Sunset over the Mekong River
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13/Apr/2010
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19/Jul/2009
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The
Mekong is one of the world’s major rivers. It is the 11th-longest river in the world. Its estimated length is 4,909 km and it drains an area of 795,000 km2. From the Tibetan Plateau it runs through China's Yunnan province, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. The biodiversity of the Mekong mountains is one of the richest in the world. More than 1200 species of fish have been identified and there could be possibly as many as 1700. Fishing is a very important part of the economic activities in the area and a vital source of protein in the local diet. Even the rare species of freshwater dolphin, the Irrawaddy dolphin can be seen at the Lower Mekong. Irrawaddy dolphins have been documented participating in cooperative fishing with humans using cast nets by driving the fish towards these fisherman in response to acoustic signals from them. We are planning to see these special dolphines but they seems to be located futher South near the border of Cambodia...
Photo of two local fishermen at the Mekong river in Champasak taken just before sunset. Somehow I was a little diligently with the colors of PhotoShop ;-)
De
Mekong is een rivier in Zuidoost-Azië. De rivier is 4909 kilometer lang en wordt beschouwd als één van de belangrijke rivieren in Azië. De rivier loopt achtereenvolgens door de landen China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodja en Vietnam. De Mekong ontspringt in het Tanglhagebergte in China en mondt met een delta (Mekong-delta) uit in de Zuid-Chinese Zee. In de rivier leeft de grootste soort meerval ter wereld. De biodiversiteit van de Mekong bergen is één van rijkst aan de wereld. Meer dan 1200 soorten vis zijn geïdentificeerde en misschien nog wel meer. De visserij is economisch zeer belangrijk en een essentiële bron van proteïne in het lokale dieet. In het lage gedeelte bij de Mekong-delta komen zelfs nog de bezondere irrawaddydolfijnen voor. In sommige gebieden werken de twee samen: de dolfijnen drijven vissen de netten van de vissers in, en de vissers belonen de dolfijnen met een klein deel van de vangst. In deze gebieden worden deze dieren vereerd. We zijn van plan om deze bijzondere dolfijnen te gaan bekijken maar het schijnt dat ze zich nog wat zuidelijker begeven vlakbij de grens met Cambodja...
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That cloud is just so amazing. Beautiful and passionate colors. My compliments!
Wonderful sunset Ben ! In expo in Rolye group **Sunsets** front page.
Zag opeens deze bij je sets... bloedmooie foto + bewerking. Het valt me steeds meer op hoeveel je morrelt aan het beeld, wat helemaal niet erg is, maar het wordt opeens iets anders dan reisfotografie...
Beautiful shot! Gorgeous colours and lovely compo.
Greetings from Thailand Paul
Great image!
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amazing nice paradise shot!
Wirklich ein ausgezeichnetes und schönes Foto!
Dieses Bild ist wirklich ein Abenteuer für die Augen. – Wirklich magisch!
Really an excellent and beautiful shot!
This picture is really an adventure for the eyes. – Really magical!
Hi, nice shot.
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Great picture ! I'm watching the others in your gallery and I really like what you do.
Very good one dude! Like the colors. Thank's for your comment :o)
Hi, Ben...this is stunning!!!
Fantastic colors and composition!
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