|
|
|
1. i7 d" L* L6 B' T1 x
Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。
! B& N. e3 H- K& M+ F( z1989年，他决定收集100张出色的照片，结集出版成一本书。而后在他的激情的引导下，他开始在世界各地旅行，拍摄了大量的航空照片。2 C( N4 D* T4 d
1995年，在UNESCO的赞助下，他创建了航空杂志：Earth From Above 。让我们从空中，这个独特的视角，欣赏充满魅力的地球。) p, S- I5 `: z! m# ^. \1 S
( `. I- ~% u5 d5 E- b) K9 g( ^
: V8 F7 {$ B- @/ r* e% l
' P$ ?# {$ p: M+ Y/ }3 g$ Y/ |, r 0 x: i. L' _, G) R' Z j
- h; I8 a2 Q u3 R, f - Y% G+ G2 T+ m9 ]' B; Z O
! p. o3 q, D4 [# m; r- E! t
( Y! e/ J6 U% Y# i* O
+ K0 @( s5 P/ y" n2 ^27 d; p/ a# {, ]. ]( P8 V7 q; h
Village near the Island of Panducan+ f1 }3 D) x; T9 {2 j0 P
PHILIPPINES: p( c4 H" k! X& C: b4 O4 h9 ]
The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is ) o+ ?4 Z5 i' g$ }' q! U% {. W
part of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
; C6 d+ M2 D' c+ \0 I. }; k4 ppiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
4 q1 S2 q$ b* M6 \5 f* a9 Xneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent ( @0 e3 q7 l/ [2 r; _8 a; Z: B
Muslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 5 s4 l3 e- X. a8 X8 p
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
. Z+ X/ R! [ t5 ]( z' F% i+ R% V" ~are the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
' H1 {% k N/ e4 g2 _" chamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
4 n5 U' z' S" v/ V% q/ Z8 ]" G% F1 [the Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also $ ]7 V0 u" v I% q5 Q
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and - F5 J( H$ [4 J% S
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using 1 Q$ }# X3 ]( p6 I
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine ! |. Z% n2 |! |+ G5 D# x3 Z
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.
+ r. G, h' l0 ?/ I" Q1 L
! Z+ L3 \4 l4 @6 s8 }: h / n* O# t C* }0 ~9 {
# c& U% A* X9 s) I$ A" Y: Q
 - t- N# M7 ^5 y/ G- \: G# F
4 F5 @2 s7 k8 m& y/ T x, P% K
 % C1 `9 {- T+ B& H4 `3 G
. v# d+ t1 h8 R
1 p- L" x& ?- [5 Q+ o0 E X! S6 k+ S: s% A% h
" Q9 w+ v2 _5 H, z6 u$ B
5 ^2 [: ]% @/ g& y2 Q2 S 9 Y0 d n: w! @- }, M) z3 J o
, {& I7 ]5 h- s" \ U7 t
% K* b7 B7 k) S) F# t) Q; {
. O( g5 d" [2 ^# z5 c1 H' D2 W
/ i% ^2 Q% F% [6 j+ O+ f; G' U7 }# @- W6 x
 9 y; f- ^7 k. E
$ U; J: h+ C0 }
3
* v/ B& z: u* F9 y( BVillage on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands
% C: l, I K( yPHILIPPINES4 w. R7 R: y" r- G, O0 A0 w
The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which
4 W+ U5 S% g, B1 u' u5 F9 D7 eincludes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some # m2 r! s N: n: w. z# D/ r+ h
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as - ^ _1 O7 f# [1 p# }% W
seen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The
1 @8 i6 U! {' D% b8 P" kvillagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without
- n; q7 y$ K* R9 v6 ?) O Mscuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
- g! F8 _3 z6 D6 a! soysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.
4 z- _, ?; @, r0 L0 Q: s# e& Z) {
 * z8 k q( f0 _" j0 b# ?
