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Corbett - Kalagarh


Corbett - Kalagarh
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Copyright: Goldy RS (goldyrs) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 573 W: 55 N: 1253] (4704)
Genre: Landscapes
Medium: Black & White
Date Taken: 2007-06-11
Categories: River
Camera: Canon S2 IS
Exposure: f/4, 1/251 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Jim Corbett, Tigers & the National Park [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-04-14 4:33
Viewed: 512
Points: 46
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Yet another shot of this Park I've grown to love over the years...

Here's an excerpt I've posted earlier in my notes..

Riding high on its success in protecting the big cats, the Corbett tiger reserve in Uttarakhand now aims to expand its core area to over 1,000 sq km to make more room for these majestic animals.

As a step forward, the 300-sq km Sonanadi wildlife sanctuary has been merged with the adjacent Jim Corbett national park through a government notification declaring the area as a critical tiger habitat.

The additional core area will mean greater protection for the animals as no villagers or tourists will be allowed to venture inside.

The core area of the reserve - located 300 km away from Delhi - has now increased to 822 sq km, up from around 520 sq km earlier, and will be expanded further to over 1,000 sq km later.

Currently, the reserve has around 164 tigers, that is 10 per cent of the estimated total of 1,411 tigers in India, as per the latest official census.

To boost conservation, "an ambitious project will start this year in Corbett in collaboration with the Wildlife Institute of India for the genetic and behavioural study of tigers, ecology and habitat restoration," Rajiv Bhartari, Corbett park director, said.

He said about Rs 5 million has been earmarked for the purpose.

This was one of the recommendations of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) to protect the big cats across the Shivalik foothills of the Himalayas and the northern edge of the Ganga basin, known as the Shivalik-Gangetic landscape.

The area extends from Kalesar in Haryana to Kishenpur and Dudhwa in Uttar Pradesh to the Valmiki tiger reserve in Bihar, covering 20,800 sq km.

In the middle of this area, a team of dedicated forest staff has helped Corbett script one of the best examples of tiger conservation since its inception.

There are many factors that have contributed to its success, Bhartari said. "We are very fortunate to have a team of rangers, wardens and guards who are not only sincere but also share great synergy at work.

"In 1994, we relocated three villages from the southern boundary of the park. The fourth one, Lal Dang, was relocated in 2002."

Around 46 per cent of Uttarakhand is covered by forests, comprising an area of 24,536 sq km of which 13,000 sq km are important tiger-bearing areas.

Rajesh Gopal, head of the NTCA, said: "Around 800-1,000 sq km is essential for maintaining a viable population of tigers - where they can breed and survive."

In its report in February, the NTCA had called for active management of buffers adjoining the Corbett park: Landsdowne, Haldwani, Ramnagar, Terai east, Terai west and central forest divisions.

The buffers help filter disturbances and pollution caused by humans from passing into the core area. People live in the buffer zones, tourists go there in the hope of sighting wildlife. Hence, their management becomes a priority for wildlife managers.

"We have started a few tourism projects in a limited manner here so that local villagers can benefit from them. We have trained 40 local youths as naturalists to work in the park and now it is their source of livelihood," Bhartari said.

"We want the villagers to come and see the park so that they know the importance of wildlife. It costs Rs.4,000 per trip to the park, which works out to Rs 200,000 annually. We don't mind spending the amount on them.

"The tourists and the villagers are our 'eyes and ears' who alert us if anything illegal takes place inside the park," he said.

The park was named Jim Corbett National Park in 1956 in memory of famous hunter-turned-naturalist-cum-author Jim Corbett.

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A pleasing composition with the road winding through your frame Goldy.
Good color and exposure, great overall view of Corbett Park :)
Excellent info on this wildlife sanctuary,
Well done & TFS,
Howard

Hi Goldy,

Very beautiful landscpe again. Nice colours, composition, DOF. Good work.

TFS

Pekka

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  • NinaM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 562 W: 0 N: 1371] (4547)
  • [2008-04-14 6:36]

Hello Goldy, superb photo, you're great at landscape. It has your signature, I don't know what it is, I think it is the light, the softness and the beautiful colours. The composition is very elegant and it is a very pleasing picture, thank you!

