Rwanda: One of the best, a photo from Ouest, West

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"Copyright © – Attila Szili.
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The quality of the Rwanda green tea leaves is among the best in the world, due to the excellent ecological conditions, the volcanic soil and the high-elevated grounds where it grows. Tea growing in Rwanda started in 1952 and today apart the eastern provinces, you can find many tea plantations in the country, with a higher concentration around the Lake Kivu. The total planted area is 12,862 hectares and after the coffee market plunged, tea is now number one export earner, contributing up to 34% of the total national exports.

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Tue (93458) 2008-03-05 0:42

Hi Attila,
I love the strong green hues throughout the photo and mainly on the tea plantation. You chose a good POV and the houses are superbly included on both sides of the photo. Good photo work!
Regards,
Lars

dip (21408) 2008-03-05 0:44

Hello Attila,
wonderful image,amazing strong colors and excellent lighting,
it seems like a painting,
very well done!
Greetings,
Dimitris.

edytungkal (4551) 2008-03-05 1:06

Beautiful panorama...
I see this place has similiar with some of rural view in here, Java. You have a nice pov with included the housing on each sides...good nature colours.
Great shot my friend, thanks..

daniel

MarcT (20964) 2008-03-05 1:58

Hi Attila,
That's an interesting note with a good documentary picture.
cheers
Marc

wishlist (4133) 2008-03-05 2:04

Ciao Attila,
bellissimo vedere un verde cosi' intenso che quasi "buca" lo schermo e soprattutto bello vedere il contrasto con l'angolino di terra rossa d'Africa. Buona la composizione con le case sui due lati che tracciano una sorta di linea guida per l'occhio in modo da non perdere nemmeno un millimetro di vista della foto. Bel lavoro!
Ciao,

Igor

bizsu (1015) 2008-03-05 4:14

Szia Attila,
Hát ezek a színek!! Valami fantasztikusak. Gyönyörű táj. Te nagyon szerencsés vagy ! Tudod egy kicsit irigy vagyok :)) Érdekes a házak elhelyezkedése az ültetvény körül.
Köszönjük a szép fotót.
Gratulálok!!
Légy jó !
Zsú

Paolo (41258) 2008-03-05 4:16

Ciao Attila l'Africano!
bellissima foto, colori stupendi che quasi colpiscono in pieno viso, con quel verde della piantagione di Tea che è meraviglioso!
ottimo POV e buona qualità.
ciao

PixelTerror (0) 2008-03-05 4:33

Szia Attila,
I'm not so much of a tea drinker, but I appreciate how strong the greens are on this image, and I like as well how the houses contrast with them. Could possibly require little but extra sharpening, but maybe yuoo had to keep it so to stay under 200KB ?
Have a nice day JY

Gerrit (62042) 2008-03-05 7:40

Hi Attila,
beautiful composition and wonderful green, And of course a scene hardly seen here on TE.
Great work.
Regards, Gerrit

Cricri (176) 2008-03-05 8:12

Hi Attila,
Belle image de vie quotidienne de ces champs de thé vert et de ses petites maisons qui donne un joli contraste, bon POV, composition
Have a nice day for you
cricri

manada (6239) 2008-03-05 9:31

Grande nota, grande rientro.
Ciao Attila stai bene? Bellissimi colori per quest'angolo di mondo molto particolare.
A presto
Freddy

Gustaw (21670) 2008-03-05 10:21

Hi, my friend!
Rwanda! Wow! I never been in Rwanda. It is for me very oryginal and very exotic. Interesting view and interesting composition. Good colours and light. Well done.
Marek

paololg (31448) 2008-03-05 13:31

Ciao Attila,
non pensavo che le piantagioni di Tè fossero così verdi e fitte, tanto da sembrare una morbida mouquette. In questa bella immagine ci sono i tre classici colori dell'africa: l'azzurro del cielo, il rosso della terra ed il verde delle piante, tutti piacevolmente catturati da te. Mi piace molto.
Ciao
Paolo.

Emile (20352) 2008-03-05 21:04

Hola Attila.
Wonderful composition captured from a good POV, great strong green tones producing a nice contrast with the color of the houses, looks like a painting, very well captured.
Well done.
Best regards.

bostankorkulugu (42866) 2008-03-05 22:06

stunning postcard from rwanda... the forms of the tea plants makes this one so attractive attila... also the amazing green tones... take care my friend...

korkut

flory (4848) 2008-03-06 0:27

szia Attila,
an excellent pure green in this compo and your image is in the spirit of TE.even me i'm not a tea drinker,always recommend to my patients..
take care by you,
Flori:)

Budapestman (82620) 2008-03-06 3:56

Szia Attila!
Már megint merre jártál! – kiálthatnék fel, de már akklimatizálódtam utazásaid nem éppen hétköznapi helyszíneihez. A kompozíció, a téma és a fények is nagyon rendben vannak, ismét remek bemutatót kaptunk utazásaid naplójából. Gratulálok, és szép tájakat, fényeket!
Gyuri

miumiu (6117) 2008-03-06 9:43

Szia Attila!!
Csodaszép táj és színek!! A zöld teamező varázslatos, mintha egy festmény lenne a kis öreg házakkal!
Ági

vincz (19113) 2008-03-06 14:28

I love the greens you captured on this tea plantation. Remembers me of some images from Munmar by prumod. There is this same quality of textures on the tea fields. Very nice.

