|
|
|
1/ j( l- M* Q* H g) W4 @! P
Yann Arthus-Bertrand 一位法国著名的航空摄影师。 s, Y: v, s6 |; H$ E/ `4 x
1989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。6 ?( \' O8 B$ k5 i
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。$ T+ u6 e& j+ @) ^0 M( Y
! i g/ o2 K. c8 Z
 $ U5 i2 H; E: o% C% @% x$ d5 O) \: l- L
. f I8 k0 `. K. v5 a% H / X$ j3 n8 r! i% x* Q
. m4 L, Y9 X, A& }4 q* D8 z$ `' E
8 v8 }) V) ?; F8 E y. F9 f
& b; V3 c9 T. Y& o8 l( A
. E% C( ^1 z2 P7 U7 j. k5 y
; \# [% V6 @( D# r, z+ \- j0 B2
9 ^4 x' a3 @+ oVillage near the Island of Panducan
9 `& Y q; s0 v5 I' A4 W- o1 @# @PHILIPPINES5 R5 }, l# a# J9 X
The Panducan region, in the Pangutaran group of islands, is
! g" d9 u% _* f# Lpart of the Sulu Archipelago that was long considered a den of
2 O: B, F8 ]3 I+ u4 w, K! Tpiracy, smuggling, and all kinds of illegal trading with
6 b8 m1 S" m8 O# j g* x/ N- \- Nneighboring countries. The region’s population is 95 percent
$ Y1 t% e+ o' FMuslim, a minority in the country, and was for some time in 3 \' q& ]+ f" M
conflict with the central authorities. Among the population
& }/ g: `, H( R( W- Care the Tausug, ’people of the sea currents.’ Living in small
O+ r2 Z: t" @6 vhamlets of bamboo huts on stilts, scattered along the coasts,
' g5 Q; k& b p: I' Wthe Tausug were once smugglers and blacksmiths. Now they also 2 h% T* h. Z$ \, d% {
cultivate rice, but they primarily live from fishing and 9 J) o' r+ p/ ^9 d
trade. Unfortunately, the increasing spread of fishing using ! y$ v. W# Z) V4 A, d$ L
cyanide or explosives has had devastating effects on marine / B2 m" E! \( a# ^3 C3 W' j
fauna, especially on the coral reefs.* o5 b9 i Z0 [* e8 L \5 {
) H# f ^; ]/ c 8 q' m) s- r6 V
. W; B- `( [: f5 V/ u3 o. X: O $ M _& w/ }5 u
; q$ ` }6 \& x& C( b* i
 . [( J3 Q# N$ Z+ Y% d
9 p- C6 u$ t4 `" w' X
3 T, D' X6 ]/ e, Y# l7 d' X
+ t* F3 |$ P$ n5 Y $ h4 M; D- m( B& H X7 u
5 }6 @5 n4 ^* P) r S: m( s
9 {+ B& z( A/ n) X1 Y+ U: ]
) p& b; q) }" L2 f9 O) X
) o5 P1 D* k7 X- K, q7 L- J7 Y+ y2 d5 x. _/ j' [
 ' ?& D1 Z5 a% D/ A$ ?( [
- v, V3 i5 C( y1 h/ t1 H$ @# Z: x% r
( k- Q( X" h3 I0 b' F5 p1 S1 K
# |0 ]% E3 e$ z3) E- F5 U0 S1 R5 J# ?4 g
Village on stilts in Tongquil, Samales Islands6 {" t) Y% I" P( G& U
PHILIPPINES2 Z: f1 k4 t8 z" F8 ^. F& b' J
The Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines, which ; y! W# Y7 S9 Q
includes the Samales Islands, is the home of the Badjaos. Some o- b B$ o! o7 Q
of them live on their boats, while others live in houses, as
( h( Y9 _# [0 a+ I5 a6 M4 Iseen here, built on support posts planted in the sea. The # n4 m( z; h" c" x+ y/ O
villagers can dive to depths of several hundred feet without . A1 k x" [3 {
scuba equipment, and live by gathering shellfish and pearl
5 V% X% T, h8 n, p' {, L# k5 ioysters. Some are engaged in fishing and sea trade.# v) b4 {1 L9 \$ i
( S! r3 e) o7 t% j0 I
0 g9 F+ i# t' P$ Q% i0 K
# L- d4 \ r8 G5 L7 @1 r. k& F I4; N* K$ j6 J. Z
Wooded island on a lake on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska' ]& h# S" @# Y
USA
/ A) m. B3 ]- M2 e- U5 O# m/ ]! \ tThe Kenai Peninsula on the southern coast of Alaska is ; X7 d' M5 d1 ?. w0 {
protected from permafrost by a temperate maritime climate. It
# |& R9 E- D8 Y6 M9 g9 yoffers a landscape of forests and lakes with clear waters that & ~6 h1 E: z& H& z, v/ x5 }
reflect the sky, at least until winter temperatures freeze
: c( l8 r$ H$ t# cthem over. The lakes’ plentiful fish include trout and salmon. 2 z( j, J# C4 x9 \6 \! u
The fish swim upstream in summer, providing a valuable source : z4 H" U3 o- y. l
of food for bears in the region.
