Stone Forest, a photo from Yunnan, South

Photographer's Note

The Stone Forest near Shi Lin, about 40 km east of Kunming in Yunnan. The "forest" is actually limestone karst pillars eroded into weird shapes by humic acid from vegetation. This area had its heaviest snow in 80 years the following day.

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PixelTerror (0) 2005-01-24 4:01

Hi Chris,
Interesting stone formations, good sharpness in your photo, as well as rendering of the colors, I like the zigzagging path the eye is tempted to follow, actually looking at the well maintained trees it looks more like a park than a wild forest !
Have a nice day, Jean-Yves

RGatward (20050) 2005-01-24 4:03

Nice idea to make a park out these amazing features. NIcely rendered landscape shot.

elihesamian (26127) 2005-01-24 4:12

WOWW!!!
Amazing place,Chris!
I'm wonder about the nature there,thanks for posting it,the path is great in composition,and with a fine POV you compsed it very well,great shot,Chris.
Yours
M

naret (826) 2005-01-24 4:58

Sawasdee Khun Chris,
This is a plesant landscape picture with good DOF and saturated green. I also would like to see a blue sky on this one.

Zepi (22848) 2005-01-24 5:07

Oh ! ! !
Très belle image !
Bien composée ,le chemin qui serpente l’image apporte une touche de dynamisme incroyable !
Très belle couleurs et magnifique endroit !
Bien joué Chris !

Amicalement – Sébastien

bantonbuju (51733) 2005-01-24 5:31

hi chris, thanx for posting this forest - never seen in my life such a thing; lovely compo here,like it much

spence (65) 2005-01-24 5:34

Fascinating combination of the formal green gardens with these weird limestone formations. I love the path snaking through the shot, and the haphazard arrangement of the clipped shrubs and the stones. Nice shot, Chris.

papagolf21 (76515) 2005-01-24 6:12

Bonjour Chris,
Un décor surnaturel, merveilleux, étrange !
Des couleurs surprenantes. Une très belle composition.
Merci de nous faire voyager et nous faire découvrir des endroits aussi extraordinaires.
Bien amicalement.
Philippe

jhm (122410) 2005-01-24 6:50

Very nice and suitable title Chris, I like much of this picture, the rock colours on this placid place give very nice pleasure for looking, the colours are amazing beautiful.
Very nice work here Chris!
Cheers,
John.

Galmeida (12559) 2005-01-24 7:52

Great perspective and enquadrement in a very beautiful scenery. Good colors and contrast. Thanks for sharing and for your guidelines.

bazal (7900) 2005-01-24 8:49

Very exotic landscape you present here. Colors are very nice, and contrasts of textures are well managed. The composition is well balanced. Nice view of this unusual geological phenomenon. Well done !

ma-tibou (4566) 2005-01-24 9:16

bonjour chris, quelle belle réalisation, une bonne profondeur du champ visuel, le chemin qui serpente entre les rochers, belle composition, bravo.
amitié/ Martine.

harold (2347) 2005-01-24 10:09

Salut Chris, quel magnifique endroit une profonduer du champ visuel magnifique, bien réalisé.

carper (96) 2005-01-24 11:03

Good photo Chris I like it,
Very nice angle you took the shot, the depth lines are n ice even asthe colours, very good details good job

chinchini (31529) 2005-01-24 12:58

Bonsoir Chris,
Par tes photos très bien composées, tu me fais découvrir chaque jour des coins superbes que je ne visiterais probablement jamais. J'admire et je m'instruis chaque fois.
Merci pour le partage.
Pierre

Fixfocus (9385) 2005-01-24 13:19

A fine and interesting capture,Chris!Very well composed with the path coming from the left and leading the eye into the pic.Amazing green of the grass.

nwoehnl (122) 2005-01-24 14:04

Great stone formations on this site, Chris. As mentioned by the others, the curving path was well included for the compo, and the saturated colors look good as well. The green trees/bushes look quite a bit too groomed for my liking, but that's of course nothing to blame you for :-)

Rockyboy (20598) 2005-01-24 17:04

Very intersting and strange forest, chris. i like how you included this path between the rock and the vegetation. Well done!

mumek (20190) 2005-01-25 7:03

Chris!
This is a fantastic scenery. Lovely colors and details.Interesting note.
ziggy

PLD_images (7149) 2005-01-25 7:22

Wow I love the look of this place. The sceanery is quite constrasting and beutifull. Hard to beleive that a snowfall was coming. The greens look like summer to me. Nice one.

anakin (2775) 2005-01-25 18:13

Hi Chris, lovely view really nice photo, great colours, fantastic compo
well done

rabani (9645) 2005-01-27 22:08

Being busy for sometimes now and when I got back to seeing my friends, what a surprise in store. This is simply lovely Chris. The green is just so captivating and the rocks, strangely just as much. This is really one big landscape of natural art I would say.

avigur_11 (21954) 2005-01-27 23:59

A nice creation of nature, Chris. The palm trees look a bit un-connected, I'd prefer yo see a natural type of plantation, but you couldn't do anythin about it, I guess. Still, the trees give us a good feelinf of how tall the stones are. A very interesting shot.

Jeppe (18654) 2005-01-30 13:03

Wow - truly a special nature and landscape you got here - I like the round-bushes and path. The stone-trees great and surely something to visit - thanks Chris for sharing all your fine shots - true and great TE works.

weswang (18223) 2005-02-01 21:02

Chris, It is enjoyable to see the photo. Like a well planed painting, every part is well placed.

Steft (5975) 2005-02-06 9:30

Intresting shot!
I like the composition with the gras, rocks, path and bushes. Quite an unusual "forest", but it must be great to walk there.

sabine04 (429) 2006-12-25 8:28