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Uros Island-one more view


Uros Island-one more view
Photo Information
Copyright: Vandana Bajikar (vandana2923) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2465 W: 125 N: 5702] (22207)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-11-25
Categories: Daily Life
Camera: Nikon D-70s, Sigma 17-70 f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro, UV
Exposure: f/4.5, 1/1600 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Travelogue: Peru - Start to South America
Theme(s): My Photos >= 100 points [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-02-10 16:18
Viewed: 1327
Points: 112
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Friends this picture is not that sharp given the condition I clicked by one hand from the tower at Uros Island (look in WS please). Wanted to give some idea of the island with information.

Uros or floating islands. These are man made islands and the reed used to make these islands is totora, which grows in lake Titicacca. The root of the grass flots on the water in rainy season, which is used to make the base of the island. They are tied together, and it almost 6 feet in thickness base. On top then the reed is spread over in 3 feet thickness, and is ready for use. To hold the islnad steady in water the anchors are used with big stones. Walking on these islands is like walking on some thick bed in water, feels different.

There are 6-7 islands like this, and on every island 6-7 family lives. They consider themselves as ancester of Incas. Each family is responsible to take care of island cooperatively, mending the surface and maintain the island. They also grow vegetables there, mainly potato, and have chicken and small ducks. The base part of the totora reed is also used for eating purpose like bamboo shoot, it has some sugary taste. Yes, they do live there, and their main language is Quencha or Aymara. The food is potato, rice, fish and bread. Main transportation is boat, and reed boats are only for tourist purpose now. Nowadays they have solar panels to generate the energy for light, and few of them also have televisions with dish control. Can you imagine that???

This is what is funny for me. If any of the family is not cooperative in maintaining island, or trouble one, they just remove the anchor, seperate only that family, and tow the rest of the island and anchor at different location. HA, tow the island...funny concept for me, and they do that practically.

Enjoy, Vandana


ps: please have a look in WS.

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Very colorfull indeed Van! This realy is a very special serie! Many of us will never have a chance to see this nice country, the way you discribed everything made it come closer ..more known!
You did a good job and when ever I am in the area on my bike I am going to see it myself for sure! TFS Vandana and have a good weekend

John Tulip(s in the night)

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  • gnc Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 738 W: 10 N: 104] (1449)
  • [2007-02-10 17:51]

Nice postcard image, Vandana. I like the composition and the fact that there is a main foreground theme to draw the attention. The background puts a larger perspective on the setting. Nice shot!

rgds,
Cristian

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  • zomik Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 212 W: 64 N: 228] (2891)
  • [2007-02-10 17:51]

Hallo Vandana :-)
All your photographs from Peru are wonderful. It also, beautiful clean colours, the contrast, the great composition.
Congratulations and greetings
TFS
Zosia

Amazing! I had no idea this kind of island/village existed, it's incredible.
The shot itself is fine! I didn't notice any issues with sharpness although with the broad frame, the image is a little small and I keep leaning into my computer screen to see the details! Good work on post-processing the sky, the lines are very clean.
Congratulations!
Rew

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  • kbeall Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 531 W: 109 N: 902] (3576)
  • [2007-02-10 18:06]

Hello Vandana,
A spectacular shot, with the blue of the boat mirroring the sky, and the bright colors of the girl's clothing. Great composition, and an even better geography/social studies lesson presented in your note.
Thanks for sharing,
Karen

Hi Vandana.
Very nicepicture,great colours and composition,well done
Best Regards
TFS

* Piotr *

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  • c_rapp Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 957 W: 20 N: 1282] (7282)
  • [2007-02-10 18:27]

WOW! Very cool picture! Love the colors and the very cool reed boats. TFS
Christan

Hello Vandana,
Lovely captured and good composition with clarity, colour and details
very well seen and presented
cheers
Tony

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  • Pops71 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 263 W: 28 N: 522] (2093)
  • [2007-02-10 20:07]

Hi Vandana,
You have teached me a lot with your splendid serie of photos from Peru. Wonderful POV, DOF and colors. Very clear details.
Congratulations and have a nice weekend
Cheers (^_^)

Pierre

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  • DAM Gold Star Critiquer [C: 513 W: 67 N: 268] (1110)
  • [2007-02-10 20:22]

Purely a National Geographic picture like. I enjoyed your note and would like to see some more of these islands. What an interesting place to visit.

