Erosion on Slope

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Here's a simple pastoral scene made this spring in the foothills of the Bavarian Alps. The field has probably been used for agriculture for hundreds of years. The reason for the picture is the step erosion in the steep area visible in the centre and right where is land is the steepest. There is a Bavarian tradition of sending their cattle into the mountains in the summer. Environmentalists are concerned about this practice because they are the cause of step erosion. The alpine soil is more fragile than the soil pictured and takes longer to recover.

The camera recorded the following information in the original image file:

File Name
  104-0464_IMG.JPG
Camera Model Name
  Canon PowerShot G1
Shooting Date/Time
  01/4/2 5:41:56 AM
Shooting Mode
  Program AE
Tv (Shutter Speed)
  1/500
Av (Aperture Value)
  5.6
Metering Mode
  Center-weighted averaging
Exposure Compensation
  -2/3
ISO Speed
  50
Lens
  7.0 - 21.0 mm
Focal Length
  16.8 mm
Digital Zoom
  None
Image Size
  2048x1536
Image Quality
  Super Fine
Flash
  Off
White Balance
  Auto
AF mode
  Single
Parameters
  Contrast Normal
Sharpness Low
  Color Saturation Low
File Size
  1740KByte
Serial Number
  104-0464
Drive Mode
  Single-frame shooting
Macro
  Off
Owner's Name
  Gerald & Irmgard Carter