Walk on a marsh

Walk on a marsh

Greece
Region of Hepirus in Central Western Greece
The wetland of Amvrakikos Gulf.

Amvrakikos Gulf is located in the Central Western part of Greece in the region of Hepirus and communicates with the Ionian Sea by a narrow strip of water half a mile long. The Gulf is a large and complex ecosystem formed by the deltas of two rivers Louros and Aracthos and around it has been formed a magnificent wetland considered a miniature of Mediterranean due to the presence of rare and endangered spieces as well as to its distinctive landscapes and habitats.The entire area is considered as one of the most important protected areas of the NATURA 2000 network being a real paradise for birdwatchers,photographers and nature lovers in general.It is also home to one of the very few colonies of Dalmatian pelecans.
But what is most impressive are the extensive areas of shallow bays, wet meadows,dense reedbeds and especially vast mudflats considered among the largest in Europe where rare species breed and propagate through the various seasons.I was particularly impressed by those mudflats extending to long distances, getting solid enough even to step and walk on them and, particularly, by their extreme variety of changing colours under the seasonal passage.
I was impressed to such an extent as to make these mudflats and seabeds the main subject of this photo series.
The major part of shooting was done with a digital 6x4,5 back attached to my camera(P22) and of course using a tripod as many times was necessary to use a very low shutter because of ND filtering. And it was a real delight to see how vivid and close to real they came up later as prints.