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Meditation
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Copyright: Benedict Kwok (bend1k) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 130 W: 1 N: 80] (904)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-08-19
Categories: Nature
Exposure: f/8, 1/100 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-08-20 0:53
Viewed: 1427
Points: 14
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
We were at the summit and my friends are on that rock.

Pico de Loro is located 85 kilometers southwest of Manila. It is bounded by the island of Corregidor and the Caraballo Mountains in the north, Nasugbu, Batangas in the south, Maragondon on the east and the South China Sea on the west. With the height of 664 meters above sea level, it is considered the highest mountain in the generally flat Cavite province. Pico de Loro is the highest point on a series of rolling hills and mountains within the boundary of Cavite and Batangas. Though not really that high, the view from the summit is awesome, facing the tranquil seas on the north-eastern side particularly the Manila Bay area giving you a good vantage point to watch the ships passing by while the entire Batangas and Cavite on the south-eastern side will give you a glimpse of the south-eastern mountains like Batulao and Talamitam. Pico de Loro has a majestic view when seen near the base camp wherein it resembles a mighty rock-face with exotic flora along the sides resembling the North American rocky mountains, though on a smaller scale.

According to legends, the mountain got her name from the first Spanish colonizers. They have seen the mountain from a distance while they were cruising their way to Manila bay and have noticed the peak resembling a parrot’s beak hence was it called "Pico de Loro" from the Spanish word "Parrot’s Peak". Another story goes that early Caviteños named the mountains from the tropical birds, a specie of the parrot family, which they often encounter while they were hunting for food within the mountains
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Hi Benedict,

Nicely taken picture. The scene shown here is very good. The woman in the red shirt on the foreground stands out in the early fog and the people on the rock still can be seen with good detail. Well done.

Cheers :-)

Roberto

Benedict,
Great picture. The people give a perspective as to how big the mountain is. Is it difficult to get up the far peak?
I probably would have cropped the bottom a little lower to show more than just her knees, but it still looks good.
Good job,
Dale

hi! this is an exceptional shot with a weather like this and of course the danger of the peak.

great composition, i agree with dale though with the lady's knees i wished it wasn't cropped.

great overall!

raul

Hi Benedict,
Ang galing naman nito. Bilib ako sa atmosphere and colors. Best wishes.
Danilo

hallo benedict,
it's so tranquil.very nice capture from you.
this place is so wonderful.by very wonderful pov.
somkiat

Hi Benedict.
The dimension you created in the frame with the perfect use of colour is amazing. The sensous framing of the subject is fabulous. Meditation needs no more than this..congrats.

jean paul

Is it men there on the summit in the middle. How they climbed and how you located them.And what the girl in red is doing.Very mysterious shot and place. Looks like a dream......

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