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Photographer’s Note

I am amazed by rice terraces in Asia which always appear to have been carved in hills and mountains. I have visited the rice terraces of Bali, Vietnam, and the Philippines and someday, I'd like to see the terraces of China.

This is one of the many rice terraces in Sagada, part of the Cordillera Mountain range in the Northern Luzon in the Philippines. These terraces are man-made and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. The Cordillera’s rugged mountainous backbone contains many peaks exceeding 2,000 meters in height, with rolling hills and stretches of river valleys along its flanks. The Cordillera is both the highest and the single largest mass of mountains in the entire Philippine archipelago.

saxo042, pablominto, robertosalguero, siolaw, snunney, kiwi_explorer, jlbrthnn, andante, Truja, zhelach, saylan-cb, belido, plimrn, danos, ChrisJ, jhm, gildasjan, Dyerco, axiotea, AiresSantos, evanrizo has marked this note useful

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saxo042 (16298) 2008-01-11 20:03

Hi Danilo,
A very fine and attractive pattern by the terraced rice fields. Overall fine colours and composition.
Regards
Gunnar

pablominto (41372) 2008-01-12 0:32

Hello Danilo,
It is amazing to see how the rice terraces have become a natural part of nature!
As shown in the image they don't appear to be manmade, it is more like they have been there for ever...
Good point of view to show the scenery, fine details and rich attractive colours!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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siolaw (25832) 2008-01-12 1:21

Hi Danilo,
That is a fine POV on the terraced and jungle covered hills, good sharpness and framing. The weather didn't help you with sunlight.. so i tried to revive the colors a bit... see WS, and hope you don't mind... ;D
Greetings from India
Laurent

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snunney (35476) 2008-01-12 1:36

Hello Danilo,
A good composition of this verdant landscape with its patterns of terraces. Nice soft colours and good clarity.

kiwi_explorer (12195) 2008-01-12 1:57

Hello Dan,
I had visited this place possibly 20 years ago ... must have changed a lot by now. If you think of the work they have to do to carved out these terraces, it is quite amazing feat. Wonderfully captured and presented. Same as you I'm just going through my old photos ... brings back good memories. Well done! tfs and have a nice weekend.
Cheers,
Renier

izmirli (3285) 2008-01-12 2:24

merhaba dear danilo
excellent nature picture.wonderful naturel colours.well done.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır

robertosalguero (110) 2008-01-12 2:41

Hello Danilo,

The view is beautiful. The terraces are truly eyecatching and provide a good idea of the activities of this area. The colours seem natural here and the depth of field works very well. Good cropping and light use. Thanks Danilo.

Roberto

jlbrthnn (38971) 2008-01-12 2:47

Hello Danilo,
It is an exceptional landscape shared between wild nature and the cultures. The point of view is superb. Excellent work.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

Gustaw (21670) 2008-01-12 5:50

Hi, my friend!
It is very beautiful view. I very like your nature. Nice composition and good colours. I like your light. WEll done.
Marek

Truja (4948) 2008-01-12 8:37

Hi Danilo,attractive image of rich and alive tonalities. The nature certainly is wise and it offers spectacles to us like this! Great POV with depth of field and magnificent light.

Un abrazo, Jordi

Cretense (57010) 2008-01-12 13:25

Hi Danilo!

Amazing landscape, great POV! Excellent framing and composition, beautiful lights all over, and great graphic impression create by the rice fields. Congratulations!

Hercules

zhelach (3590) 2008-01-12 13:34

Hello Danilo!
Amazing rice terraces! Beautiful view! good composition and colors! Bravo!
TFS, Best regards, Zorica

saylan-cb (12726) 2008-01-13 4:16

Hi Danilo
Superb view...
Great green colours and composition...
Good details and POV here...
Well done...
TFS/Regards

belido (16877) 2008-01-13 4:49

Hi Danilo,

great view of the rice terrace. It's a nice and friendly combintation of nature's beauty with human's work. I like to see the sinuous lines and the green around. This is the prove we can live in peace with nature, taking advantage of what it can offer to us. Very good work!
Regards,
Carlos

