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Photographer’s Note

West Bosnia Canton is a canton in the western part of Bosnia. The capital is in Livno.

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showing the location of the canton within Bosnia and Herzegovina and more info.

The area of the canton, which includes 6 municipalities (Drvar, Bosansko Grahovo, Glamoč, Kupres, Livno, Tomislavgrad), is 5,020 km², a tenth of the surface of Bosnia-Herzegovina. At the 1991 census, 115,726 people inhabited the Canton; at present, there are about 90,000. Rugged and wide karst fields characterize the Canton geographically.

Karst or Classical Karst is the English name for Kras, a Slovenian region on a limestone plateau. Its name has lent itself to signify any similar landscape, as described below.
In physical geography, karst is a geological topography in which the landscape is marked by underground drainage patterns and there may be no surface drainage at all. This is usually the result of the effect of mildly acidic rainfall on limestone and dolomite bedrock.
This geological process results in distinctive features including sinkholes or dolines (closed basins), vertical shafts, disappearing streams, and springs, and after sufficient time complex underground drainage systems (karst aquifers) and extensive caves and cavern systems.
The carbonic acid which causes these features is formed as rain passes through the atmosphere picking up CO2, which dissolves in the water. Once the rain reaches the ground, it passess through the soil, gathering up more CO2 to form a carbonic acid solution: H2O + CO2 → H2CO3.

This mildly acidic water naturally seeps through and begins to dissolve any fractures and bedding planes in the limestone bedrock. Over time these fractures enlarge as the bedrock continues to dissolve. Openings in the rock increase in size, and an underground drainage system begins to develop, allowing more water to pass through, accelerating the formation of karst features.
Karst topography poses some difficuties for human inhabitants. Sinkholes can develop gradually as surface openings enlarge, but quite often progressive erosion is unseen, and the roof of an underground cavern suddenly collapses. Such events have swallowed homes, cattle, cars, and farm machinery.
Farming in karst areas must take into account the excessive drainage. The soils may be fertile enough, and rainfall may be adequate, but rainwater quickly moves through the crevices into the ground, sometimes leaving the surface soil parched between rains.

Water supplies from wells in karst topography are inherently hazardous, as the well water may simply run from a sinkhole in a cattle pasture, through a cave, to the well, without the normal filtering that occurs in a porous aquifer.

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supereira (9576) 2004-09-28 5:14

Great photo!I like very much the sky.The clouds are beautiful.I like the colors and the contrast between them.Good POV,framing and prespective.My favorite.

RGatward (19765) 2004-09-28 5:18

Good everything, especially the colours.

Rhiannon (1728) 2004-09-28 5:24

Lovely shot with amazing colours tones. The warm light on the grass is so beautiful and welcoming. Excellent sky, those clouds really adds to this shot.
I like your composition and the way the road leads into the picture, creating depth.
Well done.

PixelTerror (89776) 2004-09-28 5:30

Hi Don, nice composition where the road traces the perspective and creates depth, beautiful (late afternoon ?) colors. Excellent note as well.

pione (2031) 2004-09-28 5:51

nice shot!
strange sky, but... good result!

elihesamian (26091) 2004-09-28 5:51

***May the road rise up to greet you,and the wind always be at your back.*** Irish Proverb

Excellent,great shot,with a perfect composition,and a great note.
Thanks, Don.

ema-bloum (0) 2004-09-28 6:17

magnifique !
les couleurs sont superbes...
rien a redire !
merci !

Mrgud (0) 2004-09-28 6:35

DonQ, this is excellent photo!

rjamin (1169) 2004-09-28 6:44

I like this classic composition. Color is vibrant. The block of shadow in the lower left part of the frame bothers me a little bit though.

spence (1554) 2004-09-28 6:51

Gorgeous light, Don and very nice depth in this shot. Contrast and colours are both great.

alpayzeybek (170) 2004-09-28 7:00

Contrast. This is it! Thanks for sharing.

ma-tibou (4566) 2004-09-28 7:09

Une réalisztion formidable aux couleurs fantastiques, beau travail.
amitié.

Gand (6) 2004-09-28 7:17

Marvelous!

softflower (0) 2004-09-28 7:32

Superbe photo Don Quo, les couleurs sont superbes et le paysage magnifique.
Felicitations !