Francine

Very nice composition, quite dreamy looking,it must be a beautiful place to visit, tfs and best regards h

Hi Goldyrs!

I usually don't like not perfectly sharp pictures. It's difficult to explain why in yours it doesn't disturb me at all. Maybe the tiny unsharpness provides the picture a particular, personal touch that distinguishes them from others. Everything looks smooth in your picture. It would be interesting if it's a deliberate choice...

Kind regards

Markus

The road in the foreground gives your image the element of liveliness, Goldy. In other words, it highlights the quantum and intensity of human involvement in the Park. The rugged road seems to be intensively used by the visitors and I am satisfied that it is not metalled.
Despite the haze in the distance, there is a fair amount of depth of view in the landscape.
Well done and thanks for a positive note you have put together about the Park.
Ram

Do I perceive a strong haze? Is that from an inversion in weather or what? You have no industry there...so my guess it is a natural haze caused by inversion. Very keen...some folks would have used a filter in the old days, but then the scene wouldn't be accurate!!!
Bob

Hello Goldy,

no elephants?
Very nice composition,nice colours, composition, DOF.

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1022 W: 5 N: 2801] (10142)
  • [2008-04-14 10:18]

Hola Goldy.
Muy placentero ver detenidamente la imagen que hoy nos presentas aqui. El camino sobre la llanura debe conducir a un lugar tambien muy bello. El recorte para la presentacion y la nota escrita son muy buenos.
Saludos My friend.
Luis52.

Hello Goldy, A nice composition. Good use of the path to lead the viewer into the image. Colours are nice also. Interesting note, sounds like an amazing park. tfs rgds Necip

Hi Bro Goldy,
A superb landscape shot my friend.
TFS.
Greetings from Cyprus,
Bayram

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1251 W: 0 N: 4829] (14332)
  • [2008-04-14 22:56]

Hi Goldy

Good composition and POV with good colour and nice hazy light - very typical of India (well, you would know that! ;) ). Well observed and captured.

James

Hi Goldy,very nice landscape,i like a lot the pic and the very interesting note too,my best compliments,thanks for share,Luciano

Hi Goldy,
A beautiful capture of this lovely landscape of Kalagarh. Excellent composition and nice framing. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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  • PaulH Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1031 W: 26 N: 2984] (10774)
  • [2008-04-15 2:52]

Hello my friend,
very nice landscape, the colour of the sky is beautiful. Well framed with good use of the track to lead the eye. I loved your notes, i hope the conservation goes well - it would be a tragedy of massive proportions if we were to lose the Tiger.
tfs
Paul

Hi Goldy, splendid landscape with a lovely road, wonderful colors, very well done, ciao Silvio

hello Goldy

wonderful Landscape shot, i love the POV you choosed
and the curve of that road, excellent DOF with the mountains
and great details of the foreground, TFS

Asbed

Hi Goldy
this nice landscape image. nicely composed and framed. POV, nice colors. Thanks for sharing. best wishes
Ahmet

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 916 W: 4 N: 2277] (10628)
  • [2008-04-15 10:13]

Hello Goldy,
You seem to having a lot of stock on this landscape shot. Lovely Ganesh

Awesome shot, Sir!I love the blue sky and the sharp FG!
Very well done!
Rashmi

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3029 W: 148 N: 4520] (14595)
  • [2008-04-16 5:40]

Hi Goldy.
Very nice picture of the cute place. You managed to reflect a beauty of the native edges very well. Shot is composed very well. Colours are lovely and delicates. May be image is soft a bit but this is not a point. My best wishes and TFS. Alexei.

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1714 W: 24 N: 4988] (16346)
  • [2008-04-16 19:05]

Hi Goldy,
Wonderful shot of your favourite place and the dirt road draws one's eye into the image. the wilderness is well portrayed here and the distant mountains give the image depth and feel. Excellent POV and very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

Hello Goldy,
I loved this dreamy landscape with a good contrast of colouration in layers!
best pov with good clarity and details of the park!
many thanks for the sharing
best regards
Tony

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