Budapestman (42844) 2008-01-13 7:17

Hi Danilo,
Fantastic view with splendid details. I like the effective POV and the beautiful green tints, Very well done! Have a nice Sunday
George

plimrn (19720) 2008-01-13 7:34

Hi Danilo,
I especially like the sunlight on the hillside and the mosaic pattern made by the flooded fields in the lower right. I agree with the comments that the amount of work to build these fields makes them fascinating. I also like Carlos comment about teaching us that 'we can live with nature.'
HLJ, Pat

gracious (20017) 2008-01-13 17:24

Hello my friend,
Thank you for sharing this awesome view of rice terraces!
they do formed a beautiful natural pattern for the mountains!
excellent clarity, beautiful colouration and details here
well done
greeting
Tony

Graal (58732) 2008-01-13 23:16

Hi Danilo,
unusual view and place, good POV. I like it. Well done photo.
Gr., Aleksander

andr3w (559) 2008-01-14 0:24

The usual photo of Sagada usually are close close-ups of the terraces. Your version is terraces embraced by the mountains.
This is definitely 1 of the places in my list this year.

Regards pAre,
Andrew

vincz (19045) 2008-01-14 0:35

i am amazed as well by these terraces landscapes. Very beautiful. I like in your picture how we see the surface of the terraces in the lower left corner and the light you got on the slopes of the mountains. Very nice.

UnTrained (0) 2008-01-15 5:30

Hi Danilo,
interesting view on those man made patterns in the green hills. Looks like somebody has tasted a bit from the hill ;-) The inclusion of the needles help for depth.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

barrufeto_77 (25935) 2008-01-15 6:22

Hi Danilo.

Yeah...the should be...enjoyable. Views like this one are...amazing. Excellent POV and depth!

Rgs, Oscar
PD: I read your email. As soon as we know the dates...I'll tell you of course!

danos (33300) 2008-01-15 7:15

Hello Danilo,
nice composition with great perspective and POV.Really is an amazing and at the same time an interesting scene of these carved hills and mountains.I like the colours and the light that falls on.I imagine that the terrace cultivation in these altitudes must be very difficult.Informative your note too.

Regards,Danos

ChrisJ (70443) 2008-01-15 9:39

Hi Danilo

A superb high vantage point, & excellent overview, of the verdant valley, with good sharpness & colour. Tfs!

Scharan (13955) 2008-01-15 15:44

Olá Danilo

Bonita e curiosa paisagem.
Lindas tonalidades de verde e boa textura. Bom trabalho, meus parabéns.
GA
Vera

hay_kes (28562) 2008-01-15 23:52

Hi Danilo,
Very beautiful mountainscape.Great POV, colours and perspective.TFS.
Regards.

hAyAti

jhm (83352) 2008-01-18 4:33

Hello Danilo,

Splendid image on the mountain slope with the different rice tables. The terraces are truly eye catching and provide a good idea of the activities of this area. We see also the small village at the feet of the mountain.
Thanks for sharing.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

gildasjan (24143) 2008-01-19 6:13

Bonjour Danilo
Un bon point de vue qui nous montre bien les stratifications de ce versant de montagne.Très agréable à l'oeil ce cliché,j'aime le vert.
Bonne journée.
Amicalement
Gildas

Dyerco (9304) 2008-01-21 9:33

Hi Danilo
I like these compositions with the many patterns. I think I would have boosted the contrast a bit to remove the haziness.
Phil

jemaflor (39759) 2008-01-22 4:21

Danilo,
Interesting pov on these terracces great result, a so lovely place to take photo, well to show us this landscape with a wide shot.

axiotea (16293) 2008-01-23 22:45

Hello Danilo
You've got a nice high POV on the terraced hills which add graphism, with saturated colors. Like you, I am fond of these type of landscape...
Cheers
Marilyn

AiresSantos (42924) 2008-02-04 0:02

Hi Danilo
Wonderful pattern in the terraces of rice. I like your POV and how you framed it with the tree on left.
Beautiful details and colours
TFS and have a nice week
Aires

evanrizo (456) 2008-02-08 11:04

Wooooh the POV to the terraces make the view soooo impressive.
You framed it ideal
Have a nice night.
Evangelos