SophieL (6030) 2004-09-28 7:52

Waow! Beautiful! Only flaw : the shadow on the lower left...
But let's forget it: beautiful landscape, great perspective with the road disappearing in the mountains, good composition, very dramatic sky and this incredible light that gives golden colors to everything. Really great! (and thanks for the sobriety of your frame! :).

jhm (86352) 2004-09-28 8:01

Don, de laagstaande zon is altijd spectaculair, de rood/oranje kleur die de foto overheerst is wel mooi, de wolken met het rood van de zon geven nog meer cachet aan uw foto, de diepte wordt gecrieerd door de lange weg, goed werk opnieuw, want Don, na de mooie van gisteren is het altijd moeilijk om beter te doen.

Guenther (7096) 2004-09-28 8:04

Great composition, Don! Wonderful warm light, before sunset I presume. You caught also very well the beautiful cloud formation and the pov along the road is very suggestive. Very well done!

jrj (34793) 2004-09-28 8:25

Great shot Don, god pead and perspective, bold colours. Very nice even if I do not like the shadow to the lower left..

Oldtree (2457) 2004-09-28 10:11

Ho, ho ho...
Great shot, Don. The light, the road disappearing in a slight curve and the colors makes up a very good composition. Very well done.

Gix (3559) 2004-09-28 10:35

Hi Don,
very dramatic shot indeed!
The water erosion phoenomena you describe here are the same you can see in Friuli ('doline' of the 'Carso')
Very nice job & super note!
ciao, Giorgio

loupiot (3909) 2004-09-28 11:28

Great composition, Don! A nice light and a beautiful sky. A great shot. Very well done.

burdallet (0) 2004-09-28 12:40

At firt I imagine an road in USA ..but it's not the Far-West . but the Far Eest :-) ( of Europe )

hdl (6753) 2004-09-28 13:11

DonQ, ik ben aan het draaien van je nota... ben jij een chemicus of zo? Dat is wel heel gedetailleerd, amaai.
Ik zie hier een overgang van je blauwe naar een rode periode... grapje.
Prachtig hé, hoe die late/vroege zon het landschap kan kleuren? Dat komt hier prachtig goed uit; echt warme kleuren. Ja, een hele goede foto, goeie diepte, goeie compositie. Deze gaat brokken maken op TE. Oei, dat is hij al aan het doen ;-).
PS: heel goede, bescheiden handtekening. Dank je voor me er op te wijzen.

TrippleDB (97) 2004-09-28 13:41

I really LOVE the colours! :o) They are right, it would look better without the shadow, that's why the WS is wonderful. :o) Nice sharpness. I love it. :o) Well done, Don. :o)

oochappan (22050) 2004-09-28 13:54

Good catch of the red/golden sunbeams of a sunset on the landscape and the clouds in the sky, deeply and strong colored.

Hanssie (9133) 2004-09-29 2:23

Prachtig man !
Zeer mooie kleuren en een overweldigend mooi licht heb je hier "gekregen" !

ChrisJ (72260) 2004-09-29 3:16

WOW! Dit kijkt meer als centraal Australië, dan Europa. Buitengewone contrast & kleurenverzadiging. delen later

WOW! This looks more like central Australia, than Europe. Superb contrast & colour saturation.

carper (68252) 2004-09-29 3:20

Don deze had ik nog niet gezien van je.
Erg mooie photo, goede diepte, prachtige kleuren, schitterende luch, alleen jammer van dat stukje rechte schaduw aan de voorgrond, erg goed werk Don.

Spoony (3539) 2004-09-29 8:17

I adore this kind of "road" photos! Very agreable to me.
Colors are adorable. Environment incredible!
Very, very well done Don.
Spoony.

Georges (11185) 2004-09-29 10:31

Extra a mes yeux les jeux de lumieres ici du travail trés bien fait bravo Don

Endy (1025) 2004-09-30 9:16

Beautiful composition Don! I like very much this intense sky, the clouds are impressive. This little path leads our eyes to the mountain and offers us a nice perspective.

Well done!

explomars (4230) 2004-09-30 12:01

Superbe,j'adore les couleurs et la luminosité.Bravo Don.Merci.Phil

paido (944) 2004-09-30 13:04

A great shot with flamming colors ! Unfortunately, the shadow on the bottom-left bugs me. I would have been better if you were able to position yourself to take it out of the composition.

