Photographer's Note
Would concern for wildlife make you prefer natural corks?
Confined by nature to the western Mediterranean, the cork oak is the ONLY plant species capable of producing cork at sustainable levels with the physical and chemical qualities to sustain an important industrial sector.
The cork, backbone of the entire cork product chain, is the product that has retained the major export quota in the Portuguese agricultural sector since the mid 1990s, with export values superior to those of Port Wine.
Using only 30-40% raw material but generating 80% of added value, the cork is the pillar of the cork industry. Therefore, the sustainability and continuity of the cork oak forests relies on cork remaining the chosen material for sealing bottled wines.
But it is in wines with high consumer turnover - more than 90% of global wine consumption occurs within one year of bottling - that the future of cork lies. Effectively, the subsidiary products of the cork industry and quality wines, which will surely never descend to the barbarous levels of using plastic corks, are completely insufficient to support the current levels in the cork (product) chain.
While much of the cork debate has been focused on the problems of cork-taint, in the last few years growing attention has been paid to environmental issues.
Natural corks are biodregradable - though very slowly. They can also be recycled. For the alternatives recycling is the only option. Consumers who separate different types of rubbish, simply place screwcaps in the same bags as cans, while plastic corks can be thrown away with other recyclable plastics. For everyone else, these will simply add to the mass of detritus that will go into land-fill sites or incinerated.
SAVE THE CORK OAKS
The montadas are threatened by the increasing use of plastic corks in wine bottles. Read the facts and help the ecology and environment by sending a message in a bottle at http:\\www.naturlink.pt
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piozac
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(2065) 2004-04-28 11:27
Beautiful shot Pedro. Great colours and composition.
Outstanding landscape image.. well done!
skyblue
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(69) 2004-04-28 11:35
Excellant note - I like the landscape that the trees are in - is this a typical way to grow the Cork Oak in the middle of an arable field? I like the composition you have choosen with the undulating field, rising upto the hill-top.
I think I would have just cropped the lowest mound off the bottom of the photograph, I find it a little distracting so close to the bottom of the photograph, but other than that I love it.
Ebbe
(9625) 2004-04-28 11:59
A very fine landscape with rolling hils and a fine set of soft diagonals running in both directions. A good note too, I think the problem has been metioned in the news even in this remote corner of the world.
danyy
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(0) 2004-04-28 12:12
Très jolie prise aux allures de peintures, magnifiques coloris. Un petit repproche, le cadre est trop imposant.
luis_paulino
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(904) 2004-04-28 12:52
Outra foto muito bonita do Alentejo. Bonita composição. Gostei imenso da foto. Well done.
sohrab
(7439) 2004-04-28 12:59
very informative note which is quite rare here and a beautiful photograph to compliment it. great job will be looking forward to more pics from you
cecile
(4193) 2004-04-28 14:10
il y a quelque chose de particulier dans ce paysage, c'est vraiment magnifique, bravo!
Rupes
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(913) 2004-04-28 15:22
Mais uma bela foto,desta vez com a paisagem mais tradicional do Alentejo,uma vez que a foto anterior,é mais caracteristica da primavera.
Outra excelente composição com bonitas e fortes cores.
cmartos
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(242) 2004-04-28 15:50
Absolutely beautiful picture thanks to amazing colours and a very soft and beautiful light. Very well composed and the clouds at the top are also an add. Nice landscape Pedro.
Galeota
(10352) 2004-04-28 17:34 [Comment]
albiback
(8751) 2004-04-28 17:47
Il y a de la musique et de la sensualité dans ce paysage.
There are music and sensuality in this landscape
spence
(65) 2004-04-28 18:07
Fantastic Pedro! Superb depth, colour and composition. I do agree with Linda about cropping the very bottom of the shot.
edji
(1368) 2004-04-28 19:26
Very nice colors in this picture. Very well done. I like the composition too.
mikee
(2354) 2004-04-28 19:52
Wondeful composition and colours. Excellent picture!
carper
(96) 2004-04-29 4:57
I's realy beautiful, that composition and those colours are so great that they loo likes so onreal. Yes Pedro I like it, you did a great job herem well done.
points later
Danzi
(2461) 2004-04-29 7:00
Beautiful shot, Pedro!
A interesting landscape with rolling hills with both direction diagonals. Amazing colours and a very soft and beautiful light.
Note is good too.
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Riz
(0) 2004-04-29 12:08
another beautiful picture from portugal- the range of bright colors is well exposed for and the detail in the trees excellent shot thanks for the note the soft natural light is very helpful here.
