Sevan Peninsula Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is taken from the peninsula on Sevan lake.

As Lake Sevan comes into view at 1890 m, it is important to remember that since the mid-1930s the water level has dropped some 19 m, turning Sevan Island into a peninsula and creating a series of flat shelves and gravelly beaches around the lake. Under Stalin, Soviet engineers had concluded that Sevan’s large surface area meant wasteful evaporation. They decided to reduce the surface area of the lake to one-sixth is original size, farming the new land at the S end and using the excess water for hydropower and irrigation. Public outcry and the realization that completing the plan would turn the Sevan basin into a desert killed the plan, but Armenia’s engineers have continued to believe in massive intervention, digging huge tunnels to bring water north from the Arpa and (this tunnel not yet completed) Vorotan rivers, so as to allow fuller exploitation of the Hrazdan hydroelectric cascade.

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rajiv_077 (1355) 2007-04-13 9:35

Hi Sayat

What a beautiful place and more beautiful picture, excellent compostion, Great DOF and POV. This picture includues...
Lovely colours,
Lights,
Green Grass,
Flowers,
Blue Sky
Blue Water
lovely clouds
Red church
Ice mountains

Top class picture

rajiv

sacavem (8453) 2007-04-13 9:45

Hi Sayat,

I like the way you made the building looks so long, and that takes your eyes thru the building. The sky is also great. Wonderful view of the Sevan. Perfect composition and angle of shot!
Well done,
filipe

mpetrovic (1479) 2007-04-13 10:52

very good photo, although, i think, quality could be a bit better.
everything else is good, and note is especially informative.

regards,
marko

pat0500 (21513) 2007-04-13 11:57

Hi Sayat,
Lovely great picture and excellent point of view.
Very nice perspective of the lake, strong but beautiful colours.
Good shot and beautiful blue sky.
Best regards,
Have a nice weekend.
Patrick

TravelerNL (2967) 2007-04-13 12:58

Hello Sayat,
A very nice photo with an interesting note.
The colors are beautiful. You took this photo from a good POV giving a nice and wide view over the landscape. The church on the right is well placed.
Well done and TFS,
Harko

adores (15713) 2007-04-13 18:46

Hi Sayat!
Very nice shot! The composition is great with the beautiful church on the right overlooking an amazing scenery. Colours are fantastic, I like these little flowers covering the fields, we have similar ones here, in Portugal.
Regards, Anabela

doubay (5043) 2007-04-17 11:13

Hi Sayat,
very good shot of a fascinating landscape. The ecological problem you mention is not visible here. The place reminds me strongly of the Aghtamar Church at lake Van.
Best regards
Andreas

Angshu (33995) 2007-04-18 3:35

Dear Sayat
Glorious colours! Excellent framing with the church on the right. The deep blue colour of the water & the green grass contrasts well with the church. Love the small violet flowers in the FG
Regards
Angshu

miumiu (3866) 2007-08-09 1:08

Hello Sayat!
Very beautiful view and sharp colours! I like its atmosphere!
Greetings
Agnes

brpo (397) 2008-02-16 11:09