Rocky Banks Of Kootenay River is a piece of digital artwork by Eduardo Tavares which was uploaded on April 13th, 2015.
Rocky Banks Of Kootenay River
Rocky Banks Of Kootenay River is a digital black and white photograph edited to look like Agfa APX Pro 100 film, where grain was added to the final... more
Title
Rocky Banks Of Kootenay River
Artist
Eduardo Tavares
Medium
Digital Art - Photograph
Description
Rocky Banks Of Kootenay River is a digital black and white photograph edited to look like Agfa APX Pro 100 film, where grain was added to the final image.
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From Wikipedia: The Kootenay is a major river in southeastern British Columbia, Canada and the northern part of the U.S. states of Montana and Idaho. It is one of the uppermost major tributaries of the Columbia River, which is the largest North American river that empties into the Pacific Ocean. The Kootenay River runs 781 kilometres (485 mi) from its origins in the Kootenay Ranges of the Canadian Rockies, exiting British Columbia's East Kootenay region via northwestern Montana and the northernmost Idaho Panhandle to return to Canada in the West Kootenay region, where it ends at the city of Castlegar, British Columbia.
Born in glaciers and flowing through a rugged landscape of mountains and valleys, this river drains an isolated and sparsely populated region of the Pacific Northwest. Between the highest headwaters and the Columbia River, the Kootenay�s elevation dips by over two kilometers. Although comparable by length, watershed and discharge to the Columbia above where the two rivers meet, the Kootenay is of a very different character. Its dramatic drop, caused by a steep gradient, results in the formation of many rapids.
People of the Ktunaxa (Kootenai) tribe were the first to live along its banks, and for hundreds of years, they hunted and fished on the river, quite isolated from neighboring indigenous groups .[citation needed] In the 19th century, a Canadian explorer, David Thompson, became the first recorded European to reach the Kootenay and established trading posts throughout the region. A gold rush on the Kootenay and later silver and galena strikes in its western basins in the late 19th century attracted thousands of miners and settlers to the region, who soon were followed by the arrival of railroads and steamboats. As mines, mills and factories continued to operate on the river, the Doukhobors, a Russian religious sect established a short-lived colony, Brilliant, at the Kootenay's mouth. The people dispersed into many settlements, quickly becoming a major influence to the lumber and food industries in the region.
As with many Pacific Northwest rivers, dams were built on the Kootenay in the 20th century to generate hydroelectricity, and protect against floods and droughts. Today, over 150 kilometres (93 mi) of the river have been impounded behind five dams � and a sixth to raise the level of Kootenay Lake, the largest natural lake formed by the Kootenay, and one of the largest in British Columbia.
Uploaded
April 13th, 2015
Comments (10)
Beverly Stapleton
This beautiful image has been chosen to be featured in the "Landscape Art" group. Thank you for sharing
Eduardo Tavares replied:
Thank you so much, Beverly for featuring my image in the group "Landscape Art"!
Michel Verhoef
Beautiful editing Ansel Eduardo...:)) makes me want to be there ;-)
Eduardo Tavares replied:
:) Thanks so much, Michel. I really love black and white photography, although I know that color photography is more popular with people in general.
Owlspook
praise there are still wild places where man has yet to linger too long .... being a PNW person living now on the high plains I miss the wild ... thanks for look through your eyes (smile)
Eduardo Tavares replied:
Thanks so much, Owlspook. It's a pleasure to be able to have other people around the world see through my eyes and lenses :)
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Eduardo Tavares replied:
Thanks so much, John for the feature in the group "Images That Excite You"!
Judy Vincent
Wonderful image! Congratulations on your feature in the “Landscape and Landmark Photography” group!
Eduardo Tavares replied:
Thank you, Judy for the comment and feature in the group "Landscape and Landmark Photography"!