Clear Water Revival Photo

Photographer’s Note

As the river, where the picture was taken, has crystal clear water, I have chosen a part of the name of my favorite rock band as the picture title.

The Vorskla River located in Russia and northeastern Ukraine, is tributary to the Dnieper, which is the biggest river of Ukraine. It has a length of 464 km and a basin area of 14,700 km². It is mostly navigable between its delta and town of Kobelyaky. Tributaries of the river are: (Right): Vorsklytsia, Boromlya, (Left): Merlo, Kolomak, and Tahamlik. The picture was taken in the place where the Vorskla River takes its tributary Vorsklitsa. In 1399 the Battle of the Vorskla River was fought in the area. In 1709, the city of Poltava, on the banks of the Vorskla River, was besieged by Charles XII. Towns and cities located on the river are: Grayvoron in Russia, Okhtyrka (TE shots: *, **, ***), Poltava (TE shots: *) and Kobelyaky (TE shots: *, **) in Ukraine.

Creedence Clearwater Revival (often abbreviated CCR) was an American rock and roll band who gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with a number of successful singles drawn from various albums. The group consisted of lead vocalist, lead guitarist and primary lyricist John Fogerty, rhythm guitarist and brother of John, Tom Fogerty, bassist Stu Cook, and drummer Doug Clifford. Their musical style encompassed rock and roll and swamp rock genres. CCR's music is still a staple of American and worldwide radio airplay and often figures in various media. The most popular songs are "Travelin Band", "Looking Out My Back Door", "Heard It Through The Grapevine", "Have you ever seen the rain?", "Up Around The Bend?", "Down On The Corner", "Ooby Dooby" and many others including, of course, "Green River".

Green River is a song that was written by John Fogerty and recorded by Creedence Clearwater Revival.

Well, take me back down where cool water flows, yeah.
Let me remember things I love,
Stoppin at the log where catfish bite,
Walkin along the river road at night,
Barefoot girls dancin in the moonlight.

I can hear the bullfrog callin me.
Wonder if my ropes still hangin to the tree.
Love to kick my feet way down the shallow water.
Shoefly, dragonfly, get back to your mother.
Pick up a flat rock, skip it across Green River.
Welllllll!

Up at Codys camp I spent my days, oh,
With flat car riders and cross-tie walkers.
Old Cody, Junior took me over,
Said, "Youre gonna find the world is smouldrin.
And if you get lost come on home to Green River."

Welllllll!
Come on home.

Vorskla surely is a green river. This also can be seen from other my TE pictures, for example, ”The Vorskla River”, ”Out-of-the-way place”, ”Foggy morning”.

GPS coordinates: 50.37840 Lat; 35.07050 Long

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mkamionka (4754) 2009-02-08 5:02

Beautiful shot Sergiy,
The fog creates a nice atmosphere. You have included plenty of interesting objects like smooth lake with leaves etc. I think it it very pretty, I would try as well to take another shot with close up of the fog.
M

denisn72 (7033) 2009-02-08 6:34

Hello Sergiy
I like the atmosphere out there and I notice that the contratsts are very good. The reflection is awesome and smooth. The excellent point of view include the natural framing created by the branches. Well done!
Best regards
Denis!

skippy007 (7243) 2009-02-08 15:26

Hello Sergiy, I know the American band well, when I saw your title immediately I thought there must be reference to Creedence, I was not disappointed, I'm also not disappointed in this image, well framed with lovely natural colours, interesting reflections, excellent FG & BG creating interest throughout the image & depth, the fog also adds another element, atmosphere.
Well done
Thank you
Santo

saxo042 (16038) 2009-02-09 6:51

Hi Sergiy,
A very beautiful picture, Mary should be proud ;) The colours are excellent and there is a very sweet and nice summer mood here. A very good composition with the sparating misty layer at the right place.
Kind regards
Gunnar

rodgerg (24601) 2009-02-09 8:10

Hello Sergiy,

A nive view full of athmospher, full of serenity. i like the composition with the FG which give a depht to the image. Beautiful refelctions too and contrast well collected.
Have a ggod evening,
Roger

tedesse (13180) 2009-02-09 8:53

Witaj!
Piekny panoramiczny widok,wspaniale kolory i ostrosc,ladne refleksy na wodzie.
Pozdrawiam
Tadeusz

Silvio1953 (42379) 2009-02-09 10:56

Ciao Sergiy, lovely and peaceful composition with fatastic reflections, very well done, ciao Silvio

a-lee (426) 2009-02-09 11:41

hi Sergiy;
Very nice scenery.
Excellent colors, light, depth with superb POV.
Nice work.
Best regards.
a-Lee

paololg (13975) 2009-02-09 13:43

Ciao dear Sergiy,
you and I have surely in common two things: the photo and the CCR. This photo is incredibly beautiful and suggestive, done with a perfect photographic technique. I immediately put it among my preferred photos. Thanks for the links to the beautiful songs of the CCR, one of the most famous bands of every time.
Ciao, have a nice time!
Paolo

Henryk_Bilor (20367) 2009-02-10 0:21

Hi Sergiy
Lovely capture of the river with reflections of the sky, little cloudy and the morning (it is after sunrise?) fog. Nice mood, I like it very much.
Have a nice day.

