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Photographer  T Glow {Karma:14955}
Project #33 Pictures of Famous Places Camera Model sony dsc-f717
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About ABSTRACT
The natural sandstone sculptures of Vila Velha are an impressing example of ruiniform relief, combining the association of erosive processes with pre-existing attributes of the rocks. They are protected by a State Park, which has received about 200,000 visitors/year, what causes some risks for the preservation of such a rich natural environment.
The Vila Velha Sandstone is part of the base of the ltararé Group (Upper Carboniferous to Lower Permian of the Paraná Basin, Southern Brazil). It has a reddish coloration due to the presence of ferriferous cement. Grain size is medium to fine sand, with dispersed argillaceous intraclasts in an incipient planar to cross-bedded stratification.
The natural sculptures have an elevation of 10 to 30 m above surrounding terrain. Their tops show cracks and fracture polygons, while the walls show saliences, hollows, small anastomosing tunnels, alveolar erosive excavations, basal concave surfaces and fractures filled with iron and manganese oxides. Other structures are the sedimentary stratification, vertical and horizontal fractures and pseudo stratification formed by the cementing.
Vila Velha is a natural site with great environmental value. The large outcrop is a singular exposure of the sedimentary attributes and erosive features of the Vila Velha Sandstone. The area is appropriate for environmental study activities, not only because of the ruiniform relief but also the presence of natural preserved ecosystems, with endemic endangered species. Nevertheless, the integrity of this environment is threatened by the massive exploration of the touristic aspect, which has failed to attribute to the park its role of a preservation area.

INTRODUCTION
Vila Velha (Old Village) is the denomination of an notable group of natural sculptures of ruiniform aspect, developed in Carboniferous sandstones of the Paraná Basin. Situated approximately 80 Km WNW from Curitiba and 20 Km ESE of Ponta Grossa, for a long time Vila Velha has been pointed as a well-known touristic attraction.
The singularity of the sculptures enforced the creation of the Vila Velha State Park by the State Law # 1292, of October 12, 1953. The park, 3,122.11 ha large, is much older than the Brazilian environmental legislation and this determined the divergence of aims of the three institutions that are responsible for its administration.
The sandstone sculptures have received a variety of names suggested by the imagination of the visiting public: Cyclops city, camel, sphinx, ship's prow, bottle, turtle, wine-glass (the symbol of Vila Velha) and others. The heights range from a few meters to about 30 meters. The erosive forms are distributed on an area of about 10 ha, that is a notable outcrop of periglacial sandstones of non-consensual genesis, where the sculptures reflect the interrelation of various factors: lithology of the sedimentary rock, tectonic and non-tectonic structures, weathering and erosion processes, beyond others.

LOCALIZATION
Vila Velha is situated in the Municipality of Ponta Grossa, in the Campos Gerais region, State of Paraná, Southern Brazil (Figure 1), on the geographical coordinates 25o14'09''S and 50o00'17''W. The main access is the BR-376, and important road junction that connects the shores, Curitiba (the State capital) and the North of the Paraná State.

NAMES OF ROCKS
They have special names: the Camel, the Coca-Cola bottle, the Indian (complete with crown of feathers), The Camel, the Boot, the Whale, the Bear... etc

PRESENT TIME
The park is closed for reforms more than one year!!!!
Thanks for my friends of DER - Department of highways of Paraná,
which provided me conditions of could photograph.

MY WORK
This Work is The Camel!
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There are 61 Comments in 1 Pages
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Guy Dube Guy Dube   {K:6932} 9/4/2004
Very nice and I like a lot the explanations for the picture, very interesting.

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Luther Chong   {K:3585} 1/6/2004
Excellent photo..

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Marcio Cabral   {K:12496} 9/12/2003
Excelente captura deste lugar maravilhoso T! um abraço!!

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Kristina Kohut   {K:49990} 9/10/2003
I have to sit here a while and look at this again, because I just love it sooooo much!! then I will add it to my favourites so I don't forget to come back and view again!

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Hakan Aker   {K:14146} 9/10/2003
Beautiful shot with an excellent text...thanks for sharing

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Judy Kessler   {K:6316} 9/9/2003
WOW.... very impressive... wonderful work.

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Jorge Garcia   {K:8733} 9/8/2003
Sumptuosa imagem. Bem pensada.
Abraço

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Robson Zumkeller Campos   {K:4071} 9/8/2003
Cara, que belo trabalho hein!!! as formas realmente impressionam, e vc conseguiu "aquela" sua luz especial... ficou show! Caprichou na explicação tbm hein :)
Abraços!

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Kristina Kohut   {K:49990} 9/6/2003
Wow T Glow, this is absolutely stunning!!!

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kita mcintosh   {K:18594} 9/5/2003
wowwwwwwwwww

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pippo giuseppe   {K:16421} 9/4/2003
wuaohhh!!veramente incredibile questa formazione rocciosa,straordinario il colore di essa, contesto perfetto!!saluti Maria Grazia

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G:)nter Hofstädter   {K:854} 9/4/2003
superb !