' A: F! F3 O7 V5 ~9 W4 w! x& d& g% b( n7 [9 S1 n7 S
 . h+ W# `' ?( n1 p" |, x* B& N, ~
$ n u+ l) }7 ]0 v$ l7 Q8 o : C+ s/ _. |, C+ I M9 v' F4 ^
9 j! |& @* F; c: A6 v$ V0 m
 ! H3 m# `7 k( M
5 k5 u J) a& m& ?6 G+ ^
3 @% }: V) V( `! o# a- W
# u. D6 r5 i# L$ }
9 m; U: [6 M R, \4 ?' Y
, |0 K4 b; s1 Q+ U6 X# C
. Y8 w$ W& _9 s6 `# R# T/ I3 W7 z, V! l3 g1 K! d8 [
( y& Q1 N5 K; e2 i. ?3 u# Z- S1 N4 U5 r% @2 A4 ]7 a
! @3 Q A$ n; i. T1 N4 K) |. V- v @2 w& O0 Q. k
% W! N; K$ Q B c& K5 g& \$ q2 R
# r: O9 ~7 F) o8 C5 L8 b
3 e) s& K1 @& t 4 v2 z& q4 e0 ~3 C9 J
. `6 W7 @; O: v/ N) ]5
/ D4 a" r( R+ vTsingy of Bemaraha, Majunga Region: p7 l2 E% }8 N1 ]* V- v4 w
MADAGASCAR
1 N9 T+ L$ v5 e) z. n0 SWith an area of 226,660 square miles (597,000 km2), Madagascar ' c4 Q: c; t, a! W$ N
is the fourth-largest island in the world. The western, most
! {1 R2 T9 y6 Y- V+ z+ J9 p. marid part contains the strange mineral forest of Tsingy of
6 e. J' e9 _7 v4 s' q9 a- L: ^Bemeraha. This geological formation, called a karst, is the % f- A# t! U$ _& D
result of erosion, as acid rains have gradually dissolved the + D3 m' S1 t$ E$ d) [3 Q
stone of the chalky plateau and carved out sharp ridges that : _5 q& N9 M+ |, |/ K
rise to heights of 65 to 95 feet (20 to 30 m). Human
) r3 ]8 i2 \+ C: G- x5 h8 C; e# mpenetration of the area has been difficult, which explains its 9 u. E- o$ c" G0 C4 P, E; {
name, ’tsingy’, which is Malagasy for ’walking on tiptoe.’ The 8 r# D4 n$ n4 d, V, V1 X% Z! I
site was declared a nature reserve in 1927 and a world , ~* S2 {1 E# q4 a% g& H9 W, e
heritage site by UNESCO in 1990. Madagascar separated from the
4 I) `* d4 _2 \# ~continent of Africa more than 100 million years ago, and in * z! P0 @8 e" [8 w
that time its vegetation and animal life have evolved in full : C" _1 Y* F/ q) y$ x% W
autonomy. This makes the island one of the most striking
. t- I6 p2 a7 ]; ?/ [examples of endemism, which is common to island environments:
% C) M, S& U: N" j" m# Qmore than 80 percent of the approximately 10,000 vegetal
|7 N* ~9 v" [. w, a2 }species and nearly 1,200 animal species recorded are ) X! o! B" M/ t; X
indigenous to the island only; but nearly 200 Madagascan
' A6 [9 M/ H+ u* ~species are endangered.
' ]4 r& n ^( @3 _+ b* e* l. f: d) @& l3 L& r; y
4 L- H7 C4 u4 Y- A" T
/ h- o( b! x [: n5 C7 N 4 D8 l' \! G* x9 K5 z/ V
+ J! B9 ~9 R' u: @, q, k) T+ \1 n
 3 T) d% U' c2 n; O9 n7 g& ~
5 C, b8 L. C1 h
, C Q- ?! G( @! x7 _/ x' q/ M0 w3 |- @
" O9 q1 V, L. E$ [5 V
# L+ p2 E" i5 s. o& o: a2 d7 N6
) Q( G; A! A4 a$ s0 K; {" eCamel Caravan, S6 B& k8 I% [4 N! M z8 M
NIGER# b3 [; y! j9 P! ?