DAM

Very interesting story in your note, Vandana. Sometimes I feel like I would want to tow my lot somewhere else.....
Nice shot, and the close-up in the WS is fine also: you had enough detail here for a maximum size picture, that's why I didn't understand the large border. Great colors and a beautiful day....
Cheers
Otto

Hello Vandana,
Their colourful dress is as always very eye-catching!
I like the point of view, making those ancient replica rafts line up in a row...
Good details and pleasant composition with inclusion of the girl and the rowboat!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Compliments to both series and photo's Vandana.
Just curious how you would do on a Holland series with photo's and stories from your p o v :-) Wink
Rob

Hi Vandana

Lovely composition. The yellow and red of the cloting looks great in the shot. The clarity and sharpness are spot on! :-)

Hi Vandana,

Excellent colors and composition! Very thorough notes too. TFS.

Allan

Wonderful POV, compo and colours, vandana !
Excellent postcard.

v
ps.Is that sky real or PP ?

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  • puffy Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1792 W: 128 N: 3006] (16617)
  • [2007-02-11 4:41]

Hi Vandana,

What a beautiful shot... great colours, sharpness, contrast and compo... I love the scene... you have captured something seem like from the old days... :D I think it is a good idea for man made island... hehehehe.... Great shot my dear, thanks for sharing

Cheers,
Sweety

Hi Vandana,
You take me by the hand through this wonderful country by showing all those beautiful pictures from you! The woman in the boat is really eye catching in her colourful dress. The panorama is excellent I only have some doubts about the sky. Nevertheless an superb posting my dear Vandana! TFS.
Hans

Vandana

Your pictures from Peru are so nice and colourful. I dont get tired looking at them. Peru is one place I would like to visit and the other one is India.



Regards, Sylvain

splendide composition aux belles couleurs
splendides détails et belle profondeur
bravo

jojo

hi vandana!
this is so beautiful, great compositon, colors and sharpness.
excellent photo.
tfs
zoran

pt

Yep, you're right, this photo is really not sharp.
I just wish MY photos where as unsharp as this :-).
Very beautiful shot. Good sharpness and details.
Amazing to see the boats.
Well done
Pierre

Beautiful shot Vandana, lovely composition.
Regards Mark

Very colorful, and sharp enough to tell the story! good composition... dont listen to John about the big white borders... :) ha ha ha

A great picture Vandana, the colours are especially beautiful and the detail is excellent, despite what you say. A sublime composition too with a good balance between foreground, lake, and distant sky.
Congratulations!
Bill

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  • chrisJ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4216 W: 414 N: 6609] (41919)
  • [2007-02-11 10:10]

Hi Vandana

This shot reminds me of Thor Heyedahl & the Ra expedition to Mooloolaba in Qld, Australia way back in the 70's. He crossed the Pacific Ocean in a similar balsa wood raft to these. Tfs!

WOW! Super shot Vandana! Incredible blue, red, yellow saturation! B-)
Linda
pt

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  • Juliet Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 871 W: 64 N: 1969] (13496)
  • [2007-02-11 12:08]

Hi Vandana,
A TRUE POSTCARD here. Excellent colors, details and overall composition. SIMPLY perfect. TFS Julie

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  • izler Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 516 W: 69 N: 17] (106)
  • [2007-02-11 12:31]

hello Vandana
here is wonderful daily life photo. i like composition, point of view, colours, sharpness, details, using of UV filter, WS and framing in your photo
thanks for sharing
regards
izler

Hi Vandana,

Considering the circumstances when you shoot this photo, I'd say you did a great job! The POV & especially vivid colours are just amamzing! Peru is one place I'd like to visit too!

Well done & TFS
Constantinos
ps. Going on the cruise with John would be nice but...

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  • linus Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1474 W: 10 N: 738] (10741)
  • [2007-02-11 16:11]

Hi Vandana,
Very colourful photo. I would have liked to see more of the surrounding, th epiture looks kind of too tightly cropped to me. That is just my opinion.
Well done.
Sunil

wow... what a great shot...i love the compo and presentation... great colors...

