Saturday, July 27, 2013

Annual Sand Washing Operation at Xiaolangdi Dam on Yellow River

These incredible pictures were taken at Xiaolangdi Reservoir on the Yellow River in Jiyuan, Central China’s Henan province early this month. What looks like a scene from a disaster movie is actually a meticulously-planned method of clearing silt that's built up in the dam. Silt builds up in massive amounts on the river bed which can slow the water flow and raise the level of the river, increasing the risk of flooding. So in an annual cleaning operation, the authorities open the floodgates allowing the slit to be washed downstream. Each year more than 30 million tonnes of silt are moved this way, with more than 390 million tonnes shifted over the last 13 years of operation.


In fact, the large-scale silt-shifting operation has become something of a tourist attraction, drawing large crowds who, umbrellas aloft, watch the waves crash through purpose-built holes in the huge dam.


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Anne-Catherine Becker-Echivard Makes Art Out of Fishes

Dressing up animals and placing them in a variety of situations is not a new concept. We have seen cats, squirrels, rats and rabbits dressed up as people, but this is the first time we are seeing someone placing decapitated heads of dead fishes atop doll-like figurines to create miniature scenes.


Paris-born artist Anne-Catherine Becker-Echivard, uses market-fresh fish to create her wacky scenes. After she is done photographing, she cooks and eats them.


“It is the perfect recycling of art. Nothing is left over - and I can live from it,” she said. No wonder, her family and friends thinks she is crazy.


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Casa BauzĂ  by Miquel Lacomba

Miquel Lacomba has designed Casa BauzĂ , located in Mallorca, Spain.


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Design: Miquel Lacomba

Photography: Miquel Lacomba and Mauricio Fuertes


YOU vs FRIEND WITH PHOTOSHOP SKILLS

Observations about Life (29 pics)