A95_8379

Channel of taxizeiros
It’s the end of August, beginning of September, early in the month, and like every year, the taxizeiros (Triplares surinamensis) prepare to bloom. Since my photograph of the “Florida Forest” was awarded in 2005, I don’t miss the opportunity to dedicate time to this extraordinary event. This time, I managed to get a helicopter flight, which took me up and down, in search of the perfect image. It’s a search that never stops, never satisfies. And how could it?
This is the Paraná of Ariaú, a canal that joins the Solimões River and the Negro River. In the photo, the Negro River dominates and the canal empties into it, or, curiously, it can also reverse its flow and travel to the other large river. This depends on the volume of water in the two rivers. If the Solimões has more water, as it usually does, the Paraná current flows into the Negro River. But it may happen that the Rio Negro has a greater volume of water and thus the Paraná is directed in the opposite direction.
The aerial photo showed how the density of taxizeiros is concentrated much more on the edges of the Paraná and, as it moves away from the canal, it is mixed with the other trees of the forest. It’s a natural spectacle that I love and that always leaves me in search of the next perfect image.

A95_8379 – Leonide Principe
Equipment: NIKON D2X with lens 12-24 mm F4.0 set at 12 mm – Exposition: ISO: 100 – Aperture: 8 – Shutter: 1/250 – Program: Normal – Exp. Comp.: -0.7,
Original digital capture of a real life scene –
Original file size: 4312px x 2868px
Location: Paraná do Ariaú (Iranduba – Amazonas Brazil)
Date: September 5, 2009 – Time: 10:36:53 AM
Collection: Tropical Rain Forest – Persons shown: none
Keywords:
taxizeiros, Triplares surinamensis, árvores, trees, FLORA, plantas, plants, floresta florida, flowered forest, paisagens, landscapes, floresta tropical úmida, rain forest, rainforest, Tropical Rain Forest, paraná do Ariaú, Ariau paranaParana – (from the Tupi para’ ná, similar to the sea). The branch of a river that feeds water back into the same river downstream or into another river.  Paranás occur frequently In the Amazon Basin and many of them are densely populated.   More, Iranduba, Amazonas, Amazônia, Amazon, Amazonian, Brazil, Brasil, Brazilian, América do Sul, South America
EN1 The taxizeiro’s channel A95_8379
PT1 O canal dos taxizeiros A95_8379
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D05_1681

A true heritage
The vertical aerial view of the Paraná of Ariaú confirms how unique the event is, a true natural heritage. A heritage to be cared for, included in the celebrated monuments, just like the cherry blossoms of Japan. When admiring, the light that reaches our retina, in the back of the eye, generates a feeling that belongs to the heart and remains available as an accumulated capital to be invested again for the benefit of other adventures.

D05_1681 – Leonide Principe
Equipment: NIKON D7000 with lens 70.0-300.0 mm f/4.5-5.6 set at 70 mm – Exposition: ISO: 100 – Aperture: 5.6 – Shutter: 1/500 – Program: Normal – Exp. Comp.: -0.7,
Original digital capture of a real life scene –
Original file size: 3280px x 4948px
Location: Paraná do Ariaú (Iranduba – Amazonas Brazil)
Date: August 29, 2011 – Time: 10:10:55 AM
Collection: Tropical Rain Forest – Persons shown: none
Keywords:
taxizeiros, Triplares surinamensis, árvores, trees, FLORA, plantas, plants, floresta florida, flowered forest, paisagens, landscapes, floresta tropical úmida, rain forest, rainforest, Tropical Rain Forest, paraná do Ariaú, Ariau parana, Iranduba, Amazonas, Amazônia, Amazon, Amazonian, Brazil, Brasil, Brazilian, América do Sul, South America
EN2 A true heritage D05_1681
PT2 Um verdadeiro patrimônio D05_1681
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E07_1385

The Taxizeiro Flower
In detail, the taxizeiro (Triplares surinamensis) flower has the shape of a propeller, so when it stands out it falls spinning. In school, we credit the propeller to the genius inventor, who drew it from a brilliant combination of his synapses. Just like in all other human ingenuities, this egocentric school costs to revere the inspiration of an intelligence that is in everything in nature. How could this inspiration belittle the genius inventor who managed to communicate with this intelligence? On the contrary.

E07_1385 – Leonide Principe
Equipment: NIKON D5100 with lens 18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 set at 105 mm – Exposition: ISO: 100 – Aperture: 5.3 – Shutter: 1/500 – Program: Normal – Exp. Comp.: -1.3,
Original digital capture of a real life scene –
Original file size: 4948px x 3280px
Location: Paraná do Ariaú (Iranduba – Amazonas Brazil)
Date: August 19, 2011 – Time: 6:53:22 AM
Collection: Tropical Rain Forest – Persons shown: none
Keywords:
taxizeiros, Triplares surinamensis, árvores, trees, FLORA, plantas, plants, floresta florida, flowered forest, paisagens, landscapes, floresta tropical úmida, rain forest, rainforest, Tropical Rain Forest, paraná do Ariaú, Ariau parana, Iranduba, Amazonas, Amazônia, Amazon, Amazonian, Brazil, Brasil, Brazilian, América do Sul, South America
EN3 Taxizeiro flower E07_1385
PT3 Flor do taxizeiro E07_1385
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