Photographer's Note
I took this picture today, specially to TE.
This image shows the neighborhood where I live in the city of Curitiba, southern Brazil (BG).
I took this picture from the "Barigui Park", a nice place to walk, run, bike, roller, picnic, barbecue, or just to watch animals around this lake and the Barigui River. I´ll post some other photos later, making a little series to TE.
This buildings are not in the Barigui neighborhood, but beside it, in another neighborhood named today "Ecoville", and originally named "Mossunguê". Those buildings are pretty new, and if you see any picture from this POV 10-15 years ago its a quite different view, without the buildings.
It´s nice to live here, with plenty space, pure air, and silence, comparing to the rest of this big city.
Curitiba was founded in 1693 and offers the best quality of life conditions comparing to all the other capitals. It´s a green city.
From 1850 to 1900 many immigrants came from Europe, and some other places, and that people had made the city we live today. So, Curitiba is also the most european capital in Brazil. For example, I have ancestrals from Germany (50%), Austria (12,5%), Ireland (12,5%) and Portuguese (25%). I´m a typical "Curitibano", with a blended blood.
The largest immigration came from: Germany, Italy, Poland, Ukraine, Japan, Syria and Lebanon.
Some other facts about Curitiba:
Area 430,9 km²
Population 1.727.010 (est. IBGE/2004)
Neighborhoods 75
Green area per inhabitant 51 m²
Range North-South 35 km
Range East-West 20 km
Average height 934,6 m up from the sea level
Latitude 025º25'48'' S
Longitude 049º16'15'' W
Climate Tempered
Pluviometry 1.500 mm/year
Average temperature in the summer 21ºC
Average temperature in the winter 13ºC
Best regards from Curitiba!
Zeca
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plimrn
(21344) 2006-06-25 4:38
Ola Josa,
Your photo and your note both show your love for Curitiba. I like the wide expanse of water with the duck; is it a like, river or ocean? The old-fashioned fair on the grass is a contrast to the the modern builfings behind...Pat
osse
(2808) 2006-06-25 4:41
Hi Jose
Beautiful composition with duck and the whole lot. Great colours, sharpnes, details, DOF and POV. Also good note
Well done Jose
osse
leo61
(0) 2006-06-25 4:46
Hi Jose!
I like your composition with the huge amount of water as foreground and of course the lonely duck.The skyline looks great and gives a good contrast with the sky.Good sharpness, nice colors and a verry informative note.
Regards,Leo
markstaples
(15670) 2006-06-26 4:08
I like the way you have given over 2/3 of this shot to the water with the bird at the bottom and then the rest to the skyline and the funfair. Everything is so sharp and colourful. Well done.
Best wishes
Mark
MIG13
(0) 2006-06-28 15:52
Oi, Zeca! Não fosse a nota, eu não imaginaria que é uma vista de Curitiba! Beleza de composição, mostrando a harmonia entre natureza e urbanização. Parabéns! Abraço! Miguel.
Photo Information
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Copyright: Jose A Hauer (zeca)
(19762)
- Genre: Luoghi
- Medium: Colore
- Date Taken: 2006-06-24
- Categories: Natura, Architettura
- Camera: SONY DSC-P10
- Esposizione: f/9.0, 1/200 secondi
- Versione Foto: Versione Originale
- Tema(i): CITIES of the WORLD, Cities and architecture, Places [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2006-06-24 23:15