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Craig Garland   {K:27077} 9/4/2003
T; first, thanks for the very interesting background on this subject, and being a retired Forest Soil Scientist with a strong background in geology, I actually pretty well understand your technical description. This obviously is a beautiful and special place to you. It's nice to have places like that. You've done a wonderful job of capturing this particular rock formation. The colors are saturated, the composition excellent, and the sky very complementary. Thanks for sharing the story of this place-- I've learned a bit more about Brazil-- and the photographer. Cheers. Craig

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donato r. donato r.   {K:16361} 9/4/2003
Ottimi colori - eccellente composizione!
ciao donato

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Shigeyuki Mohara Shigeyuki Mohara   {K:4753} 9/4/2003
Very beautiful colors, texture and composition! Wonderful! Regards,Shige

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Hayri CALISKAN   {K:16195} 9/4/2003
Excellent landcape with great angle of shot. Very nice perspective.
Regards, Hayri.

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Jim F Jim F   {K:8859} 9/3/2003
Beautiful capture and wonderful composition and description. IMO, it is a bit over-saturated for my taste, but then, it is your photo and not mine..so Congratulations on another wonderful presentation..Regards.

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Amancio Couto   {K:15720} 9/3/2003
Voces ai nesse grande e maravilhoso Brasil...que ja' tive a felicidade de conhecer, teem tudo o que Deus vos ofereceu para fotografar. Belo espectaculo este!...ate' bonitos "camelos" como esse!...francamente!...nao deixas fugir a belissima natureza!!!regards
Um abraco grande T !...

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Wagner Campelo Wagner Campelo   {K:2271} 9/3/2003
Pra quem não costumava dar nenhuma informação sobre as fotos até que você mudou um pouco, não? Brincadeira a parte, a foto é um primor. A riqueza de cores na rocha e na vegetação é incrível. Excelente trabalho, T!

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G C   {K:12204} 9/3/2003
Breathtaking shot, so glad you told us so much about it, too! Thanks!

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peta jones   {K:12615} 9/3/2003
That was very nice of them to let you photograph these splendid formations. An excellent capture.

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Don Loseke Don Loseke   {K:32503} 9/3/2003
What an outstanding formation. Thanks for all the information. Great work as usual T. Don.

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Antonio Correia   {K:164} 9/3/2003
O Brasil tem realmente locais de extraordinária beleza. Obrigado pelo seu comentário esclarecedor. Aqui na Net não acabamos por não ter a noção real da verdadeira cor das paisagens e dos objectos. Mas às vezes quando vamos aos locais (Ilhas Fiji por exemplo) verificamos que as cores são mesmo aquelas que aparecem nas fotos, prospectos turísticos etc. Suponho - e se calhar é mesmo assim - que aqui estamos peerante a reprodução muito apoximada da realidade.

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Jose Rasquinho   {K:12128} 9/3/2003
Poderá ser ligeiramente(só ligeiramente) fora do seu habitual, mas está cá tudo; um excelente céu, as cores com a marca do mestre, e até se pode dizer que continua a ser uma paisagem.A qualidade é a de sempre.
Obrigado pelas informações facultadas.
Um abraço.

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Robert Gaither Robert Gaither   {K:34128} 9/3/2003
You said more words here than the whole time I've know you. Great comment like to hear about the subject plus the fact this is an excellent capture. I like those colors in the rock. This is another masterpiece.

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Lucas Macedo   {K:12843} 9/3/2003
Maravilhosa vista de Vilha Velha, T! Belas e fiéis cores, perfeita definição e detalhes. Excelente descrição. Parabéns e um abraço! ..... Lucas

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Pedro Libório Pedro Libório   {K:53861} 9/3/2003
espectacular...como sempre meu caro!!!
P.S. já tenho sua cópia nas mãos...a ver se amanhã dou um pulo aos correios!
grnade abraço!

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Eva Backlund   {K:2374} 9/3/2003
A beautiful photo! Very nice colours, and the sky is fantastic!

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Igor L.   {K:7432} 9/3/2003
Amazing shot and beautiful colors.

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Alberto Agnoletti   {K:12811} 9/3/2003
Great colors and light!!
Bye, Alberto

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Massimo Di Maggio Massimo Di Maggio   {K:-53658} 9/3/2003
I was just curious about the title, but I didn't expect such a great and detailed explanation!!! Thank you T, you made me an happy geologist, also for this wonderful photo with very beautiful and vivid colors and a great sharpness. Bye Max

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augusto mario cunha   {K:19049} 9/3/2003
This wonderful image certainly could be used for tourism propaganda purposes. It allies rich colors with an incredible definition of details. A top quality piece of work!

