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Photographer’s Note

Two hours after I arrived at Sal airport I had this fantastic view.
I connected 2 fotos with autostich.
I don`t know why the water looks red.Maybe it`s caused by sea-weed like at Laguna Colorada in Bolivia.

Midway up the eastern coastline of Ilha do Sal lies the Village of Pedra de Lume. High above the coastal town is a salt lake situated inside the mouth of a long extinct volcano. According to geologists, the waters in the lake rise from deep in the earth rather than from lateral infiltration from the ocean. For many centuries salt has been extracted here. Earlier in this century there were 40 hectares of salt pans on this site.
In the 18th century a Cape Verdean names Manuel Antonio Martins began to develop the salt business which had already existed for many years on Boa Vista. The most challenging technical issue confronting the establishment of the salt business at Pedra de Lume was to design a way of transporting the salt from the salinas high above the village to the embarkation point at the port. Initially pack animals were used to do the work. Later a tunnel was cut through the wall of the extinct volcano thereby easing access to the salina.
By 1985 the salinas of Pedra Lume ceased all exportation. Today the company's minute production does not even satisfy local demand.
In 1990 there were about 700 full time residents in Pedra de Lume. Unfortunately, the economy of the town only offered 22 year-round jobs to local residents. The rest of the town's workers have had to migrate to other parts of Sal or have been compelled to move to other islands or abroad.

isabela_sor, Floydian, atus, sam224, macondo, Buin, josepmarin, fayeulle, xuaxo, cyrrhus trouve(nt) cette note utile

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Floydian (30970) 2006-05-06 5:37

Hello Andreas,
Great post with an excellent view.
Strong deep saturated colours, something i really like.
Good stich...perfect crop..!!!
Regards, Henk

izmirli (3267) 2006-05-06 5:54

merhaba dear andreas
very nice panoromic picture.wonder landscape and nature.well done.best regards my friend.
gürkan akçakır.

atus (15476) 2006-05-06 5:59

Hello Leo,
Welcome back! We were away nerly in the same period.
This panoramic shot is really nice and impressive with gorgeous,vivid colors.The POV is very good.Seems to be on another planet here.Compliments and have a nice WE!
Attila

sam224 (5851) 2006-05-06 6:22

Wonderful panorama view with stunning colours. I love the mix of shades in this image. Good contrast, perspective and light.
Very well done!

macondo (13239) 2006-05-06 11:36

I've just been listening to some Cabo Verde music, but it didn't make me think of some weird landscape like this! Well stitched, and a colourful view of the volcano. The sky certainly helps, too.
Regards,
Andrew

markstaples (15670) 2006-05-06 11:45

A marvellous shot of this view with outstanding colours. The clarity and sharpness is first class and you would never guess that this is a fusion of two shots.
Superb
Mark

pastadog (12821) 2006-05-06 12:16

Hi Leo - I didnt know Cape Verde was so pretty and weirds, thanks to you I certainly put it now it my list of possible future destinations. It must have been very dramatic to see this weird landscape just after arriving. You are right, it vaguely reminds me of those Bolivia shots. You've done an excellent job here, the landscape looks spectacular!!! TFS, Daniel

Buin (38136) 2006-05-06 15:34

Hallo Andreas!
Was für eine fremdartige Landschaft! Die Farben sind ja unglaublich - insbesondere im Zusammenspiel mit diesem Himmel. Auf's Technische muss man bei Deinen Fotos ja nicht eingehen - wie immer, toll!
Grüße aus Siegen nach "Mannem"!
Frank

josepmarin (34011) 2006-05-06 16:09

Hi Andreas,
It's a huge landscape and an excellent panorama.
Nice colors and lighting, very well defined and an impressive and beautiful sky with a little spots of clouds.
Wonderful shot.
Regards,
Josep

Fis2 (46253) 2006-05-06 16:31

Witaj Leo!
Interesting place. I like the composition, colours and frame. Very nice image.
Regards
Krzysztof

Gerrit (36127) 2006-05-07 3:04

Hi Leo,
great landscape. Incedible contrasting colours with the red water and the white of the salt and still some green too.
Very well balanced composition.
Thanks and regards, Gerrit

fayeulle (26547) 2006-05-07 5:52

Hi Leo
Welcome back. Absoltute irreal colors like the laguna colorada. I never seen before photo from Cape Verde but it shouldbe my next trip after visiting your gallery
Very good note. I should expect a large view...
Cheers
JP

Angshu (33995) 2006-05-08 0:01

Welcome back Leo. This is an amazing shot..your stitch is not much visible. But the wide angle lens does help here for this superb perspective. The red water indeed stands out. Wonderful overall!
Regards
Angshu

xuaxo (5815) 2006-05-28 15:46

Hallo Leo,
Thanks to your work, we have a nice panoramic view of the caldera of the ancient volcano.
Cheers,
Francisco

cyrrhus (2878) 2006-08-03 17:51

Hi Andreas,
Thanks for this excellent wide-angle view of Sal. I drop it into my theme on Salt Mining.
Eric /.