February 2019 Photo competition

Question

The theme for our February competition will be:
Water as (or being) influenced by humans.

To inspire people, this includes bird baths, people active on rivers, water features in cities and much more. Use your creativity.

And this month entries by two people teams will be welcome, like husband and wife teams and travel companions but not restricted to them. This is going to be the norm for this competition.

Rules:

• 1 photo per answer.
• You may submit more than 1 answer per user.
• Try and keep it non offensive.
• All entries should include a line of text with the location and subject of the photo and the date the photo was taken.
• The photo has to be taken by the user* who posted it and taken in the time frame given in the description for that month's photo.
  (*Or one of a two people team, give credit to the actual person who took the photo.)
• Remember we are 'Travel' stack exchange. If you can give the photo or its description a travel connection, you should get more votes (and/or stand a better chance on getting the virtual prize.)

The next rules changes per month, the subject of the picture and its 'when it was taken'.

For the month of February I would like to set the rule:

• The photo is of water as influenced by mankind or of people on or in water.
• The photo can have been taken anytime.
• If your photo contains people who can be recognized, please make sure that they do not mind being in a published photo. It is up to the person posting the photo to make sure that it is up to the laws of the country where the picture was taken.
• No entries/photos should be posted before midnight, 1st of February 2019, voting will run till midnight the end of 28th of February 2019* and to be clear, we use UTC, just like the site itself. (*Or as soon after as your main judge can see the votes.)

I am looking forward to your photos.
The December and January entries are incredible and plentiful enough that I feel we can keep this competition running.

The highest voted photo is by mts, the rice paddies by the first rays of sun. Very deserving winner. The bragging rights are yours.
The photo that is most the image I was hoping for is the photo of the water over the wall, by WedaPashi.
He gets the virtual price, "A shower out of doors, in the (monsoon) rain, location of your choice but please keep dressed as the local rules require. No travel cost included."

Answer 1

The first rays of sunrise are reflected on the flooded rice terraces of Yuanyang (元阳) in southern Yunnan, China. Photo taken on 11 Feb 2013 by me and modified for contrast, brightness and to reduce file size.

Answer 2

Campsite right down the bottom of Horseshoe Bend. 22 Sep 2012.

Answer 3

A detail of the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain (link to the Wikipedia page with some photos.)
Photo taken 4th of May, 2013, Hyde Park London (UK) taken by Willeke.

Answer 4

This is a man-made water cistern in a complex of caves that were carved more than a thousand years ago. Picture clicked back in 2009. Place: India.
These are one of the more popular caves in state of Maharashtra, India. To know more about the place, look for 'Ankai-Tankai' caves in Maharashtra, India. These are roughly 150 miles from Mumbai.

Answer 5

This a picture of a water cistern in a complex of caves. This was used as a primary source of water by people living in the complex. The main source of water was the natural water dripping through the rocks. And this cave was carved out of single rock structure.

It was built more than a thousand years ago. Picture clicked back in 2009.

These are one of the more popular caves in state of Maharashtra, India. To know more about the place, look for 'Ankai-Tankai' caves in Maharashtra, India. These are roughly 150 miles from Mumbai.

Answer 6

Above the wall at Hoover Dam, Arizona side. 8 Sep 2012.

Answer 7

Standing by a wall erected as a barrier to store the water. In monsoon the water flows over it :-)

This was clicked in July 2016.

Place: Western Ghats, in forest of Dhak-Rajmachi, Maharashtra, India.

Answer 8

Subject: Man is trashing water.

(26 Jan 2019. Murree Hills, Pakistan)

Answer 9

Stausee Mattmark (an artificial lake), Valais, Switzerland (https://goo.gl/maps/p9AhqQJJZqJ2) on a cloudy day, taken on August 6th 2018

Answer 10

This is the view through the rear window from the Spirit of the Wild looking past the swell at the stern of the boat towards the harbour opening, called Hell's Gate, Macquarie Harbour, Tasmania Australia taken 4 January 2019. A slight artefact of taking this through the window gives the illusion of a moon.

Answer 11

Recife, Brazil. November 2018.

Answer 12

A drinking fountain somewhere in Reykjavik, photo taken 28-9-2014, by Willeke.

Answer 13

This is a mourning dove drinking from drops and rivulets of the glass roof of our sunroom while my husband was washing the room with a hose. The bird was hopping from place to place to get the most water at a time! (There were actually five birds enjoying the fresh moving water, but they were scattered around and I didn't get a good picture of the group!)

I took the picture myself looking up from inside the room. It was on March 10, 2015, in Holden, Massachusetts, USA.

