sundaymorning8: people

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Ulrich Lambert

Stilt fishing is a typical fishing technique only seen in Sri Lanka. The fishermen sit on a cross bar called a petta
tied to a vertical pole planted into the coral reef. This long exposure shot shows how unstable their position is.
Photo Location: Midigama, Sri Lanka

Category: People

Photo and caption by Ulrich Lambert

Honorable Mention Winner of National Geographic PHOTO CONTEST 2012

What is a Map?

A picture of the whole, or a part, of the

Earth' s surface.

What are the directions on a Map?

Toward the top, North; toward the

bottom, South; to the right, East; to the

left, West.

In what direction from the center of the

picture is the Island?

North.

In what direction is the Volcano? The

Cape? The Bay? The Lake? The Strait?

The Mountains? The Isthmus?

What is in the East? In the West? In the

South? In the North? In the Northwest?

In the Southwest? In the Northeast?

In the Southeast?

Elizabeth Bishop

Geography III, Lesson X