Rice Terraces

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• ben4321 (9442)
• [2007-08-11 23:39]

I'm so used to seeing these scenes in bright irridescent green that seeing this in black and white makes quite a refreshing change. It allows us to concentrate on the shapes of the landscape without the distraction of colour.
Personally I think it would have worked better if you'd shifted the framing down slightly, showing less of the hillside in the background and leaving more space between the man and the bottom edge of the frame. Perhaps you could also have used the diagonal lines of the terraces to lead in from the left corner, although that would have shifted the house to a more central position, so you probably made the best choice in leaving it where it was.

Cheers,
Ben

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• gelor (3008)
• [2007-08-12 0:29]

Bonjour Wanda,
Incroyable cette multitude de terrasses ! Une vue très graphique qui nous donne envie de découvrir ce pays. Merci.
Bon dimanche,
Gérard

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• manada (5341)
• [2007-08-12 0:54]

Hello Wanda!
How many terraces can we count? Wooooow!
Great framing and nice choice about B/W.
The landscape is amazing.
Have a nice day
Freddy

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• Seb82 (2179)
• [2007-08-12 1:25]

hi wanda
une jolie photo de ces risiéres toujours si impressionantes de beauté et de grandeur...j'aime beaucoup la maison qui vient rajouter de l'interet a cette photo!
bravo
Seb

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• UnTrained (12217)
• [2007-08-12 2:19]

Hi Wanda,
lovely patterns in black&white. Is there any piece of the hills not used for the rice fields? Excellent POV to show us this extensive usage and well done in b&w to reduce the content to this.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

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• ribeiroantonio (13985)
• [2007-08-12 5:26]

This is a very good B&W picture with all the contrast between the different elements in the foreground. The size of that man simply adds to the vastness of the landscape. Well done.
Antonio

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• Gustaw (18650)
• [2007-08-12 9:15]

Hi, my friend!
it is very oryginal view. Photo for me is very exotic. Nice wiew with oryginal composition. Good white and black photo. Well done. Very interesting all natura.
Marek

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• toto (13348)
• [2007-08-13 1:29]

Belle photo NB, donne bien l' image de la dureté de ce travail,passer d' un niveau a l' autre, marcher des km, se pencher en avant se redresser sans arret, bonjours le dos.Belle réalisation qui nous montre bien que chaque cm2 de terrains est exploité. Amitiés Thomas
je reviens

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• siolaw (21390)
• [2007-08-13 9:45]

Hi Wanda,
Good idea to convert to B&W,good POV and framing of these nice terraced field patterns and fine placement of the hut in the frame. The more contraste FG stands out nicely on the brighter BG
Well seen
Laurent

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• vincz (17510)
• [2007-08-13 10:17]

Great use of black and white here. I remember very well this exact place. I was not able to get very good pictures there. Great job!

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• atus (14508)
• [2007-08-13 17:56]

Hi Wanda,
the view of all these rice terraces is fantastic and I remember it very well. I see that also the b/w format works very well here, giving the sensation of an old-timed photo. Well done!
Tfs and best regards.
Attila

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• Manamo (2768)
• [2007-08-15 12:23]

Hello Wanda,

those terraces are fantastic. It's the first time I see someone who has the idea of showing them in B/W. Usually it's all green. Here, colors are not a distraction, we can concentrate on the curvy shapes.

this Tri-x film is crazy with the contrasts and the grain!! I like it!

Have a nice day,

Marc

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• Cretense (32565)
• [2007-08-17 4:51]

Hi Wanda!

This is a theme photographed so many times but your aproach is very original, mainly because of your b&w choice. Excellent POV and composition! Congratulations!

Hercules

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• AiresSantos (22815)
• [2007-08-18 10:57]

Hi Wanda,
lovely black and white composition, Excellent terraces effect, details and sharpness.
Very well seen and done
Have a nice weekend
Aires

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• fanoo (493)
• [2007-08-18 11:12]

Hello
Good composition for this Very beautiful landscape
The treatment B&W lack a little bit of contrast, on the background for me ;)

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• cobbydale (1720)
• [2007-08-22 14:44]

This really works well in B&W Wanda. Lovely textures and shapes on the far hill create almost an abstract effect, while the house and the man remind us it's a real scene. Well done, I really like it.
Leon.

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• rbassin (2559)
• [2007-08-25 12:05]

Bonsoir Wanda,
Magnififque photo en N&B:
la diversité de paysage avec ses ondulations,les contastes,la présence humaine, tout est là pour un résulat de qualité.
Roland

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• kensimage (6948)
• [2007-09-03 12:10]

Beautiful tones here, Wanda, relatively low-contrast to create a hazy tropical mood. The framing is ideal, with the person at the bottom to provide scale and humanity. Great textures in the farmhouse, the plants and the soil. And you've really shown us how every inch of hillside gets used. Regards, Ken.

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• bostankorkulugu (23307)
• [2007-09-10 18:12]

this is a poetic shot wanda... a timeless one also... the composition is so rich with all the terraces, the cottage, the man and the trees around... impressive indeed, congrats...

take care...

korkut

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• LamCam (2388)
• [2007-09-18 12:41]

Hello Wanda
Lovely crisp black and white foreground and enough definition in the greys of the background for us to appreciate the details of the landscape.
I think I agree with Ben that a little more foreground could have been included below the figure of the man, but your composition is still very effective.
I would love to see these terraces with their serpentine curves.
Best wishes Maggie

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• ormanci (44)
• [2007-12-22 10:51]

Hİ WANDA
This is a very good B&W picture,
best regards
BEKİR

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• rdiaz80 (305)
• [2008-02-04 6:52]
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