Answer 14

This is a picture of a small lighthouse in Nairn, Scotland (2012).

Answer 15

This is the water inlet for the water cleaning system in the dunes near Heemskerk/Castricum, the Netherlands. Photo taken today, 15 february 2019, by Willeke.

After the cleaning this is the water we get out of our taps.

Answer 16

This is a picture of the Rideau Canal locks in Ottawa (Canada). This is a series of locks operated by manpower. This picture is from 2011.

Answer 17

The dam of Möhnesee, Germany.
Photo taken on 30th of July 2016.

Answer 18

Aswan Dam, Egypt, looking downstream.

15 Jan 2008.

Answer 19

How human influence on water affects the travel of other species - A swan trapped on the wrong side of the perimeter fencing in Wanstead Flats, London. Photo taken Dec 2018.

Readers will be delighted to hear that the swan has gotten to the right side with the help of a long bread/seed trail (set up by someone else) that they have eventually followed.

Answer 20

A panorama on Swansea Marina, Swansea, UK. Also featuring a napping swan in the middle. Photo taken May 2018.

Answer 21

This is a pic of the sunset at Pushkar lake, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India - Dec 2018.

The town of Pushkar is on the edge of the Thar desert. This lake is surrounded by temples and has a religious significance for the Hindus. The lake is a place that a lot of people take bath in and believe it to be sacred. Also a popular spot for photoshoots :D

Answer 22

Roughly an year and a half ago, we were trekking on a route in Western Ghats of Maharashtra, India. Initially we had planned to walk by the river but an elderly person that we met on the way asked us to cross the river and walk the other bank as it has better trail than the one we haf planned. When we said we didn't want to swim, he dropped us on the other side of the river in his own boat. He didn't want money, he just wanted us to come and see his small farm he had created out of nothing. Gem of a person! He resembled uncle Popeye. We call him the sailor man.. Beep Beep!

Date: September 2017. Place: Post Sangavi. Nearby Bhor, About 150 miles from Mumbai.

Answer 23

Picture taken in November 2018 from the Myanmar side of the Moei River facing Thailand. The location is called Mokkhla Cave, Huai Pla Kong, but there's not much information on it on the internet. Google Maps has some more pictures of it, somewhat of an unknown gem, I think.

Answer 24

Water feature at Kaydale Lodge in north west Tasmania, taken on the 28 December 2018. The water is pumped to give a moist space to grow ferns.

Answer 25

The structure is part of a man-made system of hoses and pumps used to feed drinking water throughout dam-enclosed reservoirs in Massachusetts, USA. This is the Wachusett reservoir in the town of Princeton.

My husband took the photo on April 8, 2018. He had to step closer to the water to get a good view while I stayed on the trail a few feet up the hill.

Answer 26

_{perhaps somewhat late to the February party, but here goes my contribution} : Now answering the bullets:

• The photo is of water as influenced by mankind or of people on or in water.

  • I hope I'm not bending the rules too much, but the photo was taken using an artificial and rather uncommon filter: the yellowish polarized sunglassses that I was wearing at the time, so the ocean's water colour in the picture is influenced by the mankind in this aspect (is this a valid enough excuse?)

• The photo can have been taken anytime.

  • This photo was taken during the Summer of 2011 (February or March, I'd guess), during a road trip I took through Uruguay's seashore. This photo was taken in Colonia del Sacramento in the Historic quarter, an UNESCO World Heritage Site, which I highly recommend if you're heading or coming from Buenos Aires, which is 1-hour on a ferry away.

• If your photo contains people who can be recognized, please make sure that they do not mind being in a published photo. It is up to the person posting the photo to make sure that it is up to the laws of the country where the picture was taken.

  • No one in the photo

• No entries/photos should be posted before midnight, 1st of February 2019, voting will run till midnight 28th of February 2019* and to be clear, we use UTC, just like the site itself. (*Or as soon after as your main judge can see the votes.)

  • Still 3 days before the end of February!

Answer 27

Lake Zurich from Lindenhoff hill

This photo was taken March 12, 2018 when i visited Zurich,Switzerland as part of my Europe Trip :)

note: Thanks for Google Photos for nice color effects

Answer 28

Franfurt's Huge Sky scrapers seen across river Main

This photo was taken from the Frankfurt's famous Eisener steg (Iron Bridge) on April 14, 2018.

Answer 29

Majestic White Swan from Palmengarten, Frankfurt

I captured this white swan on my phone cam on my weekend trip to Frankfurt, Germany in Palmengarten.

Date: Apr 14, 2018