Backwater dry-out.
The sad part of my recent visit to the Riverland of South Australia.
A backwater area, normally with substantial water, slowly drying out in the drought with salt and acidification of the soil. The drought and inaction on the river levels is certainly causing irreversible damage.
However it needs to be said that there is still plenty of water in the River Murray itself for activities and visits. We need to continue to support the tourism and other businesses along the river as they battle through hard times.
So that said, go visit the river and its people and maybe drop back away from the river itself and see what is slowly happening to the backwaters.
Canon 400D 18-55 lens with CIR Polarising filter. (Dirty boots and clothes from standing in the mud!!!!!)
Thanks to Emjay01 for visiting with me, go and have a look at his site for images of the River in its beauty. seehere
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OZZREBELXTI
I have exactly the same set up but have yet to use my CIR polarising filter this inspires me to do so great work Steve.
Travis Easton
Great shot and info Stephen
Sharon House
Steve- all your work that I heve viewed today is absolutely stunning. The colours and reflections in this scene are beautiful – the whole image is outstanding.
Steve Chapple replied
Thanks Sharon, had to stand on a wobbly log after getting through 6-8 inches of mud for this one.
Shelly Hiebert
Wow! Awesome work Steve :)
Dave Hartley
Great shot again Steve – love it although it does show the down side of the area/murray at the moment – to be honest, there has been areas like this around for the 40 years i have lived along this area – the only difference is now someone with the true passion of photografhy has been able to capture it for it’s true meaning- congratulations!
Steve Chapple replied
Yep, I agree, just a lot lower here than normal when I visit and stinking of acidification. You will note I MADE SURE I let people know this isn’t the Murray in general and that they should go visit. Especially the “Mannum Motel”.......
Joseph Darmenia
Nice leading lines. Well done.
brian pendrey
another outstanding picture
Curtiss Simpson
Great lead in to a beautiful view !
Angela Stewart
Another stunning shot! I can see I need to take another trip over there…
karen Bradshaw
awsome shot love the colours, and its a shame that the world is taking a turn for the worst in some areas
Alf Caruana
amazing capture of this place, well done
Jerame *
Very striking!
Dave Law
Wow!! another stunning and beautiful capture Steve.
Nick Hunt
Lovely work Steve, that black frame sets it off a treat!
linifer
wonderful piece steve :)
midzing
beautiful shot Steve,,, love the reflections, and the colours are gorgeous, well done
Suzanne D Jaes...
It’s a stunning image but even more so matted in black….. Definetly got the WOW factor…. :)
Hans Kawitzki
Again a very strong but sad picture
mmills3080
great shot, And I can relate to you standing on logs , in mud,etc. A great photographer really gets into his/her work! lol
jason owens
a very sad state of affairs…...fantastic shot tho!!!
Vanessa Anderberg
Beautiful shot…just perfect
Sensiworld
Beautiful !
clickinhistory
great shot and more importantly great use of the image to highlight an issue that is affecting us all.
Denis Dalby
This is a wonderful series Steve.
Megan Martin
WOW! Stunning Steve! =) Great colors and perfect reflection!
Al Bourassa
Awesome shot Steve and a sad, sad story that is really planet-wide now with global warning.
Prasad
Great work, Steve.
AngieBel
You sure have created some beauty out of what is a very sad scene. Powerful work.
Kathryn Potempski
stunning image Steve ,I must agree as we all return to a fav spots we are now so quickly seeing the results of this horrendous drought.
Lyn Evans
Absolutely beautiful
Mohsen Bayramn...
wow! excellent work…. love the composition, color tones and its mood.
very creatively done!
Lori Peters
Beautiful work!
Sean Farragher
fantastic shot
Steven Agius
Stunning capture !
Emjay01
Great shot Steve, it’s a nice spot there glad you had me tag along. Thanks for the plug too :-)
Antanas
amazing
Judylee
Such a gorgeous capture under such a sad situation.
Anthony Comella
Top shelf work Friend!!!
Karin Taylor
regardless, i don’t know how you manage to make everything look so beautiful! wow :)
Elana Bailey
Great shot and it is a pity about how dry it all is now. Well done though.
Jenifer
Wow! This is so gorgeous! a winter wonderland.
kalaryder
Delightful reflections and the drying area has some fascinating colours and shape. Well taken and presented
Janine Hewlett
WOW…fantastic landscape!!
DebbieSteer
dedication….....thats what i like to see….....its not worth anything unless you had to work hard to get it, I say, and boy Steve, sounds like you did…..great work as always, stunning….....well seen
Christopher Bi...
great image steve
ian taylor
AWSOME SHOT
Angel Warda
gorgeous!!!
Lucindawind
fabulous shot !
Gethin
awesome Steve, well done!
Diane Schuster
Thanks salt looks like snow, what an image! Dee
Heather Rivet...
well done
Brendan Schoon
Great shot, very nice composition and the colors are very special!! very well done.
Brendan
cdwork
This is a truly superb image! So much depth and interest. Did you use the 18-55 kit lense? and what does CIR stand for in the polarising filter?
Steve Chapple replied
Yes just the standard kit lens. the CIR is a polarising filter that screws onto the end of the lens. There are other styles that place a holder over the lens and you can use a range of filters or graduated ones as well. Thanks as always for your support.
Rosalie Scanlon
Beautiful image Steve
Tracey Mac
A sad but absolutely beautiful image Steve!
marillu79
Cool.. such a beautiful photograph !
bevanimage
It looks more like the dead sea than the Riverland! Another beautiful capture of a sadly degraded landscape.
RosaCobos
Salt remains there… crystalized sun….
unmoving…and barren.
We ned it ….
but in small proportions.
The miracle is there….
it will rain..I wish and hope.
Rosa (beautiful place.. thirsty river….)
chijude
Hard to ignore both the power of the image and the power of the message. Excellent work.
CanDuCreations
Excellent work Steve
Pamela B
Beautiful work Steve!
GabrielK
superb
gaylene
Brilliant work – I love the photo work you display – amazingly beautiful. ANd I love old dead trees – even if it is sad, they still have majesty and beauty.
elphonline 11 days ago
Beautiful shot