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Oceanic Turbulence
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| Photo Information |
| Copyright: Paul Solitudine (soledad) (30) |
| Genre: Landscapes |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2005-12-05 |
| Categories: Ocean, Sky |
| Exposure: f/4.9 |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop |
| Date Submitted: 2008-01-23 6:10 |
| Viewed: 436 |
| Points: 2 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
I was touring the Andaman Islands when one fine morning after taking the ferry from Port Blair to go to the Neil island I was caught in between the turbulent sea with high waves which caused the ferry went tipsy-turvy.Eventually with mother nature calming down after about an hour and also by the effort of the captain and his crew we made through safely to Neil island which at a certain point of time really seemed impossible,though the journey was not more that a few good hours.This is generally common to the Andaman sea whenever any depression rises in those region.
The Andaman & Nicobar islands are located in the Bay of Bengal,are a group of 572 islands which lies 193 km away from Cape Negrais in Myanmar, 1255 km from Calcutta, and 1190 km from Chennai. The two important groups of islets are Ritchie's Archipelago and Labyrinth Islands. The Nicobar Islands are located to the south of the Andamans, 121 km from the Little Andaman Island. Of the total 572 islands, only 36 islands are inhabited. The Islands are located between the latitudes 6° to 14° North and longitudes 92° to 94° East.
Looking back at history,World War II brought another series of changes in the life of the Andaman island. During the War, the Japanese occupied Andamans on March 21, 1942 and kept the region under their effective control till October 8,1945. Initially the Japanese behaved cordially towards the locals, but became harsh and suspicious after instances came to their notice of some locals maintaining contacts with the British. As a result a large number of innocent people were killed. One such place where the massacre occured is Humfreygunj.Netaji Subash Chandra Bose arrived in Port Blair on December 29, 1943 and was given a ceremonial welcome. He hoisted the National Flag at Port Blair on 30th Dec. 1943 for the first time during the British regime in India. On October 8, 1945, the Japanese surrendered to the South East Asia Command at Port Blair.
So,on this day of Suhbash Chandra Bose's 111th birthday anniversary,this picture is in remembrance of the great Nationalist hero of Indian struggle to Independence for whom India tasted independence for the first time. |
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Hello Paul,
I have spent great time in A & N on Naval warships & impressed with your note & above capture depicting remembrance of our National hero Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. I wish your capture was a bit sharper & richer in pixel otherwise.I have done a WS for the "Oceanic Turbulence". I have tried to level the horizon & put the picture into panoramic view. Hope you like the workshop !
Regards-Ranjan
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