Tortum Lake and reflection, a photo from Erzurum, East Anatolia

Photographer's Note

TORTUM WATERFALL AND LAKE

One of the most remarkable natural treasures of Turkey and of Eastern Turkey in particular, is the Tortum Lake and Waterfall, 100km north of Erzurum. The lake 8 km long and 1 km wide was formed as the result of a great landslide which blocked the valley though which the Tortum River flowed. At the same time the water sought a new outlet over a fault with a drop of 40m. The hollow left in the Kemerlidag slope on the left of the valley by the fall of rock is still clearly visible.

The Tortum Waterfall was the largest and most beautiful waterfall in Turkey. Since the completion of the Tortum Hydroelectric Plant water is drawn from the lake though canals and tunnels and allowed to rush down into the turbines. The waterfall is fed only from the surplus water and thus now functions only for a very short time during the winter months when the water level of the lake is exceptionally high. Now during the summer months the bed of this magnificent waterfall is dry.

After the great waterfall with its drop of 48 m. the river flowed over a series of cascades until its arrival in the Tevs Valley. The combination of cascades and waterfall was particularly beautiful. At the same time four small lakes were formed on the rubble from the landslide by water seeping from underground through the material from the rock fall. The water of these lakes is remarkably clear and blue.

Rosam, besnard, s_lush, jhm, gelor, mehmetemin, ahmetgedikli has marked this note useful

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aadilj (18102) 2009-01-02 2:35

Lovely job Hayati, I love the the deep vibrant hues and the way this has been compsoed with such lovely balance and nuancing

JLG (2086) 2009-01-02 2:36

hello Hayati
de belle couleurs pour ce magnifique paysage
c'est tres romantique et tres bien cadré
great shot
jean louis

ymrk (15099) 2009-01-02 2:40

Hayati Ağabey;
Gerçekten enfes bir nostaljik hava var.Yalnızlık hakeza...
Elinize sağlık,fotoğraflarınızı eksik etmeyin.

YAĞMUR

Rosam (297) 2009-01-02 2:41

Hello hAyAti,
wow, what a perspective
and colour, fantastic,
Simply beautiful.
Thank you for the note
Have a beautiful day
Rosa

rgarrigus (0) 2009-01-02 2:41

Hi Hayati,

Yeah. I like it. The minimal color palette works perfectly for this image. The whispy leaves in the top left give is a Japanese feel for me. I sorta wish the rope in the corner wasn't so bright as it draws a bit more attention than it should I think but its not a deal breaker.

Beauty!

Bob G.

besnard (59196) 2009-01-02 2:42

Bonjour Hayati
Une superbe composition avec de magnifiques couleurs dorées. Celà donne quelque chose d'assez irréel.
Merci pour le partage et bonne journée.
Nicole

deermen (1938) 2009-01-02 2:54

merhaba Hayati bey,
rüya gibi fotoğraf, renkler ve pozlandırma enfes,
kompozisyon seçimi harika
tebrikler.
yeni yılınızın güzellikler içinde geçmesini diliyorum.

s_lush (16602) 2009-01-02 3:03

Hi Hayati,
Wonderful representation of such interesting place of Eastern Turkey as the Tortum Lake! The picture and the very informative note have strengthened my 2009 year's plans to visit Turkey. I think that the composition and quality of the shot are perfect.
Best regards,
Sergiy

mikolaj_kawa (0) 2009-01-02 3:16

Hello Hayati! Nice boat. Very interesting light and shadows. Good capture and frame. Original picture. Well done!

jhm (202915) 2009-01-02 3:21

Merhaba Hayati,

Quiet rural picture with splendid pink colours.
Excellent contrast between the small waves on the lake.
Lovely presentation pleasant for look at. TFS.

Have a nice day,
John.

Nessie (918) 2009-01-02 3:39

Beautiful image hay kes!! Excellent POV and composition, warm nice colour and good frame!
Congratulations! Really romantic, I love it!!
Regards,
Nessie

erel (11890) 2009-01-02 3:44

MERHABA
Her şeyiyle ustaca bir kare . tebrikler. EREL

AYDIN (5700) 2009-01-02 3:51

Harika tonları olan nefis bir çalışma.Tebrikler

silvan (1786) 2009-01-02 4:13

Dear Hayati,
You have found a beautiful shot.
Bets Compliments.

Silvan

mehmetemin (7231) 2009-01-02 6:34

Hayati bey
güzel bir kare. kompozısyon renkler müthiş
eline saglık

alibasarir (15580) 2009-01-02 8:59

merhaba hayati bey
çok etkileyici ve nefis bir görüntü olmuş.renklerin canlılığı ve suya yansıyan ışık gerçekten harika görünüyor.adeta su yanıyor sanki elinize sağlık.
selamlar
Ali

TGULUMSER (13252) 2009-01-02 13:05

Hayati bey merhaba,
Nefes kesici bir goruntu, renkler ve ortam inanilmaz,
Elinize saglik,
Tulay

anokutan (15097) 2009-01-03 0:45

Hayati bey merhaba,
Sıcacık renklerden oluşan nefis bir kare.Selamlar.

ahmetgedikli (25609) 2009-01-07 9:57

Merhaba Hayati Bey,
Tortum serinizin en farklı ve en güzellerinden. Selam ve saygılar.
Ahmet

MC82 (122) 2009-01-15 1:10