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Lake Karla


Lake Karla
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Copyright: Kostas Antonakis (kanton) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 739 W: 5 N: 1313] (5460)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-07-12
Categories: Nature
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/400 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-07-20 9:57
Viewed: 377
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 94
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Lake Karla: Up to 1962, a big lake existed at the southeast part of the Thessaly plain it was Lake Karla (the Voiviis Lake of ancient Greeks), with a maximum size of 20,000 Ha. The lake gave a fishproduction of about 1,000 tons annually thus sustaining 1,200 jobs and financially supporting equal in number families in the surrounding villages, where three fish-wharfs operated. It was also a very important wetland on a European level with more than 1,000,000 waterfowl hibernating in the lake's greater area.
In 1962 Lake Karla was drained through an ambitious reclamation project, mainly for agricultural purposes. Following its drainage, a part of the old lake-bed was cultivated with only mediocre results while fish production vanished, climate changed for the worse, the greater area's hydrological regime was severely disturbed with ground waters remarkably lowering, big cracks occurred at the soil and chemical degradation of the soil was detected. Waterfowl almost disappeared. The desertification process can be currently noticed. Quite shortly after the completion of the land reclamation project, it became evident that it was a failure, which created bigger problems than the ones it was supposed to solve. Currently a project for the partial restoration of the Karla Lake is under progress. According to the scheme, a water reservoir with a size of 3,800 Ha will be created in the lowest part of the old lakebed. Dikes for flood prevention will be built and three artificial islets will be constructed for attracting waterfowl. Environmental impact assessments have finished and the project will be completed in three years.
Goals/Outcome The Karla Lake Partial Rehabilitation Project is an example project in the context of an effort to repair damages occurred due to the application of an unsustainable development model. A small number of similar restoration projects are currently under consideration.

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  • harpya Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5739 W: 198 N: 2519] (9917)
  • [2009-07-20 10:17]

Ciao Kostas,


Lovely quiet area, also the beautiful sky and beautiful clouds,
little care for real eye catching.
Excellent character and great captured image.
Very fine to look at, composition and presentation are excellent.

Kind reegards,

Sergio

Hi Kostas,

Nice place. the clouds are having a good effect over here.
Nice composition and a nice POV.

Regards,
Sanjib

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  • horias Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 260 W: 56 N: 602] (4033)
  • [2009-07-20 10:49]

Kostas,
Great landscape of this lake.Great composition, great note. Congratulation!
Horia

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  • sela Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 479 W: 1 N: 473] (3758)
  • [2009-07-20 10:56]

Hi Kostas, beautiful landscape image with a very impressive clouded sky above.Great work.
Regards Rose

Hello Kostas,
Good tech quality
Love 3D clouds...amazing clarity
TFS
Selahattin E

Such a lovely vista Kostas. The well defined low clouds and the blue sky are indeed the highlights. There is good depth considering the f/5.6 setting, and I wonder how the image would look with a higher f stop. This is a beauty. Thanks for posting. My best regards.
Danilo

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  • Reflex Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 410 W: 280 N: 139] (3174)
  • [2009-07-20 12:28]

A really great sharp sky ! May be a little to more reducing of noise on the green forest, but a nice contrast with the bright landscape ! Well done
Best regards
Jean

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  • Adri Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 532 W: 23 N: 1858] (11292)
  • [2009-07-20 12:38]

Hello Kostas,

Amazing picture with a spectacular sky!
Beautiful colors and light. Great POV and composition.

TFS and greetings from Netherland,
Adri

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  • moli Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1442 W: 275 N: 2015] (12398)
  • [2009-07-20 12:57]

Hello Kostas.
Wonderful piece of landscape presented.
Very effective clouds.
Vivid colours!
Regards
Janek Kloss

Bonjour Kostas,
Une vue magnifique avec un merveilleux ciel.
Très bonne et belle composition
Amicalement
Valérie

Hello!
Excellent POV ,beautiful view,miraculous sky.
Super colours and light.
Very well done.
Greetings
Tadeusz

Hi Kostas,
Very dramatic and empowering looking clouds, they are the highlight of the scene in my opinion. They all look nice and defined, the lake below is nice too however - with the water reflecting the clouds well. Good PP work here.

TFS,
Scott.

Olá Kostas

O céu desta paisagem é um espetáculo a parte.
Ótima composição...lindas cores com detalhes
prateados. Belo trabalho, meus parabéns!!!
GA
Vera

Dizzying clouds! What an imposing image. Wonderful!

HI Kostas
impressive place with terrific sky
well manage of the light with natural colors and a grate POV
The DOF is very clear
Congratulations!

Oana

hello Kostas
hope you are doing fine
nice dpth and a great lovely view
lovely clouds as if i can touvh them
nice light and shadows
good work

regards
Manuj MEhta

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  • nicou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1324 W: 0 N: 2619] (21013)
  • [2009-07-21 0:51]

Hello,

On dirait que le ciel avance dans l'imag,e quelle fuyance, de toute beauté cette vue avec ce colline sèche, la plan d'eau, sueprbe.

Mercie t amitié

Nicou

Hi Kostas
what a beautiful panorama captured
beautiful clouds and light
and good contrast added
ciao
Lucio

Hello Kostas! Amazing wide and long perspective. Excellent sky. Marvelous clouds. Beautiful landscape. Good exposure and very good capture. Well done!

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  • chrisJ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4256 W: 414 N: 6770] (42500)
  • [2009-07-21 2:45]

Ciao Kostas

A marvellous 'big sky' shot, with a dramatic tonal range in the sky, & superb colour & sharpness. A superb high vantage point overlooking the coastline. Tfs!

