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The Congo River


The Congo River
Información de la foto
Copyright: Alberto Piubello (albertopiubello) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 353 W: 46 N: 874] (2583)
Género: Gente
Medio: Color
Tomada el: 2007-04-02
Categorías: Vida cotidiana
Exposición: f/4.4
More Photo Info: [view]
Versión de la foto: Versión original, Workshop
Fecha enviada: 2007-04-10 3:39
Vista: 5662
Favoritos: 3 [Ver]
Puntos: 34
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The Congo River -- formerly the Zaire River -- is Africa's most powerful river and the second most voluminous river in the world with a discharge of 1,500,000 cubic feet of water per second. It is the fifth longest river in the world, draining a basin of nearly 1.5 million square miles.
The river is best known for its role in history. Called the heart of darkness by Joseph Conrad, the river and surrounding rainforest have long been known as the mysterious land of pygmies, mythical beasts, dreadful plagues, and cannibals. It is a land made famous by the rigorous adventures of Stanley and Livingstone, and known as a place of brutality and violence for its past: the days of the Arab slave and ivory trade, its long history of tribal warfare; and its present: the ethnic violence and massacres of today.
The river itself is as turbulent as its history, though it begins peacefully enough in the savannas just south of Lake Tanganyika. Gradually the river widens and picks up speed until it enters the "Gates of Hell," a 75-miles long canyon of impassable rapids. The river emerges again, surrounded by lush tropical rainforest as the Lualaba or Upper Congo. During the course its journey through the foreboding rainforest, the river crosses the equator twice. Because the watershed of the Congo drains from both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere it does not have the great seasonal fluctuations in water level as other great rivers. Its flow is relatively stable because part of its watershed is always in the zone of rain. The Upper Congo abruptly ends with Stanley Falls, a 60 mile stretch of rapids.
Stanley Falls gives way to the Middle Congo, a 1000 mile stretch of navigable river, nine miles wide in some parts. Along this quiet stretch of river is the city of Kinsangani, a city known for violence since Belgian colonial days. Near the end of the Middle Congo, the river slows to a virtual stand-still for 20 miles, a section known as Stanley or Malebo Pool. Here the river is 15 miles wide and flanked by the capital cities of Kinshasa and Brazzaville. The peace of the pool is suddenly shattered by Livingstone Falls, a series of rapids and cataracts 220 miles long. There are some 32 cataracts, having as much power as all the river and falls in the United States combined. The final 100 miles to the Atlantic ocean from the end of the falls is fully navigable.
In the first workshop you can see a satellite image of Congo River with Brazzaville (the capital of Congo) on the left side and with Kinshasa (the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo, former Zaire) on the right side.
In the second workshop I put a photo of Kinshasa skyline just after bombings of march 26th.
cimcim, brevbrev14, Silvio1953, grigand, Flavia, sarahnatalie, abulafia, adores, lestans, Charo, vonp, vagabondtravels, balatrek ha puntuado esta nota como útil.
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Hi Alberto :)
Beautiful photo, excellent shot! Colours of the boats are very bright and nice! The contrast between green&yellow is great!
Very good shot my friend, TFS.
Regards
Aycin

Ciao Alberto, dallatua foto traspare tutta la forza di questo grande fiume, che, come tu ben descrivi nella tua nota è secondo solo al Rio delle Amazzoni come portata, belli i colori delle barche che con la maglietta rossa formano la bandiera dello Zaire, bravo, bella foto, ciao Silvio

Ciao Alberto,
bellissima composizione in cui i colori brillanti delle imbarcazioni contrastano con il colore del mare.
Grazie della esauriente nota esplicativa.
Ciao
silvia

Ciao Alberto,
Che foto interessante! non ho mai visto questo tipo di barche, ottimo il dettaglio, i colori sono stupendi.Ma è la barca del ristorante ?
Bravo
Ciao
Andrea

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  • Flavia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1797 W: 98 N: 1933] (8253)
  • [2007-04-10 19:54]

Ola Alberto,

Bela foto com excelente perspectiva e comoposicao. As cores contrastantes dos 2 barcos e a postura de seus condutores sao os pontos altos aqui. A nota explicative e excepcinal e nos ensina um pouco sobre este pais ate entao nao retratado por aqui.

Um grande abraco,

Flavia

Hi Alberto!
This is one of my favourite photos of yours. I love the perspective and the nice bright colours of the boats and the men's clothing. Very comprehensive note, too! Thanks.
Sarah

ciao ALberto!
oh ecco altre immagini dal Congo!
che belle e originali queste barche!
ottimo il contrasto e il risultato!
ciao!
Valeria

Hi Alberto
Nice and detailed picture of these 2 guys fishing, i like the details and bright colors of the boats, but i think a tighter crop where you take away some of the water in the top would enhance the overall impression.
A very good and thorough note.
Regards
Harry

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  • adores Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2836 W: 53 N: 4185] (13741)
  • [2007-04-11 19:02]

Alô Alberto!
Esta composição ficou excelente com estes dois barcos tão originais e coloridos. Muito bem captada com umas cores óptimas!
Anabela

Ciao Alberto!

ti ringrazio immensamente per tutte le informazioni sull'Africa e ora in particolare sul Congo. Purtroppo l'Africa è per noi (per me) come un modo a sè, separato, e quindi anche se si leggono le notizie di giorno in giorno poi dopo un po' mi risultano tuttee sfumate confuse e confondo un paese con l'altro. Tu invece ci riporti all'attualità dell'Africa, ci rendi vicini questi paesi.

Qui poi inoltre la foto è particolarmente bella, una fantastica comèposizione di colori e di linee parallele. C'è la nota ironica del nome del ristorante sul fianco della barca! è già un po' buffo che ci sia la reclame di un ristorante, che poi il ristorante si chiami "Soraya" e sia in Congo... incredibile!

Ottima informazione anche dai WS.

Ciao!!!!

Livia

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  • Charo Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2746 W: 22 N: 5775] (22482)
  • [2007-04-13 19:21]

Hola Alberto,
Una buena perpectiva y composición, preciosos colores y gran nitidez.
Cheers
Saludos cordiales
Charo

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  • vonp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 347 W: 0 N: 294] (2225)
  • [2007-04-16 5:55]

Mi ero perso gli arretrati... ma provvedo subito!
Anche questa ha dei colori incredibili.
Mi piace molto il taglio: sembra che le barche dividano in due la foto.
Quando passi per Milano avvisami...
A presto
Paolo

Hey Alberto

Great te photo and note. Nice comp and vivid colors. Good capture of daily life. Well done.
Ben

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  • Angshu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5380 W: 192 N: 8417] (27401)
  • [2007-05-11 1:10]

Ciao Alberto
The compo. is well done with the boats in a diagonal. What's interesting is the colours of the boat, which together with the red of the T-shirt matches with the flag colours on the boat. I like this!
Regards
Angshu

Hola Alberto,

De una escena sencilla has logrado una imagen muy interesante, creaste una correcta composición con las barcas trazando esa diagonal, excelente luz y buenos colores, me gustan esas embarcaciones, la nota también es muy descriptiva, felicidades.

Saludos
José

Hola Alberto.

Me gusta mucho tu foto y me la guardo, que contraste de colores mas bueno.

Saludos.
Jose Luis.

Ciao Alberto,

ottimo scatto composto perfettamente, il gioco di linee e di colori è eccezionale.

Bravissimo!

Gio

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