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If you think life is difficult, spare a thought for people in developing countries. This women was washing on the car ferry dock in water which has the colour of tea from the humic acid/ organic compounds which seeps from the forested area. I have not been to the Amazon River as yet but documentaries show that that water is also coloured like tea for the same reason. Sorry it is not too sharp but think is has some emotive look.
Notes on colour of water in Amazon:
The varied terrain allows for three basic types of water that float along the path: Whitewater, clearwater, and blackwater.
The whitewater rivers are a dirty, yellowish color. The color is caused by large accumulations of silt and other sediment in the water. The water comes from the Andes, washing off the soil nutrients from the young rocks.
Clearwater rivers are a blue-green color and they carry little sediment. The highlands that the clearwater rivers flow from are made of hard rock and not easily eroded.
Finally, the blackwater rivers are the color of dark tea. They have little sediment like the clearwater rivers because the rocks they wash over are so old that they have been leached of minerals.
The different types of river meet at various sections along the way, making interesting patterns as they pass by each other, side by side, with different colors. While it may seem like a small difference to us, it makes a large difference to the wildlife which are more often found in whitewater rivers that are full of sediment.
http://library.thinkquest.org/21395/textonlyb/river.html |
edal, axiotea, jan515, pierrefonds, delic, Uhu trouve(nt) cette note utile
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Hi Murray
It is not very sharp, but this photo conveys emotions! You're showing well the woman having no other choice than washing her clothes in dirty water. The sunlight illuminates nicely her nose/mouth and shoulders.
Cheers
Marilyn
- jan515
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(545) - [2007-05-23 17:05]
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Hello Murray,
What a wonderful realy picture.View very beautiful through the lovely scenery. The composition is excellent.
My compliment.
Janusz
Hi Murray,
A nice photo of a daily life activity of that person washing her clothes in dirty water. The photohas emotion and a good light. Thanks for sharing.
Pierre
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- delic
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(6564) - [2007-05-25 7:13]
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Hello Murray,
This photo carries a wealth of information. The brownish, tea-like color of the water is something I encountered even in Ireland. Your note is quite informative. Photo may not be sharp enough but that gives it a timeless quality, a la the great Capa. Well-seen and presented.
Best wishes,
Hakan
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- edal
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Hi Murray!
It's a touching capture! How strangely perverse is our "civillisation" that it makes people "want" these activities for the small money they get...
Anton
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- Uhu
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(5184) - [2007-05-30 10:24]
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It's what I always speak when someone starts to tell me that he (or she) have a problems with living conditions. I'm saying - please, look at the 60% of the humans in the world - they don't have even indoors plumbing and not all of them have electricity! And all other things. When you're complaining about something wrong when you're in a hospital, just think that about 1 000 000 000 of persons in this world just unable to go to any hospital, as there are no such things in the vicinity. Great photo and very precise note!