Hi Kostas
Good use of rule of third, this is a well composed shot with wonderful clouds formation and colors in addition to your professional post processing that makes it a real landscape capture.
Best wishes
Alireza

olá Kostas,
The great personage of this shot is the omnipresent sky and its clouds.
Great DOF.
Nice composition and presentation.
Obrigado
Raimundo

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  • suzy Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 426 W: 38 N: 1263] (4340)
  • [2009-07-21 6:33]

yasou dear Kostas

shapes and dramatic white clouds scattered artistically in the vast blue sky, what a scene! the landscape, and the space and the mountains that leads the eye to the horizon.. great light, tones and highlights... marvelous composition.. balanced and defined amazingly... master work..

best wishes my friend
suzy

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  • Doudou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 426 W: 2 N: 895] (5835)
  • [2009-07-21 10:40]

Bonjour Kostas,

Encore un joli POV bien équilibré!!!
Toutes mes félicitations pour savoir mettre en valeur les éléments naturels de notre environnement!!!
Ici le ciel donne une belle profondeur à ta photo, le paysage est magnifique!!!
Amitiés
odile

Hello Kostas,

How wonderful to take a shot with such depth and such light! The lake, with its surrounding vegetation, is a fine vista in its own right but when linked to that azure blue sky and 3D clouds, it is amazing.

Kind reegards,
Bev :-)

Hi Kostas, good composition.
The sky is wonderful.
Good light and colors.
Very well done.
Ciao Mari

Hello Kostas,
Amazing, very impressive landscape. I like this POV with a wide angle and variable colours. Also the sky looks very good here. Best greetings,Siegfried

Hi Kostas,
Amazing peacefull shot...
Depth and clarity are perfect.
I love it.tfs.
Dr.Seyfettin Güner

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  • ayse51 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1716 W: 124 N: 1465] (20702)
  • [2009-07-22 8:48]

Kalimera Kostas,
great POV.Depth is incredible.Sky is amazing.Congratulations Master.Necla.

Hi Kostas
Wonderful view of a beautiful place.
Very nice colours,great sharpnes and excellent lighting.
TFS
Regards
Andrzej

Ciao Kostas, wonderful landscape with fantastic sky, splendid light, very well done, ciao Silvio

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  • Alexia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 189 W: 0 N: 220] (2454)
  • [2009-07-22 10:45]

Ciao..fantastica visione!!!
colori meravigliosi
complimenti

Alessia

Hi Kostas!

What a fantastic view! Great POV.
Beautiful composition between clouds and landscape.
Very nice colors.
Great work.

Um abraço,
Paulo.

Salut Kostas.
Gros contraste sur ce splendide paysage maritime et belle définition du ciel et de sa couverture nuageuses.
Bonne soirée.
Urs

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  • isa Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 356 W: 57 N: 710] (4145)
  • [2009-07-22 15:05]

Kalimera Kostas,
Excelent landscape, great edition and wonderful sky. Impressive effects.
Congratulations for the perfect work and thanks for sharing,
Greetings.
Isa

Hi Kostas,
Great composition and presentation,
Excellent point of view and details
great landscape and beautfiul sky colors,
All my compliments
Michel

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  • vanda Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 251 W: 0 N: 261] (1756)
  • [2009-07-22 23:23]

Ciao Kostas!
Another very good job.
Your images with their beautiful and strong colours are generating strong emotions.These clouds threatening seems that they are moving.
Regards and TFS.
Vanda :-)

hello Kostas,

i like how you enhanced the sky.. dramatic look this way.. very pretty.. beautiful work also showing the view of Lake Karla from afar.. good one..

regards, terry

Kalimera Kostas,
Wooww!!What a stunning panoramic view vith Sperb cloudy sky.
Regards,
hAyAti

Bonsoir Kostas
The lake was worth a shot with its unweared hills but this amazing sky with wonderful clouds gives us two landscapes in one.
Very nice composition
Have a nice evening
Henri

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  • dareco Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1717 W: 16 N: 840] (15143)
  • [2009-07-23 22:13]

A gorgeous picture!!! I love the sky, so blue and beautiful clouds. Very pretty landscape, nice sharp detail and amazing depth. TFS

Hi Kostas,
Beautiful perspective,i like the clouds,congratulation.
Abracos,
Ralf

Ciao Kostas. Bellissima vista profonda in ottima luce. Il cielo è strepitoso!

Roberto

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  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 595 W: 0 N: 957] (4612)
  • [2009-07-24 23:25]

Hi Kostas,
a very dramatic presentation of the sky and the clouds.
Lovely perspective and colours. Nicely divided to emphasis on the clouds formation.
Rich and dense colour pallette.

Regards,
Foozi

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  • korbee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1396 W: 0 N: 1693] (13687)
  • [2009-07-28 12:06]

Thanks to the clouds they are giving enormous power to this landscape,I like the rather hazy looking horizon.
Well done Kostas.
jan

Hi Kostas,
Amazing colors and POV in a wonderful scenery. Perfect sharpness, really nice colors.
TFS
Regards,
Lurdes

Hi Kostas,
It's been for quite a while, but I'm glad to see your images again. This one amazes me, I like the exposition of the clouds very much, the wonderful landscape below is 'just' an additional beauty of your image. Clear and sharp exposition of the landscape, good composition by letting so much space to the sky. It was worth doing it... TFS!
Greetings,
Kristof

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  • gnada Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2662 W: 74 N: 4764] (21697)
  • [2009-09-08 6:50]

Hi Costas...

Excellent capture of beautiful Lake, sky and beautiful clouds...
Great landscape - nice view - nice PP work.
Thank you for sharing it.
Best regards,
George

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