers us an impressive birdview, with a great angle and a lot of depth of image.
The light is treated well, and the colors are magnificent. I like the symbolism that you give to the photo with the blue color and that you explain in your note.
I also wish you a new year full of peace, happiness and joy, my friend.
Best regards,
Josep

edytungkal (4519) 2008-01-02 21:04

Again, an amazing pov from your series, Angshu. The composition and the colours are the best. Happy New Year 2008, wish you all the best.

daniel

nirajsinha (822) 2008-01-03 8:43

HI Angshu,

The blue is really incredible but what I like more in this pictures is tiny serpentine roads around. Nice compo and well presented.

Regards

Niraj Siinha

riclopes (33001) 2008-01-04 3:54

Olá Angshu, another amazing view from this wonderful scenery. I didn't read the other critics but I bet many refered that it's a pitty the wires. They ruin so many nice views from my trekings... Still, the blue is really amazing and I like the graphism of all lines of man intervention in the landscape. I also like your note about Blue color.
All the best for 2008,
ricardo

Stepan (27175) 2008-01-05 0:45

I do enjoy the title and it had me smile...
And yes, the blue part of the shot is ok. Not so convinced by the other parts (especially the wires). But the pov is gorgeous... Then.
Stéphane

bakes888 (18207) 2008-01-05 23:49

Hi Angshuman. Seasons greetings for NZ. Great photo. Wonderful colour and detail. All the best for Oh Eight.
Cheers, Paul.

Budapestman (41920) 2008-01-06 4:47

Dear Angshu,
Fantastic spectacle, indeed, the POV is amazing. I like the picturesque colours and the spectacular details, Great!
Have a nice Sunday
George

pranab (5354) 2008-01-12 21:34

angshu,
excellent pov. you have taken great care in bringing out the details and the colors.at a first glance it almost looks like an abstract piece of work. well done.

banyanman (7716) 2008-03-31 8:59

Wow, those roads look pretty hair-raising, Angshu. If they drive on them like they do in the rest of India, I'd imagine there would be a few buses at the bottom of that valley. A very impressive shot of this rugged landscape. Pity about the power lines across the frame. This is auch a good shot that I think I would have tried to clone the power lines out - it would have taken a while but I think the end result would have been worth it. Cheers . . . David