Tuesday, 15th July 2008
Living On The Edge
by David Lazar
North Philippines is not very well set up for tourists - which gives these special places a quiet and certain 'undiscovered' feel. A bone jarring jeepney ride from Bontoc to Sagada will go past this view of a village perched precariously on the edge of a mountain, right next to the rice fields built like giant stairs leading to the sky.
Equipment: Nikon D70s, Tamron 18-200mm
David Lazar
I'm a photographer from Brisbane, Australia - and one of the joys for me (outside my musical profession) is travelling and capturing moments of life and beauty through photography.
My favourite styles of photography: Portraiture and landscape. Also, in general, I prefer shots which contain an element of 'cannot be captured exactly again'; that is expressive people shots, action shots and any scenario with a unique aspect to it.
Living On The Edge by David Lazar was photo of the day on Tuesday, 15th July 2008. It is tagged Fields, Philippines, Terraces. You can leave a comment below.
24 Comments
Sanjeev
I win!
Nice picture, with that slanting light and those soft shades of green. I’d like to have seen more of the mountaintops, “the sky” you mention in the description.. What focal length did you have on the Tamron? -This pic reminds me so much of the typical stepped terraces of the Himalaya in Nepal and India.
k libby
They are like giant stairs – beautifully captured and composed!
Lakshmi
Great light and very nicely composed too.
Anurag
Sunlight filtering through the clouds looks great. The red building with the smoke rising from the nearby fire is also a great point of interest. An unusual focal length for landscapes but which is giving a nice feel to the shot, kind of a “Peeping into” type of feel.
Ahmed Sharif
lovely landscape!!…… love the framing of it……. a lot of the interest is created by this composition……. really well done!!
Matt Harvey
What a magical looking place … makes some of the rice terraces of Bali and other spots in Asia pale in comparison..
Malta Photography
wonderfull lighting and crisp quality. I like the DOF here very much
Bobbi
This is what photography is all about in my book. Bringing stunning photos like this to people like me who will never be able to go there myself.
Thank You! And many thanks for the description. This is what I thought “Earth Shots” was all about.
a.
This is heartfelt and beautiful! Great work, David!
Jacob Maentz
Well done…it makes me feel like I am there. The mountains of Luzon are a beautiful place to visit.
Renee
Wow very incredible shot! well done! thanks for sharing
Leslie
Never seen such a thing having never traveled
in Asia. Wonderful thing when a photo broadens
our horizons.
JAC
Beautiful photo…
Katherine Lee Strassburg
I’m always amazed at how many different shades of green there are. Your photo captures them perfectly, and the light and shadow playing across the scene really intensifies the depth. Fantastic.
Sue Gagnon
Compelling Photography!
Marie Dunphy Harding
It’s photographers like you who give us incite into other worlds. Thank you David.
Pauline Jones
I love pictures that show me places I am never likely to see in person; they show how diverse our world really is.
david lazar
nice shot
Jim Atkin
David,
Thank you. You surley caught this in wonderful perspective.
TomBrooklyn
Very pretty. Order and randomness.
Rice fields need to be flooded right? How do they flood those?
su
Wonderful shot of how other people live and work. Like the colours.
mike
Beautiful. Never seen nothing like that before.
Su
Amazing shot of an amazing place.
renee
Beautiful shot indeed.