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Gregory Fiedler   {K:15439} 9/3/2003
Tom! Wow! I missed 4 phone calls while I was reading this!(kidding) Really quite the deal going on there. Hope this magnificant natural formation survives the human race, for it war against the elements are unforgiving. It is beautiful. Thank you for the information, I often wonder where it is you are. The colors are spectaculer, photo has great detail. Great image to hang onto for generations. Great work my dear friend! Best to you always! Gregory

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Marcin Gorski   {K:12388} 9/3/2003
que lindo T! mais que lindo. Cores som de ti - fantasticos. Abracos

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John Hatziemmanouil   {K:40580} 9/3/2003
Superb colours! Great, the rocks looks so nice T!

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Marília Ferraz   {K:-4756} 9/3/2003
OI T, completamente diferente de tudo que já ví de você. Ou de quase tudo. Mas os tons estão aqui e o céu, é claro.
Gosto desse jeito de olhar nossas referências, nossos patrimônios. Concordo com o José Eduardo. Aula de foto e de geologia.
Um abraço de tempo lindo, Marília
PS: Minha conexão está muito, muito instável.

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Tommaso Di Falco Tommaso Di Falco   {K:23819} 9/3/2003
Excellent shot well seen and marvelous colors...
complimenti!
enjoy, Tommaso

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Carlos Brando   {K:4637} 9/3/2003
que cores, que luz... parabéns. realmente T, vale e muito o tempo que gasta aguardando a luz certa!

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Tomo Radovanovic   {K:12788} 9/3/2003
great work
nice point of view and very well composed

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André Bermak André Bermak   {K:14443} 9/3/2003
Ótimo composição,cores e texturas.Excelente captura e que venhão uma nova série de imagens fantásticas como essa.....

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José Eduardo Cruz   {K:13180} 9/3/2003
Que que é isso meu amigo????? Além de artista és doutor de geologia!!!! Linda foto das formações rochosas! Lindíssimo!!!

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Flavio Ortolan   {K:907} 9/3/2003
Boa composição e luz, itens nos quais você é mestre.

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Alex Uchôa   {K:18547} 9/3/2003
Faltou só a explicação em português :).
Lindas formações rochosas e ótimas cores. Sem dúvida um belíssimo lugar. Abraço!

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Geraldo Monteiro   {K:2546} 9/3/2003
Outra obra de arte. Que côres !!!

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Legolas .   {K:3947} 9/3/2003
good shot and text,regards, bye

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Francesco Bazzi   {K:953} 9/3/2003
T.Glow:The Best.Congrats:"Bazzi"

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Ronny Van Eeckhoutte   {K:12734} 9/3/2003
It's a spectacular view my friend.
have a good day...................
A good explanation................

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Kaj Nielsen   {K:15279} 9/3/2003
Excellent sharp, great texture, beautiful color, light and contrast. regards Kaj Nielsen

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Cristiano Corte   {K:10836} 9/3/2003
Great natural contrasts and color, what a stunning sculpture ! Ciao ! Cris.

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ventrix drogo ventrix drogo   {K:65398} 9/3/2003
Molto interessante con bellissimi toni e colori caldi. Ciao

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Marco Maresca Marco Maresca   {K:14418} 9/3/2003
Splendida foto!!!

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Paulo Granadas   {K:1711} 9/3/2003
Olá T.
Linda foto esta que colocaste.
Vê-se que tem a tua assinatura mas é um pouco diferente do abitual.

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Dubravko Grakalic   {K:25235} 9/3/2003
beautifull landscape!

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Benedetto Riba Benedetto Riba   {K:15792} 9/3/2003
OH!!! my dear friend Tom, wonderful image, splendid composition, great color and detail as always.
I wish you a happy day!!!!

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Hugo Pierre   {K:15692} 9/3/2003
Very nice. Excellent execution (as usual). The explanation is splendid and I must thank you for it because it's very educational. Bravissimo!

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Diamantino Mendes   {K:12959} 9/3/2003
Olá Glow, esta está totalmente diferente das tuas anteriores abordagens, mas o poder e a beleza permanecem. Um local fantástico, cheio de textura e de muito interesse.

Parabéns e aquele abraço amigo.

DM

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Tiro Leander   {K:19060} 9/3/2003
took me some time ro read the text, but i honestly did. Thanks for showing this, and once again - an excellent shot.

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Debra Griffin-Ibrahim   {K:7119} 9/3/2003
This is a very stong image. The colors are bold. The composition is very striking. I do love it. There is alot of wonderful detail in this image. It is truly eye candy. Thank you!!

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Mostafa Abulezz   {K:4849} 9/3/2003
ANOTHER WONDERFUL ONE..

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Mário Sousa   {K:16985} 9/3/2003
Fantastica foto e grande imaginação de facto parece mesmo um camelo.

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Joksa Juoperi   {K:13473} 9/3/2003
Excellent shot with nice texture and colours.
Regards, Joksa.

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