On the edges of the Sahel, the caravan route crosses1 d: X& h; d: H2 z6 [. G
Niger, Mali, Mauritania and the south of Morocco. A $ f6 H- ?% J% J# F+ t7 U/ z }' Q
caravan can travel 40 km a day at a speed of 4
9 P) V( `! {( F: Pkm/hour and only halts at dusk. Thus at Zagora, at + b* o* Q7 f+ ]# Y; |. W
the first dune of the Moroccan Sahara, is marked 3 u+ X+ W* ]( \! k# s
with a notice board indicating that Tombouctou is 52 V5 S( J+ w; \ I8 J9 M; B
days away by camel. Indomitable nomads, the Tuaregs $ U) K+ r* P) Q: `. J% Y& K
are reputed to be fiercely independent and have
$ w! Y9 D! `# E8 `suffered greatly from the gradual decline of the
4 l- }- y1 {4 h( E v; dmerchant caravans. Lorries are now being used and
) [; _4 @# ]! U3 _3 c3 r( c0 ipresage the disappearance of the caravan operators. : r( q( K u, B5 w( \2 A# b9 X2 v
One lorry is said to be equivalent to 250 camels! {+ B( ^" n% F% ^
" b9 Q8 @" Y) t* S
1 x- S+ @2 t1 U1 {: S+ S
# D) f# h" {7 h7$ W% e$ Z4 U, M4 j! N
Icebergs off the Adelie Coast
' R" v6 g5 R+ O( o8 x! p# qANTARCTICA
& L% ]1 ~, e5 X7 y# IAll icebergs drifting on currents in the Antarctic Ocean have1 ?; L, k2 N. ~" e% F
been detached from the ice sheets of Antarctica. The portion 2 Y: d% L: A% V8 O0 W# H
protruding above the surface of the water is only part of the * A# y0 E$ X# `
iceberg. Temperatures in Antarctica drop as low as -94 degrees
1 D* z: k$ }- G0 Z1 U% q& Tfarenheit (-70 degrees celsius), with winds gusting up to 200
3 v7 @9 m2 B( E; Emiles (300 km) per hour. Some areas of the continent are
) J4 S c4 f% |covered by ice as thick as 13,000 feet (approx. 4000 m).) X: R$ I6 U: G4 L" A: Z
9 I% K* L3 D4 v" T- Z, M
: q9 k9 F! K. h
?0 S8 r1 i5 E5 Z
+ k5 _+ [/ c% ^. |, X$ @" M* ^9 _- C5 @9 I' a' O4 X2 N F
88 L4 }) \& M! D/ O) p2 d4 c
Village of Koh Pannyyi, Phuket Island8 e! @6 \- ?! k; A1 ^
THAILAND
! `) |5 e* U1 _- o" a kPhuket Island off the Malay Peninsula is a well-known resort. h* m7 U @: C
The surrounding area is karst, and the island actually " h8 {4 A& S% y: v. Y
consists of the peaks of a chalky mountain range protruding
" M; j& o( G6 z. Z5 x7 j5 J _2 }from the sea. The island has topographic features similar to
7 Q9 n# R8 O# g S* Mthose of the Guilin region of China. The two regions also have
5 {3 c! S5 w8 W- F- @8 h: \similar landscapes. Shown here is the village of Koh Pannyyi,
0 |5 A3 {6 j B- W0 Jwhere about 400 people, mostly engaged in fishing, live in $ Y* C- ]2 L: [, `+ e' ]
houses built on bamboo stilts.' } U8 a! H. I$ x: }9 Z5 j
4 ~0 H0 }! ^' Q
4 t( x8 {! [6 U4 h3 W% g6 F" T
$ J2 |: @+ c- X, y$ U * f9 l" u6 X& j2 J! d+ P( _
# F3 e K# }# f9 k
4 H: P m4 ^" x8 Y1 q+ W" P1 A; {' Y2 U0 T! ]! O" S
' [/ e7 e5 i0 N1 ^8 @8 x6 `
4 h$ j! O( G3 j O; T# \
( o8 d. w0 g6 H- i5 k# b) x2 t& ]- z. b; Y% n/ a% Z
4 P! q% [# n- w( _/ j; c
( _5 `% y9 g! Y; W* |: P- D: i N
; Y% Q4 c& }% A; L" h4 K4 b$ I* S( V! u
1 W1 U& ^+ ]0 _" t1 ]0 W0 r/ q; u8 s: _( y. ~
4 f+ C' y' i9 E5 P
2 B8 \ f) Y+ W8 Q% E! g" l9 H, u0 t作者Yann Arthus-Bertrand 的团队
$ T; ?& {% H' @2 T. V ^
~/ f4 O' k! f1 n1 \9 ]: g |
|
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