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**Oasis**


**Oasis**
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Copyright: Ertan Selcuk Atalay (Ertan) Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 22 W: 0 N: 15] (132)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-04-21
Categories: Nature
Camera: Sony Cybershot DSC-H5, Memory Stick PRO 1GB
Exposure: f/8, 1/60 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Oasis [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-04-24 15:38
Viewed: 864
Points: 18
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
In geography, an oasis (plural: oases) is an isolated area of vegetation in a desert, typically surrounding a spring or similar water source.


Oasis in the Libyan part of the SaharaThe location of oases has been of critical importance for trade and transportation routes in desert areas. Caravans must travel via oases so that supplies of water and food can be replenished. Thus, political or military control of an oasis has in many cases meant control of trade on a particular route. For example, the oases of Awjila, Ghadames and Kufra, situated in modern-day Libya, have at various times been vital to both North-South and East-West trade in the Sahara desert.

The word oasis comes into English via Greek ὄασις oasis, borrowed directly from Egyptian wḥ3t or Demotic wḥỉ. It was not borrowed from Coptic ouaḥe (*/waħe/), as is sometimes suggested; the Greek word is attested several centuries before Coptic existed as a written language.

Source: wikipedia.org
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  • Great 
  • carmia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 320 W: 6 N: 125] (2737)
  • [2007-04-24 15:52]
  • [2]

Excellent clearness and colors, perfect composition! Greetings. Carme.

Merhaba Ertan,
Tablo nitelikli bir fotoğraf.Renkler, yansıma ve kompozisyon harika.Eline sağlık.

hAyAti

super fotograflar yolluyorsun libya çöllerinden
her iş gezisinden çok zengin malzeme ile dönüyorsun
hep masallarda filmlerde gördüğümüz böyle bir vahayı
görebildiğin için çok kıskanıldın tarafımdan:)
şahane fotograflamışsın
eline sağlık

Hello Ertan,
A very pleasant composition. Great clarity and superb colours. The details and contrast are splendid.
Congratulations & TFS,
Barbara

Selamlar Ertan,
Harika bir kare.Tek kelime ile muhteşem.Ellerine sağlık.Tebrikler.
Deniz.

Hello Ertan,
nice postcard from the desert ;)
it's something that is worth to be seen
TFS
regards
jo

hi
wonderful picture of the oase
great POV and bright colours
tfs
M

merhaba ertan,
Açı renk ve detayları ile harika fotograf.Yansıma ve komposişzyon çok güzel.tebrikler.
Selamlar
H.Ayhan

  • Great 
  • harpya Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4998 W: 178 N: 5838] (31259)
  • [2007-04-27 8:33]

Hi Ertan,

Beautiful look of this Oasis, great capture, beautiful composition, amazed with his beauty in this immense one deserted. Excellent clearness and colors, perfect composition!
Greetings!

Sérgio
:)

renklerin gözalıcılığı harika.. manzara harika...Ellerinize sağlık.

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