Photographer's Note
A top view of a farmer planting her ricefields at the Banaue Rice Terraces. Her ricefield is actually just a small portion of the rice terraces, especially when seen from afar. To understand how huge the rice terraces is, I included 2 landscape photos at the Workshop.
Banaue's mountainous rice terraces is one of mankind's grandest scaled engineering feat. The Ifugao tribespeople who created and farmed the rice terraces to supply their staple crop of rice have in doing so left behind an architectural masterpiece. The fact that they were constructed over a 2000 yearspan using only primitive tools and bare hands makes the terraces even more astounding. If the terraces were laid end to end, they would stretch half way around the world.
Banaue is one of the most visited places in the Philippines. Aside from the rice terraces, other notable places to visit are the remote villages, where many people still live in native huts. The village women also weave colorful clothes, while the men are expert woodcarvers. Numerous waterfalls can also be reached by trekking high into the mountains.
Banaue is an adventure. If you really want to get to know the Philippines better - the people, the culture, the traditions, the history - then Banaue is one the recommended places to go to.
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arnabchat
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(7233) 2005-01-31 4:08
nice POV. the terrace cultivation is captured very well here. like the reflections from the water filled terraces below.
image looks a bit sharp.
ChrisJ
(159918) 2005-01-31 4:26
Hi Alford
I love the blue 'mini umbrella' hat. Good sharpness saturation color & pov. The repetitive patterns of the rice paddies are attractive. Good shot!
naxius
(16685) 2005-01-31 4:40
Hello Alford,
I like this photo, I like to see several layer within it split by the road.
The man is well located within the composition.
The DOF is perfect so that we can have very good details.
Indeed a good photo.
Alexandre
antti
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(0) 2005-01-31 4:53
Good point of view, composition and balance. That person on right lower corner makes this work too. Really interesting view for me. I think that first curve is very well placed here in your composition. Thank you for this, Alford.
supereira
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(9576) 2005-01-31 5:44
Great view.I like the point of view and DOF.Veruy good composition and prespective.I like the colors and the contrast between them.Good light and sharpness.I like the detail of the person.Well done!
masterrye
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(575) 2005-01-31 5:44
indeed! a great vantage point. you captured the beauty of the terraces plus the actual planting of rice! :D
alainh
(33209) 2005-01-31 7:29
hello Alford.
un angle excellent pour cette photo.
fantastique travail de l'homme. ces paysage fait de vert et d'eau sont superbes.
bien vu
amicalment
alain
Kenny10pin
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(19301) 2005-01-31 9:28
great composition, the water in the missle is a bit too bright, but I like the work, very good indeed, really well spotted and taken, well done
elihesamian
(26149) 2005-01-31 13:35
One of your best work in rice field motif,nicely done,Alford,it's EXCELLENT,I enjoy it very much,great composition,great capturing and lovely atmosphere,...Thanks for posting,Alford.
Yours
M
PixelTerror
(0) 2005-02-01 3:42
Hi Alford,
The Top-down point of view works here very well to present this daily life scene together with an impressive perspective in the background, the descending terraces add a lot of graphism and the effect of the light playing on them is very nice.
Have a nice day,
Jean-Yves
billabongx
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(1585) 2005-02-01 5:16
Very nice view of these terraces. The green and all the different layers are always very beautiful to see, and your view from above, makes it a nice composition.
verge
(1242) 2005-02-01 7:24
excellent POV Alford. this is just beautiful and unique photo of the rice terraces. well done...rgds
verge
manny
(22032) 2005-02-01 8:34
Well-composed, Alford. I like the fact that you have a very clear foreground with intricate texture. Her hat is funny...quite modern in a very rural/traditional setting. Good contrast.
Jeppe
(18654) 2005-02-02 16:20
Yes - this rice terraces surely something special - amazing facts and photos you give us here Alford - I like the workshop photos very much as well - thanks for sharing this fine works and the note to explain the dimension and history.
jhm
(202871) 2005-02-07 7:28
Dear Alford,
A excellent image of you country, a very nice view of these terraces, the reflections from the water terraces beneath. I like to see several layer
within it split by the road, and very great note too.
Thanks,
John.
ChristianS
(2997) 2005-02-13 2:52
Very nice photo Alford and well composed putting the farmer in the lower right corner. Her blue hat drew my attention immediately. The downward perspective is very nice leading the eye along the terraced landscape. Very well done Alford!
bboss
(3578) 2005-02-16 8:40
Hi Alford, this is a beautiful shot, particularly strong because of the geometry of the terraces. I like the reflection of the water and the texture of the foreground field.
The blue hat is eyecatching as there is no other blue in the photo. A rattan hat would not have had this impact.
aznegrao
(10316) 2005-02-16 13:20
Fantastico lugar Alford!!!
Muito interessante e criativa a ideia expressando a caracteristica de uma lavoura de montanha. Gosto desse trabalho.
Greetings.
aznegrao.
naret
(826) 2005-02-21 6:03
Sawasdee Alford,
I miss this very beatiful picture. Everything is perfect.
Naret
ianmcall
(1213) 2005-03-05 4:44
Her paddy gives a good scale to the work involved in all the other fields we can see. This is truly an impressive palce.
pamastro
(7296) 2005-03-16 1:57
It is an impressive landscape. And impressive that it was manmade like this over such a long period of time. I really like the green in this. It really gives a lot of beauty to the image. And mixed with the water gives a feel of life all through here. The person is a great focal point and lined up well with the line up the center of the valley. Very sharp and clean, too, and a nice dof. It's really amazing and excellently captured.
alimo3
(6854) 2005-03-30 15:24
Hi Alford,
What a point of view !
this first ricefields is beautiful like a "Van Gogh" painting.
i like the blue point made by the funny hat-umdrella :)
very nice shot.
Tom
bip-bip
(1837) 2005-03-30 15:37
Hi Alford,
This is an impressive point of view with an excellent composition.
3 interesting plans : the farmer, the reflecting rice paddies and the green terrace ricefields in the background.
Thanks for very informative note.
Vιro
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kiviloe (41) 2005-07-06 1:33
Great photo! I like the POV and that spec of blue in the right corner. I also find the note very informative and useful. Once again, great work!
mscutar87 (5) 2006-05-24 15:25
Hi Alford! This is a very beautiful picture of the Banawe Rice Terraces! You did a great job! I went there in 1999 and I wasn't able to get a good picture because it was raining.
rio_de_janeiro
(2091) 2006-11-14 6:13
Amazin photo of high cultural value!
Thanks for sharing!
Really a great POV - with the "farmer" working.
Greetz
Marque
gedul56
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(158) 2009-07-25 6:31
Hi Alford. Of shooting such a beautiful picture is everyone of us dreaming of. Really super!!!
Gerrit
Photo Information
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Copyright: Alford Ronduen (alford)
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(4063) - Genre: Τοποθεσίες
- Medium: Έγχρωμο
- Date Taken: 2004-12-28
- Categories: Καθημερινότητα
- Camera: Canon Digital Ixus 500
- Έκθεση: f/3.5, 1/500 δευτερόλεπτα
- More Photo Info: view
- Έκδοση φωτογραφίας: Πρωτότυπη έκδοση, Workshop
- Θέμα(τα): Rice Fields and the People "I", the farm life, Banaue, Ifugao: The Rice Terraces and The People, Rice is Life /1/ [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2005-01-31 4:00
- Αγαπημένα: 1 [view]
Discussions
- To manny: farmer's hat (1)
by alford, last updated 2005-02-02 12:08 - To elihesamian: thanks! (1)
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by alford, last updated 2005-02-16 09:25