' K) `! {4 }! s9 n4
6 d. e. z. W" H! jWooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
$ v7 c$ y+ u# _+ v) r3 uUSA& n4 L6 q' q' O5 T1 h
The Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is - c& y* }! O& [1 ^- {7 b4 H
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
# \1 h' f" U* @offers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that / N. {+ g p9 B" _
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze & B% E8 T r7 `# D
them over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon.
+ C Y8 X7 L# Y5 R% }The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source
9 P2 {1 T4 G5 Y; c- i- oof food for bears in the region.: G& t0 w4 ^4 `/ e
5 A! |4 c8 P) x
$ V+ C! s( L* J: M, W5 f! ^4 L2 A t* d- H' l6 d8 G6 s& }9 H
 / @/ E: k3 T5 |5 M! o
$ z7 H; T/ V: `: I ) c* i. l( z8 E) P3 y) {
- k) d/ a# N" }1 i
 % ~, z0 J4 O: a6 f/ \' D
$ ^' K# \( n8 |, Y 8 x: {/ b. O6 r7 O; `* R3 T
/ G8 n7 c8 H% C5 i$ f* Z
% _9 j8 V* @0 K2 ^8 }8 O* U
M4 z+ D+ j* f) g: o * m& A- I9 I7 S/ B+ B$ L
6 E6 O2 o6 J( W9 j8 ^3 M: ~
7 x0 _- s3 b: I/ E* N0 [
0 v$ ]: Q, U# @5 W5 S, \% b
6 u0 \+ o" r2 q, [! U R3 {
6 q3 t% ~6 h, E$ [
5 [& s# A- c! d7 J: g" a6 F1 K# z% Q2 }) f% j# I
 0 a- m% N* u$ D! W# ]. ]
& \; Y5 U! u1 R' h& h+ ?" I4 `+ J5+ e0 w9 e+ ~# I% M k, P
Tsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region
( c$ E# [% e& PMADAGASCAR! V1 ~2 j `3 p- R) A
With an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar 9 S' W) b2 z+ E( ?0 t
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
$ h; ^. q9 k: v" r2 d0 V( xarid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
' P2 J* }+ C) wBemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the 8 ^) y: x7 x7 n4 D' |1 E8 g- g; j
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the # l- s3 J3 N* A1 w
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that " H+ i# M1 P3 h* A9 a8 ^$ I0 G Z
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
J. j% }) b- v. f3 ipenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its
6 n4 x9 |$ X( y: _8 E( tname, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The
$ f7 r0 _" v5 usite was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world 4 m9 G' F' l3 h) U( p9 O
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
$ F% r6 R$ |. q0 M+ \continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in
5 m3 e2 \: l d8 Wthat time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full 3 L$ m# _! d0 u6 g
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
4 o1 a0 c) @" V5 z8 J! V2 Xexamples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
, I4 r3 ?) h5 Gmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
) W& {1 g$ n! G% u. t( D; D2 V1 H( Mspecies and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are . P/ f3 ]$ N) d& C
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan / P# k& |0 l" W! w( Q
species are endangered.
P0 `+ s2 u7 B2 @/ b
3 g' K3 ]7 V# r- T/ J6 z
- x) P4 p9 ~- f. x0 o5 U% O0 ^/ T4 ]6 T+ k0 p. ~* t1 }( [+ _
+ b/ X6 O9 ~( u6 g0 B5 H6 X
9 d7 Y8 h! x! c& j
! k; `' ]5 C! Y& c* l3 t: U* B4 X. g* `1 p. \" F
: A4 P, `( i3 M5 o, `2 w- u6 O$ e" I* @6 \ r- c
% ^& X6 f+ t* `9 Z/ J8 `: z g, P( W2 ]. R$ Y/ J3 _& e
66 s* N! S$ L& ^6 X/ G2 v
Camel Caravan
3 R& N0 C* t: n7 |NIGER$ t- ]5 a& ~3 f" y
On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses5 k9 l- t9 p4 q: D8 \4 ]
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A ! N, c$ z0 F, K0 ~' Z% o' I
caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4 4 d; x8 V. @: I
km/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at * R, c5 \& O4 d( R
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked
6 x7 N0 e% |1 Y+ @+ Jwith a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52
7 A. Q8 A y. r+ C/ \days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs
, K# v4 _) t! s, g9 s: n5 ]+ Fare reputed to be fiercely independent and have
5 U! G0 t8 A9 o: ~' O4 b' @suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
7 ]$ T# A6 s1 r4 F0 k% b7 s1 {' dmerchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
6 ? \: m5 y1 ?1 J# d' Spresage the disappearance of the caravan operators. 2 P* J+ O$ f A& g5 y' e, X
One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels!
