The day is going to end, a photo from Gilan, West

Photographer's Note

Dear Friends
I took this shot from Bandar Kiashahr Lagoon.
Bandar Kiashahr Lagoon lies immediately east of the mouth of the Sefid Rud (river), c.40 km east of Bandar Anzali, in the south-west Caspian region. In the early 1970s it was a shallow, brackish coastal lagoon with fringing Juncus marshes in an area of coastal sand-dunes and grassland; it was fed by local run-off, and drained north-east through a narrow channel into the Caspian, having formed in 1960 as a result of the falling level of the Caspian and development of coastal sand spits. The 1.8 m rise in the level of the Caspian since 1978 has converted the wetland into a bay with broad entrance to the sea, similar to the situation in the 1950s. The marshy grassland and sand-dune areas at the mouth of the Sefid Rud have, however, remained more or less unchanged, while new wetland habitats have been created to the west of the river mouth. The lagoon supports relatively little vegetation other than algae. Freshwater marshes at the extreme west end of the lagoon support some beds of Phragmites and Typha, while the southern and eastern shores are dominated by Juncus and grasses. Sandy areas to the west and north-west are covered in scrub and grassland which give way to sand-dune vegetation near the Caspian shore. Grassland along the banks of the Sefid Rud floods seasonally. Land to the south of the wetland is mostly under cultivation, although there are some relict patches of Alnus woodland near the wetland. The lagoon is an important centre for commercial fishing, and there is a large fisheries station on the south shore. Grazing of livestock, reed-cutting and wildfowl hunting also occur

Regards

ThierryLAURENT, ChrisJ, weswang, oochappan, PJE, Galmeida, elihesamian, AiresSantos, alejandroguzman has marked this note useful

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ThierryLAURENT (170) 2005-10-04 4:46

Very beautiful and romantic photo, the colors are "magic" and the shoot ideal ! Thanks for this realy beauty and congratulations.

Thierry

crhieatt (5347) 2005-10-04 5:04

Hello Amir,
Another fine piece of work; beautiful golden light in the sky and in the water. What really makes the photo work, I feel, is the silhoutted edges of the vegetation to the waters edge, they just add that special something - possibly a depth which would otherwise be missing.
If ChrisJ does a workshop, I suspect he'll crop 2 inches off the bottom. This is a possibility and, I'm sure, would have a fin result also - but it is also nice how you have presented it here; fading into darkness at the foreground; very nice, very subtle.
Regards.
Colin

Luan (12971) 2005-10-04 5:10

Hello Amir,
very nice sunset picture. I like these warm colors and the reflection of the sky and the sunrays on the water.
Well done
Luan

Gregtom (7169) 2005-10-04 5:25

Hello, Amir!
This is a beautiful scene with a fantastic lighting, beautiful color and a very mystical spirit... I like the silhouettes of plants and rays of sunlight breaking through the clouds. Thanks for sharing!
regards,
greg

Graal (103040) 2005-10-04 6:07

Hi Amir,
nice view, excellent sunset with the reflections in water. I like the silhuettes of plants and warm light. Good job.
Rgs, Aleksander

dkeus31 (27739) 2005-10-04 6:43

Hi Amir,
Very nice colors and reflexion.
Regards,
Didier

danyy (0) 2005-10-04 8:15

Bonjour Amir,
de très jolies couleurs comme tu nous en donnes l'habitude, les jeux de lumières sont excellents aussi, le soleil a moitié caché diffuse ses rayons aux couleurs chaleureuses, sans surexposition.
Les reflets sont excellents, tu as bien cadré pour les mettre en valeur.
Bien à toi.
Daniel.

Dis_Account (0) 2005-10-04 9:45

Lovely shot Amir. I like the beams of light radiating from the sun, and the reflections in the water.

...tim

fireflyz (2097) 2005-10-04 14:26

Hi Amir,
I really like the reflections on the water and how it's dominating the frame. Lovely colors and lighting as well. Very pleasant photo to look at! Well done!
Cheers,
Skye

oochappan (4880) 2005-10-04 17:54

Hi Amir,
Everthing is light here, colored light in the sky with the sun rays through the clouds and the whole reflected in the water, the landscape itself totally counterlighted seperating this mirror, nicely seen with perfect contrast and darkness, excellent mood.

PJE (20758) 2005-10-05 0:21

Amir this is a great photo to see. A very delightful sunset reflections with very soft details in the clouds makes this a delight to see. Good work! ~ Paul.

ChrisJ (172442) 2005-10-05 7:01

Hi Amir

I may try a ws. A superb sunset with excellent reflections in the foreground pool. Wonderful graphism, color & silhouettes. Good work!

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weswang (18247) 2005-10-05 10:51

Hi Amir, A beautiful shot of the setting sun. You have done a good job capturing the sun partially behind the cloud, which make the color of the cloud beautiful. Nice silhouette view of the coast of the lagoon, and beautiful reflections. A very well taken picture.

Galmeida (12559) 2005-10-06 3:15

Hi Amir,
Romantic fine vertical end of day capture with fantastic colors and light contrast. Splendid water reflections and a excelent low angle of vision. Very nice and very well composed.

Good work and Congratulations.
Best Regards.
Fernando

elihesamian (26149) 2005-10-07 9:52

Beautiful,with a marvelous dramatic sky in the reflection of the water,excellent colors,deep and heavy and attractive,with strong silhouettes of the bushes in a fine place of the frame,very well captured and perfectlly composed,great one,Amir,Thanks,

Best
Ghorbanat
M

AiresSantos (56155) 2005-10-07 10:40

Hi Amirsun,
Beautiful composition. Very good colors, excellent reflexions.
Simply fantastic.
Regards. Aires dos Santos

alejandroguzman (4684) 2005-10-11 2:51

Another wonderful sunset u show us... u have a great point of view to get this kind of composition.

TFS
hugs
alejandro

golzarian (100) 2005-10-16 4:06

Very Regretable that I wasn't there to see this wonderful view. of course you capture it as well as possible.
Regards
Mohsen

homikava (0) 2006-01-12 8:14

Nice and nica ..I have been in zibakenar... Kiashahr !
You can call Sunset in North of beauty...!!!, too.

homikava
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Photo Information

Copyright: Amir Jafary (Amirsun) (2122)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-09-22
Categories: Nature
Camera: Canon Digital Rebel XT (350D), Canon 18-55mm/3.5-5.6 EF-S, Vitacon Polarizing 58mm
Exposure: f/9.0, 1/250 seconds
More Photo Info: view
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Travelogue: Rasht, Zibakenar & Kiashahr
Date Submitted: 2005-10-04 4:31