Jakab (3867) 2008-03-07 14:37

Szia Attila!
Milyen szép ez a vidék, az ültetvény (nyilván a metszés és a sűrű lomb következtében) olyan, mintha puha matracokat raktak volna szorosan egymás mellé. Tetszenek a házak, jó kontrasztot adnak a sok zöldhöz - kultúrtájba egyébként is elkél valami emberi jelenlétre utaló elem. Ráadásul így átlósan elrendezve mintegy lezárják az ültetvénnyel kitöltött felületet.
Üdv
Laci

ahmetgedikli (25609) 2008-03-08 3:55

Merhaba Attila,
This is a excellent photo! Very good POV, sharpness with and beautiful colours.
Have a nice weekend.
Ahmet

AiresSantos (56155) 2008-03-08 23:19

Hi Attila
Wonderful colours in this excellent composition. Perfect POV and contrast. I like how you framed it and lovely sky
TFS and have a nice weekend
Aires

ocskaymarci (2832) 2008-03-09 3:55

Szia Attila!
Nagyszerű kép csodálatos színekkel! A látvány káprázatos, kiváló perspektívát választottál. tetszik a kompozíció is, ahogy belevetted a teaültetvényt és körülötte a házakat is, megmutatva, hogy hogy zajlik itt az élet. Érdekes a jegyzeted is (nem sokat hallottam eddig a ruandai teáról! :D).
Szép vasárnapo! Üdv,
Marci

siolaw (38294) 2008-03-09 6:50

Hi Attila,
Excellent POV on the village and the tea plantations which look so thick and nicely green!
Good framing with just enough sky to balance the picture.
A nice place to visit??
Laurent

izmirli (3989) 2008-03-09 9:03

merhaba my friend attila
wonderful interesting villace and composition.wonderful colours.well done.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

Wanda1 (15142) 2008-03-09 10:37

Hi Attila,
The lush green of the tea really makes the shot stand out even from the thumbnail, and the small villages on the side add good interest. A nice bright and balanced shot.
Regards
Wanda

Vato_Law (12732) 2008-03-09 13:18

Hello Attila,
Once again a great photo well completed with this fine informative note abou the importance of tea on Rwanda's exports.
I like this green hue that the photo exhales and its contrast with the light blue sky.
Also interesting is to watch the slow life passing by, thru the vision of the tiny but visible persons in front the houses on the left side.
Nice one once again.
Cheers.
Paulo

parbo (11092) 2008-03-09 18:41

Hello Attila,

Everyone thinks green tea is coming from far east but you are registering here its not. Green tones are powerful and I like different level between tea field and houses, also their contrasts. Great capture, very informative notes. Congratulations.

Friendly Regards,

Ertugrul

Csilla (1782) 2008-03-09 19:50

Szia Attila!
Erdekes videk. Szep ez a teaultetveny a friss zold, elenk szinevel, szeretem a kontrasztot kozte es a teglavorosszin kozott. Aranyosak a kis epuletek es tetszenek a hozzajuk tartozo apro szinfoltocskak, amik talan szarado ruhak lehetnek.
Biztosan szep hely ,erdekes kulturaval. Gondolom ismet gyarapodtal tapasztalatokban.

En sem hallottam meg a rwandai tearol, ezert meg erdekesebb a leiras.
Koszi es szep napot kivanok Neked! Csilla

John_F_Kennedy (43797) 2008-03-10 0:40

I like the green tone of this picture very much. Very well composed.
Best wishes,
Achim

Henryk_Bilor (20803) 2008-03-10 2:53

Hi Attila
Tea is one of the best plants I like to watch on the photographs :). Great green colour. Nice composition.
Regards

gilou530 (34) 2008-03-12 13:44

salut attila
beaucoup de verdure dans cette photo, le vert flashe bien a l'écran, un cadrage bien choisi beau travail
amitiés
gilbert

imrek (4) 2008-03-13 14:23

HI Attila,

well chosen POV and beautiful composition of this wonderful green tea field..well done!

regards,

imre

MLINES (12516) 2008-03-14 1:44

Hi Attila. Excellent composition showing the way tea grows so well in this region. It certainly looks very healthy. Good notes. TFS. Murray.

lestans (17258) 2008-03-15 7:53

Ciao Attila!! si sono visti tanti campi di tè in TE (!) ma che in Rwanda fossero così importanti e così ben tenuti è per me una novità.
Mi dovrai raccontare di questo paese, noto soprattutto per i massacri che ci sono stati.
Complimenti per essere oggi con due foto del Rwanda nella prima pagina del sito.
Ciao!!

