Tragedy in Arkadia, a photo from Arkadia, Peloponnesus

Photographer's Note

Leaving Argolida and taking the road from Tripolis to Megalopoli, it's like leaving a natural paradise to enter in hell... created by humans. It’s was raining and the light was poor. Impossible to use the tripod and expose my camera to the rain. But in fact there is no colour anymore. It’s like the sky was also crying. I stop to take a few shot of the little dams made on the burned hills, not far before Megalopolis. Along the road Tripolis-Megalopoli-Andritsena-Kallithea-Krestena, there are only a few places where such preventive works (against floods) were done.

See also the WS with a more global view taken a few hundred meters far.

Quitter l’Argolide et prendre la route de Tripolis à Megalopoli, c’est comme quitter un paradis naturel pour entrer dans l’enfer… créé par des humains. Il pleuvait et la lumière était pauvre. Impossible d’utiliser le tripod et d’exposer mon appareil photo à la pluie. Mais en fait il n’y a plus de couleurs. C’est comme si le ciel pleurait aussi. Je me suis arrêtée pour prendre quelques photos de ces petits barrages construits sur les collines incendiées, peu avant Megalopoli. Le long de la route Tripolis-Megalopoli-Andritsena-Kallithea-Krestena, il n’y a que quelques places où de tels travaux préventifs (contre les inondations) ont été réalisés.

Voir aussi le WS avec une vue plus globale prise quelques centaines de mètres plus loin.

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SUREK (115) 2007-11-17 2:16

This is really a tragedy. As a country, we also experience such fires and loose hundreds, thousands hectars of woods, green areas and therefore places to breathe, to live, to photograph. Everytime I hear a loss of green areas such as this, I realize that we are running to become a hell as fast as we can:(
Thank you for your awareness and sharing this photo with us. Hope this is the last fire of woods and green areas in your country..

brandstaetter (15915) 2007-11-17 3:36

Hi Catherine,

sad, but a very good documentation,
TFS Chris

ifanik (21679) 2007-11-17 5:40

HI CHATERINE
Impressive picture that I hope it passes the message in that him it sees What a pitty
What other I saying
bEST REGARDS
NICK

syd1946 (1167) 2007-11-17 14:40

Hello Catherine,
An important image...we must not forget the people and the forests of these places.Today is a very difficult moment because the rain...

wishes for the weekend,
Thomas

azaf1 (15931) 2007-11-18 8:47

Catherine bon jour
Special colours and excellent theme
congratulations
Argiris

mnk (106) 2007-11-18 10:38

Obscured scene, but great photo, showing the destruction and allow the viewer to imagine all of its extend...
Michael

steliosk (4802) 2007-11-21 12:34

Those stands didn't worked in the floods occurred last week, I'm wondering how much will we suffer without understanding that we are killing the planet we live, and our kids future.

The resources are limited, how can life be created in such stupidity? depend on hope while we can conquer the whole universe by our knowledge and technology? Not to forget how wise can we be when we want to be.

Sometimes I believe that nothing is happening accidentally, not in this century, I'm somehow convinced about that.

Thanks for sharing such a theme my dear Katerina, its something that should get us in deeper thoughts

TFS
Stelios