Yannick31 (913) 2004-09-30 14:22

Magnifique, que de contraste, que de couleurs splendides.
Bravo cette photo est splendide!
Yannick

Splendid, that of contrast, that splendid colors.
Cheer this photograph is splendid!
Yannick

jrzufferey (7249) 2004-09-30 14:45

Bravo une image magnifique, un travaild'artiste. Amitié/jr

Jaku (6806) 2004-09-30 16:15

Great colours and perspective.

efimoore (2126) 2004-10-01 11:40

Nice shot! Special dark colors of the grass and the grumpy clouds. Creates a moody atmosphere… I like the road curving towards the mountain. I wonder how the shot would look like if you were further down the road (Then you would get a better view of the curve in the road)

danielswalsh (13451) 2004-10-02 4:06

Brilliant photo Don!

Awesome colors at and shadowing at play in this shot. I like how you follow along the road, and it seemingly dissapears...
Good clarity, and well compsed.

Good Job Don!
- Dan

ChristianS (2997) 2004-10-02 15:42

Great photo! The low light is creating some beautiful colours! The sky and the clouds are great! Well composed and captured!

aznegrao (10248) 2004-10-02 20:39

Espetacular Don. Lindo momento bem registrado. A luz e a composição estão perfeitas. Cumprimentos.

Jeppe (18627) 2004-10-05 16:44

Sorry I missed a lot of shots lately - not only yours - (Im a teacher and got a new course - which taken a lot of time to prepare) - truly an wonderful landscape you captured here - I like the fine light and the golden touch from the low sun - the sky and clouds makes the image very 3D like - thanks Don.

jmdaoudal (82) 2004-11-15 3:40

Great photo in quality and in the sense of TE.
Composed to drive us at the end of the road, deep an clored.
Like the note too.
Compliments
Jean Michel

Joker (312) 2004-11-16 12:25

Great view and excellent exposure for such low lighted landscape. This scene really breathes. The road through golden grass under the blue sky looks calm and inviting. Superbly seen, Don and gread job on the note.
Yeah, and you already know about that shadow :)

faubry (33152) 2005-01-05 17:38

ouahhhhhhhh, this sky, this colors, wonderful, il like this shot
where is going this road?
thanks
francine

rage_tm (623) 2005-01-12 5:11

Hi Don, Wow! agree with previous comments that this is really a good composition. Good display of depth by having the contrast of mountains from the background. Also a sharp capture of road and grasses.. Am not disturbed by shadow cast at the foreground. An excellent catch indeed.

physel (81) 2005-04-05 10:34

A perfect example of the rule of third... both vertically and horizondally and a superb combination of coulours & Light! Simply beautiful!

Salocin51 (533) 2005-04-05 11:59

Le soleil se couche, c'est photo est tellement bien que j'ai l'impression de sentir à la fois le frais de la température qui redescent, et à la fois la chaleur du soleil qui perdure... Et même un peu de sueur après une longue journée de marche qui s'acheve...

Que de sensations dans cette image !

Ena (0) 2005-04-15 18:10 [Comment]

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fabEarth (253) 2005-04-22 16:29

I like picture where color are cut like that... Very nice

marietom (33015) 2005-07-20 10:24

J'adore ! On a envie d'aller prendre cette route. Magnifique lumière.
Marie

nidhi (275) 2005-08-12 18:42

Great photo! Everything is nice and perfect.

TBasco (143) 2005-12-03 4:27

wonderful contrasts, perpective and shadows even added soemthing new to a beautiful but usual subject. and very good note.

iGirl (1223) 2006-05-10 1:08

Hi Don, I love the composition and lighting of this shot. The clouds are really great! The only distracting thing is the shadow in the foreground. I think I would have taken a few steps forward to avoid including it in the shot. Anyway, great picture! Thanks for sharing!
Erin

ML1905 (0) 2007-01-30 14:39

Great picture. Very good light, composition and colours. I wonder what shadow on the left-down corner represent, but in all, it's perfect. Congrats.
Matej.

c_anindya (57) 2007-09-10 13:45

excellent photograph..love the light

stubin87 (73) 2008-01-30 16:52

super! jedna od najljepsih slika iz bosne na ovom site-u! Svaka cast!

lietuvaphoto (58) 2008-08-02 19:29

Hi Don!
Very nice shot! I like those colors!

Arvydas

vmukherjee (413) 2009-01-16 5:22

Amazingly beautiful shot! The golden light of the seting sun, the panoramic view, dynamic clouds on the colourful sky, all make a breadthtaking image.

fadingstar78 (418) 2009-11-20 14:16

I like the promises of the pictures of roads. And this is an excellent picture too. Colorful and sharp. Interesting note, also.