Livia

Hellas (7123) 2008-03-21 1:01

The most famous tea is the green one thanks to its andioxidants. I suppose that this is the reason of intensive agriculture. I like very much the saturated colours and the framing with the cottages. Thanks for sharing.
Have a nice weekend,
Athanasios.

CRATEOS (7278) 2008-03-24 8:16

fresh appeal have this place and discribet in this presentation with superb way my friend..!!!!

Nikiforos

baclama (19214) 2008-03-24 10:24

Hi,
une tres belle image pour continuer à nous faire decouvrir ce beau pays africain qui, comme beaucoup de ses pays voisins, pourrait etre moins pauvre que ce qu'il est...si la gestion des richesses naturelles etait faite de façon correcte et honnete...
TFS
vero

pascal-harbi (1005) 2008-03-29 5:32

Hi Attila,
Beautiful shot, you got good saturation, and I love the contrast between the red soil and the flashy green of the tea fields! A little suggestion though, next time, you could try co slightly shift the framing downwards, in order not to have the "half/half" effect between the sky and the fields.

Kind regards, cheers
-Pascal-

pablominto (53746) 2008-04-03 6:48

Hello Attila,
An attractive classic composition!
Excellent colours and details, the tea plants stand out very well and contrast nicely with the sky...
Fine placement of the houses!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Bilsew (105) 2008-04-10 6:26

Wonderful picture, nice shot

axiotea (21651) 2008-04-12 9:05

Hello Atus
It is quite rare to see photos from this country! I love the green of the tea leaves which contrasts so nicely with the houses and the overcast sky. A very attractive view under a pleasant light with a touch of exoticism very well conveyed. It goes to my fav ;D
Cheers
Marilyn

Angshu (56760) 2008-04-13 1:33

Hello Attila
The tea gardens are very similar to those in southern part of India...looks like carpets of green, bordered by the houses. The tiny people in front of the huts is an evidence of the leisurely lifestyle here. Excellent work my friend!
Regards
Angshu

coco (30439) 2008-04-13 23:53

Hi again, Attila.

The colours and the place are amazing and I love very much this photo.
The composition is good too and the wide view enhances the beauty of the place.

Regards.

stego (24132) 2008-04-16 18:09

Hi Attila,
Photos of tea plantations often fascinate me much and make me wanting to know them alive. This one is no exception. Besides the amazing well rendered colours, I like the graciousness of compo, with every element very nicely balanced. A great eye catcher!
TFS, Regards, José.

sn00zie (2384) 2008-05-04 10:41

lovely colorsss.. beautiful scenery. well captured. its a picture postcard from Rwanda

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chirasak (2) 2008-06-13 14:24

Hello Attila
i like the green of picture, it's like fresh air and very countryside great shot of you
Regard
Chirasak

branley (3681) 2008-06-30 4:08

Hi Attila,

I came across this fine image on the home page and I'm glad I did. I don't know why but I never expected to see such lush greenery in Rwanda and this is very lush. Beautiful green tones, which contrast well with the huts on the left and taken from a fine perspective. A really fine capture and one which fits in with the TE 'motto' of 'learning about the world through photography' well done.

Regards

Stephen

npecanhuk (79329) 2008-07-12 19:51

Hello Attila!
The place seems to be a bit poor but the scene is gorgeous!
The post treatment made a real painting out of it!
TFS - Congratulations!
Greetings from Brazil,
Neyvan Peçanhuk

klahiri (77) 2008-08-06 7:12

Attila, lovely shot, marvellous composition. This reminds me of the duars the place the famous Darjeeling tea comes from

rajhema (1873) 2008-08-12 11:57

Fantastic capture Attila. Rich in green and natural things. looks like it lacks some sharpness but came out great.
TFS
Rajesh

karan (42) 2008-08-19 5:57

Wow.... amazing snap... i love the strong green front with the blue backdrop of the sky :)

azizbilgili (2111) 2008-09-11 7:47

Hi Attila,

very oryginal and very exotic. Interesting view and interesting composition. Good colours and light

TFS

zahoor_salmi (1053) 2008-09-25 21:00

wonderful image,amazing strong colors and excellent lighting,

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alentejano (255) 2008-12-21 6:29

Hi Attila,
I like the POV and the colors,but a litle bit soft!
Hope you like the Workshop.
Regards,
Luis

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joscel1975 (489) 2009-08-22 4:34

Hi Atilla:

It really is one of the best. It's so green... God's gift of beauty. I like the low-light you did. So serene... so calm but yet so vibrant.

Josh

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