Les « oruwas » rentrent au port - a photo on Flickriver

            Négombo (Sri Lanka) - A une quarantaine de kilomètres au Nord de la capitale Colombo, Négombo plonge le voyageur dans une faille spatio-temporelle, grâce aux « oruwas », des barques de pêche à voile. Ces voiliers à balancier unique semblent sortis tout droit d’une époque révolue. 
Pourtant ces voiliers traditionnels du Sri Lanka, sont toujours utilisés en ce XXIè siècle. Les plus anciens sont en bois de jacquier, mais depuis quelques années, on commence à en construire en fibre de verre. Autant dire que ces embarcations typiques ont encore un bel avenir.
Il est à noter que les voiles sont en coton. Afin de permettre à l’eau de ruisseler  pour ne pas alourdir l’embarcation, elles sont enduites d’une mixture végétale, lui donnant cette étrange couleur.

The "oruwas" returns to port

Negombo (Sri Lanka) - About forty kilometers north of the capital Colombo, Negombo plunges the traveler into a spatio-temporal rift, thanks to “oruwas”, sailing fishing boats. These single outrigger sailboats seem to have come straight out of a bygone era.
Yet these traditional Sri Lankan sailboats are still used in the 21st century. The oldest are in jackfruit wood, but in recent years, we have started to build them in fiberglass. Suffice to say that these typical boats still have a bright future.
It should be noted that the sails are made of cotton. In order to allow water to run off so as not to weigh down the boat, they are coated with a vegetable mixture, giving it this strange color.

Taken in: Sri Lanka / Western Province / Negombo Division / Muttakkarai North (show map)

Taken on: July 21, 2014

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Camera: Nikon D800, f/10.0, 1/500 sec, 200mm, ISO 250 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D800
Lens:	AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/4G ED VR
Aperture:	f/10.0
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	200mm
ISO:	250
Exposure Bias:	-1/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Luminar 4
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