siamesa (13120) 2009-02-10 1:30

Hi Sergiy

It's a superb picture and excellent note.Marvelous effects in the water. I love Credence and tkanks for your remember. TFS
Regards
Maria

Juntas (3442) 2009-02-10 7:23

Hi Sergiy. I don't know what I like more, your photo or Creedence music :-). Very nice ambience very misterious. Colors great, water seem like a mirror with nice reflections and great definition. Thanks for remember CCR (Top Ten to me), pity there aren't decent videos but I watch those anyway :-). Regards. Paulo

jafadabret (40043) 2009-02-10 23:41

Salut Sergiy.
C'est un très beau paysage que tu as photographié. J'aime la paix et le calme qui en ressort. L'eau reflète un ciel du soir alors que la brume s'étale au dessus de la rive.
Excellent !
Jacques

papagolf21 (56515) 2009-02-11 2:25

Bonjour, cher Sergiy,
Très belle présentation picturale. J'imagine très bien cette photo ornant la couverture d'un livre ou d'une jaquette pour CD de musique classique tant la composition évoque la musique ou la poésie.
Très belle réussite.
Amitiés.
Philippe

jlbrthnn (38527) 2009-02-11 3:09

Hello Sergiy,
The natural light is splendid and very pleasant. The fog which bathes the vegetation is an important component of the image. The calm one of water allows the capture of a perfect reflexion and a beautiful coloured image of the sky. It is an image high level, and perfectly carried out. Congratulations.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

jhm (83035) 2009-02-11 4:06

Hello Sergiy,

This is almost a painting. I like this misty effect in background, also the reflections are superb.
Great view, an excellent atmosphere, good composition and nice presentation.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John

belido (16681) 2009-02-11 11:11

Hi Sergiy,

nice to see you back with such an attractive shot. The reflection is perfect and I also love the fog in the middle. Lighting is very natural and the details are really good. Just great! Thanks for it and note as well.
Regards,
Carlos

archimatica (13290) 2009-02-12 14:12

Hi Sergiy.
Great picture, but also great note!
I also liked the CCR, blues and Rock%Roll a go-go.
I like your work.

Renzo

Dyerco (9186) 2009-02-14 19:31

Hi Sergiy
A nice early morning shot with some mist in the BG. The trees frame this image and keep the eye in the picture.
Phil

Yves-triga (3599) 2009-02-17 4:37

hello sergiy,
Nice idea and a beautiful view.
A restful image.
The mist in the background gives u nice effect.
well see.
yves

toto (18749) 2009-02-17 13:25

Bonsoir,

belle photo de ce lac avec ces hautes herbes au centre, jolis reflets, bien bel effet de cette brume.
Jolies couleurs et ces coins remplis sont de fort bel effet.

Amitiés Thomas

dumbo (4368) 2009-02-21 1:59

Hello Sergiy,
Really beautiful and pleasant summer view. I like the fog on the background and that still water.
Great job!

Regards,
Eino

MLINES (10918) 2009-02-21 15:02

Hi Sergiy,, A composition with good split horizontally and the mistiness adds a lot of ambiance. Good notes and lyrics. Good job. TFS. Murray.

brano14 (1910) 2009-03-03 10:06

Hello Sergiy,
Well composed photo, everything is dark, but sharp enough.Beautiful reflection and a strip of mist is another plus for this photo.
nice story!
Thanks!
Brano

npecanhuk (14364) 2009-03-03 10:11

Hello Sergiy!
That's a pretty simple view, but very nice indeed! Soft colors and light! Excellent sharpness and correct exposure! Beautiful reflection! Very good composition! I really like it! TFS - congratulations!
Warmest regards,
Neyvan

JCG (25589) 2009-03-08 6:46

Hi Sergiy,

A photo full of gentle and very soothing, I love. The image quality is great especially sharpness. The reflection is great. I may have cropped the image by removing a small part of the top to avoid the small branches on the right. Well done Sergiy and thank you for the interesting note.

With all my friendships and a very good Sunday,

Jean-Charles

daddo (11419) 2009-03-09 3:32

Zdravo Sergiy. I hope it is as pure as this photo. The stillness and vastness of the place is captured beautifully. The rising mist creates a sense of mystery and remoteness. Excellent shades of colour and definition. Pozdrav. Klaudio.

shevchenko (10008) 2009-03-09 20:25

Hi Sergiy,
The water is amazing calm for obtain distinct reflection, nice to see mist between the grasses and clumps, natural color and lighting to show the dim envirinment, well done.
Ally

jackyt (95) 2009-03-17 5:12

Beautiful Sergiy and thanks for the very explicit explanation

janusz2054 (917) 2009-03-18 5:19

Hello Sergiy
Excellent composition and nice atmosphere . Very nice presentation.
Very well done.
Janusz

envisage (199) 2009-03-22 2:05

Lovely clear shot Sergiy. I love the feeling it gives, the slight hint of fog/mist and your POV.

TFS, Sreya

Atousa (3456) 2009-04-05 6:57

Salam Sergiy,

Its an atmospheric shot , very well balanced n composed..I like the reflection n other details on water..clean n peaceful..well done..thank you.
Best regards, A