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  • Fons Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1299 W: 2 N: 202] (15586)
  • [2007-02-12 5:26]

looks like Venetië

hola vandana
excellent shot again
i like the compostion and your colours are just excellent
tfs
Marco
:-)

Well lakescape composed and with good colours. Great work.
Achim

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  • inaam Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1719 W: 5 N: 389] (1376)
  • [2007-02-12 8:31]

Such a beautiful panavision along with a tender mood. Wonderful expression has been composed in this fine image. Details are crisp which are valuable assets of the composition. Well done Vandana.

Thanks for sharing this beautiful image.

Ciao Vandana, wonderful landscape with great light and splendid colors, interesting note and ws, very well done, ciao Silvio
:) tomorrow

Really wonderful comp & great lively colors. It does look like a beautiful post card!

Hi Vandana, another beautiful photo of the lake and the girl on the canoe.

the colours are bright and there is good sharpness.

I like the tight composition on the sky and the boats.

Very well done! Cheers, Yan :)

ps: many thx for the crit in "Spin Limit Add".

pl

Hi Vandana,

Despite the slight blur, due to the conditions, it is a great colorful shot! Nicely composed, with many objects of interest.
Well done!
Vassilis

another postcard picture vandana! it's 'horrible' to be a TL afficionado, this site and its active members produce so many brilliant photo's of all those gorgeous places on earth!

pov, colours and the note are all top notch!
thanks for sharing this with us!
J.

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  • valari Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 964 W: 102 N: 395] (4105)
  • [2007-02-12 12:26]

Hi Vandana.
Very nice picture with great colours and composition...amazing!
valentina

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  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1320 W: 31 N: 1634] (9994)
  • [2007-02-12 14:50]

It is a great scene of daily life, wonderful colours and a lovely composition

TFS

Karan

merhaba my friend vandana
beautiful colours and very good composition.very good interesting boats.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

Hi Vandana,
This is wonderful, so interesting are you notes and the photo that goes with them. Imagine waking up one morning and finding yourself floating off because you were ousted!!! What a shock!
Very colorful composition, picture perfect, thanks for sharing,
Fran

excellent composition here vandana :)
love the colors and tones
nice DOF making this photo pleasing to look at :)
good balance of elements

back later :)

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  • Biero Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 259 W: 41 N: 244] (3381)
  • [2007-02-15 13:29]

Bonjour Vandana, tout simplement superbe cette partie de la terre, tu es allé loin pour prendre ce joli cliché, bravo.
J'aime beaucoup ton angle de pose qui nous montre plein de détails sur la façon de vivre de ces gens.
Les couleurs sont vibrantes et les détails bien net.
Bonne soirée.
Pierre

Hello Vandana,
This really looks like a postal card, this is so nice. I love those colors, POV, composition and great details. I don't think I would have climbed this tower :-) Well done! Thanks
Claudine

Hi Vandana,
Picture perfect capture. Love the colour and the light work. An eye catcher this is. Very interesting and informative note too. Well done.

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1666 W: 136 N: 1263] (6138)
  • [2007-02-15 16:50]

Hello Vandana,
beautiful shot, the girl in the boat is very eye catching, yet there are so many other wonderful details. A Great composition , the scenery is fabulous.
TFS..Sky

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  • Josine Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 922 W: 21 N: 652] (4069)
  • [2007-02-16 12:56]

Hello Vanps and yesI looked in ws too, your did a good job. The colours are so nice! Bye bye
Joos

Another great picture from Peru.
You open a nice and delicate window on another culture.

TFs

Marc

Hello Vandana,
Great photo from Uros Island,Peru.
I like your pov,little girl,cool boats,frame,dof,focus,colors and composition.TFS
Chris

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  • orkhan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 716 W: 166 N: 367] (3541)
  • [2007-02-24 16:31]

Well done, Vandana !

hello Vandana,
this is VERY BEAUTIFUL!!
Superb and very effective contrasts, lovely pin-sharp details, great colours (i like those rich blues ;-)) ),
and an excellent composition.

Well done.
best regards, Daniel
Greenie later :))

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  • HaBeMa Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 533 W: 33 N: 620] (3070)
  • [2007-03-21 14:02]

Hi Lady Vandana;very quality view,good composition,your note guidelines explanation....
Habema.
:-]

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