6 L: [- K, J7 g4 V: j2 S6 r$ i" y" E/ b3 w5 v! r/ b
0 k" N, b6 X/ X7 v. v) U/ L' j. o! g% `: K5 c8 w3 ^
7
8 S6 w- _; p* X* Y! x3 m/ c+ IIcebergs off the Adelie Coast
, u4 B2 J$ l. e. yANTARCTICA
4 @! b" d2 p9 h6 D8 I. q9 ?6 OAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have9 Z: v: X+ e) ?" N
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion
7 c4 H# B+ T s% f3 H$ ]protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the
9 F+ I6 P3 w! E9 p" f9 Eiceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees 0 F I8 Z# O& F5 n, g* Z1 c+ @! ]
farenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
" k% I2 b8 r. q2 H- t- wmiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
/ V2 q* }9 P& P' pcovered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).9 b( c9 _- H9 Z1 l5 q
) B2 w5 q. Y/ j6 e
 , ^% @0 j9 [6 m$ q0 {3 D; h
1 L) x& T1 u: I# D2 w s3 M + V7 |0 @9 E: ?( s" b* [
/ j6 K% x- R, V! i% T* L8
, x" Y% b1 ~- M- {( ]/ q1 aVillage of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island
+ O# [: _$ i6 RTHAILAND- D/ l& J4 ?" Y
Phuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. 6 ^6 \- M- S! x
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually ! V: h2 }$ b Q- h1 q+ N5 I) H- o
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
0 K; W4 S; D/ t6 W* X' n0 lfrom the sea. The island has topographic features similar to 5 M( [7 d2 c/ `, d8 A
those of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have 7 y8 N( {& Y+ t5 x2 X* }
similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi, # e9 S- N+ B+ f$ U
where about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in
- A" V! I7 Q9 N: h- ~houses built on bamboo stilts.' ~: T" e; G# ?1 v; i7 d6 \
, a+ [+ x z* u) x1 |' h7 h : s/ {$ n3 t, b
3 i W/ R4 |/ ]2 W & }9 _3 X# U+ B; r
. n9 e5 A* y# h2 y) M: l ' w/ e) G6 q' {, H5 d& Z
% A- N( Y. m; N9 }2 D" \; ^' ~ ; ~ Y3 _9 j3 X
% H7 S, c/ I0 c: C, V$ C / R z+ g" R& A4 V$ C, _5 H. T% }
$ L# n( n. d0 O* _( ?' o. F 5 I) r3 L8 \8 C' R& @& Z
]" K- V+ {: j" Y- i! x / f. d. u. P* Q; F% I* h" x
2 F; Q4 W3 J. |" a3 N1 n5 R & X. B' X9 N7 w* B( @5 H {, z+ a4 }6 b
% ~$ u! V2 H7 b( u
0 ^+ B& l0 q5 q& w* z5 k7 X
3 |5 `9 ]% T4 v& ?作者Yann Arthus-Bertrand 的团队+ [- d0 Q# b$ k b& }% I* Y* `
2 e) h' ^/ ~: y ]$ M% f
 |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2005-5-26 15:00:44
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
抢沙发
显身卡
发表于 2005-5-26 15:05:51