Eagle78
(1933) 2004-04-29 13:18
Outra grande imagem Pedro! excelente composição mais uma vez e grande jogo de cores...a mensagem ecológica é também de louvar! Excelente trabalho :)
roconnell
(327) 2004-05-02 23:55
Stunning landscape with depth and an amazing range of color. The framing is excellent as is the note. Well done.
jehronimo
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(95) 2004-05-06 14:14
Just amazing. Sorry for this poor note, but your work, and your note too, is very beautiful
ritinha
(139) 2004-05-24 14:45
Oi,Pedro!
A foto esta simplesmente maravilhosa. Parece que foi pintado. Consegues captar a verdadeira essencia do local. Parabens!!
Abraços e continua a surpreender-nos com estas fotos fantasticas
alekk (36) 2004-07-05 12:39 [Comment]
danbachmann
(1746) 2004-07-05 15:00
Lovely image and informative note. The image is pretty much perfect, but perhaps if the sky were a tad darker, as if a ND filter was applied, it might add a little something
naxius
(16685) 2004-07-30 7:11
This shot is particularly nice, I like the light, very soft and warm, the colors are also very well rendered. Thank you for you very interesting note.
lemon_logix
(1054) 2004-08-01 0:26
excellent note and beautiful picture, love the tone and composition.
Gael
(128) 2004-08-10 6:47
Beautiful landscape, excellent perspective, good photographer :-) and good Digital Camera :-D
I love the colors from brown to green finishing in the blue of the sky
greg
(2835) 2004-08-11 4:16
a beautiful landscape - I especially like the varying light on the undulating hills
Oldtree
(2457) 2004-09-03 0:59
Impressive photo, Pedro. Your note is also very informativ.
I like very much the way the tree neatly stay seperated from each other in this hilly area. All the red waves with the green spots on it. Wow.
Good I saw this on the front page of TE. :-D
es841
(2113) 2004-09-14 4:19
Wouaw!!!! Fantastique! Tout y est!!!
Des couleurs superbes, une netteté incroyable, un cadrage parfait, un effet de volume extraordinaire!!! J'adore cette photo!! Encore une fois, je trouve les couleurs fantastiques!!!
Toutes mes félicitations...
France
(125) 2004-09-24 6:15
Beaucoup de volume et de relief dans ce paysage valloné. La composition est très bonne. Bon équilibre des masses. Les couleurs sont d'une douceur incroyable et se marient bien entre elles. La finition (encadrement) est parfaite, digne de l'image. Très bonne photo.
Jeppe
(18654) 2004-09-29 10:03
Truly an wonderful image - theres something magic over this landscape - very fine work Pedro
dasilva
(141) 2004-10-25 4:06
Ola Pedro !
que linda foto ! as cores sao tao lindas. E verdade que quase parece uma pintura. Nota muito interessante e completa.
TakiKO
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(115) 2004-10-30 14:56
It is an amazing, simply amazing photo.
Thanks for sharing this view with us.
borax
(1732) 2004-11-02 19:03
that's simply beautiful. Colors, landscape, composition... maybe it lacks a little sharpness... the frame is really well done. Great vision.
nicole80
(2163) 2005-09-03 4:34
Hello Pedro,
The colours are soft and warmful. J'aime beaucoup la succession de plans et la disposition des arbres.
Congratulations !
Nicole
benkrut
(2407) 2005-09-08 17:32
Great colours and scene, excellent piece of information in your note.
Simply saying - it's a great job!
greets
hs
ps. btw - someone with nick "rosariom" is probably a big fan of yours - 24 of your pictures is his/her favourite! That's a great score!
YaTtAcAn
(90) 2005-10-18 4:38 [Comment]
Mistral
(15416) 2006-10-17 17:36
Excellent composition and colours with the soft lines of the hills...
Really beautiful!
A smile
Luca
anambile (12) 2007-07-20 18:55 [Comment]
zumoduvas
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(2069) 2008-04-08 5:57
Hello Pedro.
Excellent picture, nice composition and colors.
Regards.
Jose Luis.
JonnyU
(530) 2009-01-26 2:09
Hi, Pedro
This is a fantastic picture, and the best one I have seen for a long time!!
Good work
JonnyU
presidente
(1122) 2009-03-20 1:10
Lovely landscape photo!, with great composition, excellent color and an interesting note. Andrea
Photo Information
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Copyright: Pedro Gilberto (pgilberto)
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(1136) - Genre: Lugares
- Medium: Cor
- Date Taken: 2004-04-00
- Categories: Natureza
- Camera: Nikon Coolpix 5700
- Exposição: f/6.9, 1/391 segundos
- Versão da Foto: Versão Original, Workshop
- Tema(s): Trees, Paisagem, Trees of the world, Landscapes of storm, Endangered, Curious, BitterMoon favourite`s I, ho ho hoooo! [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2004-04-28 11:26
- Favoritos: 25 [ver]
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