martinop Posted June 11, 2007 Share #1 Â Posted June 11, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Long Ji terrace rice fields is located about 2 & 1/2 hour drive from Guilin + a walking hike up the mountain. I have been here before but this is my 1st visit when there was some water in the rice fields This usually occurs at the end of May / early June. This landscape interests me. There are similar and larger terraced fields in soutnwest China (Yunnan province) in the Li Jiang area. Â The photos were taken during May. Â The 1st shot was taken about 30 minutes after sunrise. There was a light rain but overall clear. Â The 2nd shot (about 15 minutes later) shows approaching heavy rain clouds which soon engulfed the mountain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted June 11, 2007 Posted June 11, 2007 Hi martinop, Take a look here Teraced Rice Fileds - Long Ji, China. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
samwells Posted June 11, 2007 Share #2 Â Posted June 11, 2007 Paul - Lovely shots...I especially like the second one with the clouds, like an airbrushed touch of mystery. Interesting (and logical!) how the contour shapes of the terraces are like the layers of an architectural modellers' creation. Thanks for sharing. cheers: Sam Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinop Posted June 11, 2007 Author Share #3 Â Posted June 11, 2007 Sam - thanks for your comments. Got lucky reharding the time frame where it was clear enough to get accepatble shots. Here are additional shots form the evening before @ sunset. The weather was hazy which impacts the view in the distance. Â Shot #3 is a local Chinese Photographer. Â Shot#4 is a view of the terraced fields @ sunset with a hazy sky. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted June 11, 2007 Share #4 Â Posted June 11, 2007 Paul, Nice to see you passing through here again; you should visit more often! It is hard to imagine how much human endeavour must have gone into creating this landscape. The closest thing I've seen is on the island of La Gomera in the Canaries, but that is on a much reduced scale. Â Thanks for showing these wonderful shots. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinop Posted June 12, 2007 Author Share #5 Â Posted June 12, 2007 Pete - Thanks much for your input. These were taken with a M7 + 50/2 cron + Fuji Reala film. I have a few Leica (M7) shots taken in Tibet. I plan to post some in the near future. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_drabek Posted June 12, 2007 Share #6 Â Posted June 12, 2007 Beautiful lanscapes Paul. What an amazing place. If it looks this spectacular on film, it must be a jaw dropper in person. Great scans. Color looks good enough to eat. DD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzo Posted June 12, 2007 Share #7 Â Posted June 12, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Excellent captures of this amazing place. Beautifully captured. Well Done Paul. Â Azzo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stnami Posted June 12, 2007 Share #8 Â Posted June 12, 2007 . the second one is a stunner in B&W and 16:9 crop........ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinop Posted June 12, 2007 Author Share #9 Â Posted June 12, 2007 Dan, Azzo and Imants. Thanks for looking at. Your thoughts and input are much appreciated. Â Dan & Azzo. Standing on the mountain tops plus looking down and seeing these fields (2x for me) in person is a great pleasure i.e. the colors, contours, textures and overall beauty. During the climb / hike up, I always wonder how difficult it must have been to construct these fields and maintain on a continuing basis. Living up there has its challenges as all supplies must be hand carried up. Â Â Imants - I would enjoy seeing your BW version. I am OK if you could add it to this thread or send it to me via e-mail.... plmsg@ptd.net Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pemayeux Posted June 12, 2007 Share #10 Â Posted June 12, 2007 Paul, beautifully executed shots. The second is in my eyes a masterpiece. I too would like to see it in B&W. Thanks for posting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinop Posted June 13, 2007 Author Share #11 Â Posted June 13, 2007 Paul - Thanks for your comments. I had taken quite a few shots here. Most are non Leica digital in large raw NEF files. I will go through these to see if I can print out some large sizes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinop Posted June 14, 2007 Author Share #12 Â Posted June 14, 2007 I received a conversion of shot#2 to BW. Here is my attempt (good or bad) converting shot#2 to BW. I prefer the color versions based on what I can see regarding the detail and tones on the web postings say versus large prints. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted June 14, 2007 Share #13 Â Posted June 14, 2007 These are magnificent images, Paul. The area is stunningly beautiful and you bring it to our screens like we were there. I particularly like the photo showing the Chinese photographer because it adds a human element to the dramatic landscape. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samwells Posted June 14, 2007 Share #14 Â Posted June 14, 2007 Paul - that b&w is really great, too...I think that and the colour version are just very different. To me, the b&w seems very graphic, virtually abstract, whereas I guess the colour one has more sense of place maybe. Couldn't say which I prefer! Thanks for sharing: cheers Sam Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted June 14, 2007 Share #15 Â Posted June 14, 2007 Paul - Â I'm late coming to this admiration party -- The images suffered from seeing them on my old work monitor. On the new one they are wonderful gems. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinop Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share #16 Â Posted June 15, 2007 Sam - Thanks for the 2nd look and your input. Â Brent and Stuart - your input is much appreciated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_dufour Posted June 15, 2007 Share #17 Â Posted June 15, 2007 Paul, The second one is very, very fine. I want to go there ! Marc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinop Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share #18 Â Posted June 15, 2007 Marc - thanks for your input. I do hope some day that you have the opportunity to visit and view these fileds and / or possilbly the fields in Yunnan province (southwest China). The fields usually fill with water @ the end of May / early June. The downside is that the weather is unpredictable due to the onset of the rainy season. When raining it is difficult to see anything and the hike up and down has some risk (slippery stones). During the fall of the year, i.e mid October through mid December, the fields are being harvested and there is a golden appearance with various lighting and shadow tones capturing the contours of the slope. It is also less likey to rain steady during this period. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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