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King's Lake


King's Lake
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Copyright: Hadi Zaheer (hadi1121) (84)
Genre: Landscapes
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-08-29
Categories: Mountain
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2006-02-17 23:15
Viewed: 1801
Points: 2
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
"Band-E-Amir holds its place among the wonders of the world. The most famous things often fail to move; Band-i-Amir is above matters of taste, it is beauty itself."

Located at 34°50′23″N, 67°13′51″E and 75 kilometers (47 miles) northwest of the town of Bamiyan (city of the famous Buddha statues). The five lakes from West to East are: Gholaman (the slaves), Qambar (Caliph Ali's slave), Haibat (grandiose), Panir (cheese), Pudina (wild mint) and Zulfiqar (the sword of Ali). White travertine dams created by fault lines, which are prevalent in the Band-e Amir Valley, form the barriers between the lakes.

The natural phenomenon that generates the dams occurs when the carbon dioxide rich water oozes out of the faults and fractures to deposit calcium carbonate precipitate in the form of travertine walls. The process also takes place in a similarly active fault line along Band-e Azhdar (The Dragon), located a few miles southeast of the town of Bamiyan, from which mineral-rich water oozes out to form the dam in a continuous basis.
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Hi Hadi
This is a lovely landscape. It is a great composition with pieces of rock in the foreground to give perspective and depth, leading into the mass of water that disappears into the distance with a hint of secrecy. The wonderful colour of the mountains and water is unfortunately not completely revealed as the photo is a little bit too bright. The only other nit might be the fact that the complete landscape is lying at a slight angle to the right. We all tend do it and need to focus on that aspect whenever one do landscape photography.
You handled the depth of field very well with great sharpness right into the distant mountains.
Very well done and TFS.
Regards
Loot
PS. I've included a workshop that attempts to brings out the lovely colours. Hope you like it.

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