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Lake Davos


Lake Davos
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Copyright: Kristof Szekely (szekelykristof) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 222 W: 63 N: 220] (1167)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2001-08-07
Categories: Nature
Exposure: f/11.3
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Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2008-06-25 4:40
Viewed: 188
Points: 18
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Summer scene from Europe's highest town, 1500 m above the sea level. This calm lake is a popular place for sailing. Besides hosting the World Economic Forum every year, Davos is a popular ski and trekking resort.

More information from Wikipedia:

Davos (Romansh Tavau, italian Tavate) is a municipality in the district of Prättigau/Davos in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland.
It is located on the Landwasser River.

Davos is famous as the host to the annual meetings of the World Economic Forum (WEF), an annual meeting of global political and business elites, which is often referred to as simply Davos. It is also known as a winter sports area, including serving as the site of the annual Spengler Cup ice hockey tournament, which is hosted by the HC Davos local hockey team.

Settlement of the Davos area only started in High Middle Ages with the immigration of Rhaeto-Romans. From about 1280, the barons of Vaz allowed (German speaking) Walser colonists to settle down and conceded them extensive self-administration rights. Davos became the largest Walser settlement area in eastern Switzerland. Natives therefore still speak a dialect that may seem atypical for Graubünden, rather showing similarities with (German) idioms of western parts of Switzerland, such as Bernese Oberland and Upper Valais. 1436, the League of the Ten Jurisdictions was founded in Davos.

From the middle of the 18th century, Davos became a popular destination for the rich and ailing because the microclimate in the high valley was deemed excellent by doctors and recommended for lung disease patients. For example, Robert Louis Stevenson, who suffered from tuberculosis, wintered in Davos in 1880 at the recommendation of his Edinburgh doctor, Dr. George Balfour. Arthur Conan Doyle wrote an article about skiing in Davos in 1899. Davos is also the setting of Thomas Mann's novel Der Zauberberg (The Magic Mountain), which takes place at a sanatorium.

In the "natural ice" era of winter sports, Davos, and the Davos Eisstadion was a mecca for speed skating. Many international championships were held here, and many world records were set, beginning with Peder Østlund who set four records in 1898.

Subsequently, Davos became famous as a ski resort, especially with citizens from the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. After a peak in the 1970s and 1980s, the two-part city has re-established itself as a leading, yet less high-profile, tourist attraction.
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  • Romeu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 288 W: 0 N: 154] (1405)
  • [2008-06-25 4:50]
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Hi Kristof,

I love this photo! Very nicely composed with beautiful light and colors.

Congratulations,
Romeu

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  • Dot Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 780 W: 0 N: 1191] (4966)
  • [2008-06-25 5:24]

Hello Kristof
Lovely scenery showing off the contrast between the snow covered mountains against the sail boats.
Well done
Dot

Hi Kristof
great DOF.
wonderful view.
beautiful colors.
tfs
tsilla

Hi Kristof
Great shot,beautiful colours very good lighting.
TFS
Regards
Andrzej

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  • jan515 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 51 N: 2938] (13870)
  • [2008-06-25 13:38]

Hello Kristof,
The colors hue and admission are class a mad cut you selected! pleases me very well. Interesting color variant, fits well, beautiful cut and process.
Greetings.
Janusz

Hi Kristof,
Peaceful and sombre and well compsoed with lovely soft colours and textures. the composition is lovely

Amazing
Nice colors
I like it very much
Burak28

Wow, such a summer sight here ;).
Lovely colours and great focus on the lake with the white mountain in the back.

TFS
Darlene

Hi Kristof
This is a charming lake scene with different kind of boats. The clour of water and tone of mountain layres create a different touch. I wish I could walk along one of the Swiss lakes just my own. I have commented on of your Swiss photos before that.
This is a professional work.
Peter.

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