the rainforest house Photo

Photographer’s Note

The photo shows the forest house of Los Tilos in the island of La Palma. Although the photo was taken on an otherwise sunny day, the house is covered by moist and mold.
The North-Eastern side of La Palma is covered by Laurel forests, a vegetation unique to the Canary Islands and Madeira. The North-Eastern winds condensing against the slopes of the island create a very humid environment with a very special fauna and flora.

The vegetation of the mountain and humid areas of the Canary Islands consists of luxurious groups of evergreen trees with laurel-like leaves which, in Spanish, are called by the characteristic name of "monte verde" or "laurisilva canariense". The trade winds blowing from north-west determine a constant supply of humid air masses which, climbing up the slopes of the mountains, tend to condense creating a dense fog, the thickness of which depends on the season. This fog belt, practically present all the year, is the most important cause of the development on the slopes facing north or north-west, of the optimum microclimate conditions for the expansion of forests dominated by evergreen wooden species of sub-tropical origin. The developing potential area of "monte verde" is included in the strip between 500 and 1,600 meters high, on the north-west slopes in the western islands, and in some conditions (which can be found in the Anaga massif in Tenerife) the lowest limit can go as down as 100 metres above sea level.

The trees with laurel-like leaves in the Canary Islands must be regarded as a sort of living Paleo-flora, relict of a kind of sub-tropical humid vegetation which, until the end of the Tertiary period (late Miocene and early Pliocene), could be found in large parts of South Europe and North Africa.

Charo, AROBN54, dta, bukitgolfb301, guytoc, gunbud, judesta, luisafonso, Budapestman, Uhu, Romatou, jafadabret has marked this note useful

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Charo (31803) 2009-04-21 9:34

Hello Paul,
Wonderful composition of this porch canary. Bella prospect with great light and details.
Great job.
Greetings,
Charo

AROBN54 (10789) 2009-04-21 9:55

Hello, Paul,
this is such a great shot. Wonderful graphics with different lines and patterns and colors. Really lovely light and shadow and perfect contrast. Very nice natural color and excellent sharpness and detail. Superb shot! Many thanks and kindest regards,
Shelly

dta (6107) 2009-04-21 10:08

Bonjour Paul ,
Même si cette photo ne nous montre pas la forêt , elle en restitue bien l'ambiance humide . Superbe point de vue rapproché . La note est excellente . Ce qui est merveilleux dans ces îles canariennes , c'est le contraste entre ces forêts humides , et quelques kilomètres plus loin , des barrancos arides où brille le soleil .
Amicalement

Rafer (4520) 2009-04-21 11:43

Estupenda visión de esta casa colorida y con encanto...saludos

bukitgolfb301 (4975) 2009-04-21 13:15

Hello my dear Paul

Nice framework and calm and thick color management indeed.
Not necessary for word to this masterpiece.
Congratulation on your nice work !

Best regards and thanks for sharing.

Takero

guytoc (1458) 2009-04-21 13:34

Hello Paul,

La note décrit bien l'ambiance humide rencontrée dans la forêt décrite et la photo la traduit tout aussi bien, sous une belle lumière et une perspective graphique intéressante. Du beau travail.
Cordialement.
Guy.

gunbud (28161) 2009-04-21 19:46

Hi Paul,
Wonderful composition with lovely graphic details to this unique Spanish architecture.
Love the clear unstated colors sharpness to this fine image.
Regards, Tom

judesta (992) 2009-04-22 0:06

Hi Paul
Good POV here, sharp image with good colour management, for some reason my eye is drawn to the pots in the bottom right hand corner as they trail off the edge, very appealing.
Cheers
Jude

luisafonso (858) 2009-04-22 2:42

Hi Paul! I like the mood of this photo. There is humidity all around and it really feels like we are in the middle of a rainforest. I can really feel it! The compo, I think, would improve with a step back or smaller focal length. I don't like the way you cropped the balcony top in the right. The rest seems really cool. A thing I would also try is increase the blacks in the scene. I you use lightroom, try moving the blacks slider a bit to the right and see what happens.

yso (3205) 2009-04-22 3:45

SAlut Paul,
Bien composé avec cette perspective interessante, de bien jolis détails, l'ambiance humide est bien présente, top !
Bonne journée,
Yves

Rosa (4147) 2009-04-22 4:09

Bonjour Paul
cette entrée de maison avec cette terrasse non fermée en bois, avec ce lampadaire sur la façade est de toute beauté, attirante pour le regard et donne envie d' en demander le pris pour en faire l' acquisition.
Il semble qu' il a plu un peu, c' est bon pour les jardins.
je te remercie du partage.
Amitiés,
Rosa

Budapestman (42810) 2009-04-22 4:53

Hi Paul,
Splendid architectural photo with graphic details and tranquil atmosphere. The composition and the perspective are superb, the soft lights are attractive. Tfs. Have a nice day!
George

Uhu (7436) 2009-04-23 6:37

High!
Very good, very - wet-looking photo!
Quite interesting note as well.
***
I'm NOT egg-producer, I'm male birdie!!!
:)

bobocortis (14144) 2009-04-23 8:54

Bonsoir Paul.
La compo è soigneusement construite pour créer une perspective et une profondeur qui mettent en valeur ce cadrage reussi.
Bien vu.
Amicalement, Bobo.

Romatou (38) 2009-04-23 11:16

Bonjour Paul ,

C'est une belle image pleine de l'ambiance de ce bel endroit ,Belle lumière , couleurs douces , composition agréable . L'atmosphère humide décrite dans la note se ressent sur le cliché.

Amicalement

marietom (32076) 2009-04-28 12:20

hello Paul,

Belle architecture, et jolies couleurs dans cette composition.
Bonne soirée
Marie

andywo (2981) 2009-05-08 7:52

Hi Paul
Very good POV and composition, nice colours and special atmosphere. Well done!
All the best
Andy

jafadabret (40323) 2009-05-09 6:02

Bonjour Paul.
Cette lumière qui descend sur ce milieu humide donne une ambiance bien particulière à cette maison sans vie. On a l'impression de découvrir quelques mystères dans un lieu énigmatique.
Amicalement,
Jacques

vmukherjee (395) 2009-06-13 0:50

Beautiful shot of the forest house. The faded colours, the red pillars, the door at the far end, and the lamp, all give the feeling of a cosy home in between the forests. Excellent colours and composition.

francio64 (11744) 2009-12-04 5:59

Ciao Paul,
bella composizione ricca di elementi con ottima resa cromatica e piacevoli grafismi.

Well done!
Francesco