the rainforest, a photo from Puerto Rico, Other

Photographer's Note

El Yunque is a tropical rainforest on the island of Puerto Rico, and the only tropical forest in the United States National Forest System. the place gets its name from an Indian spirit Yuquiyu, which means "Forest of Clouds"; according to the legend, the good spirit Yuquiyu reigned on his mighty mountain-top throne, protecting the Taino people.

we were walking along the Big Tree Trail, and I felt such an abstract image would work best to capture the sense of the place - the aquarium-like green ligh, the dense foliage with just a suggestion of the shapes of the leaves. the image is straight from the camera, no postprocessing except resizing, minor sharpening and adding a frame; the blur effect is a result of the vertical movement of camera itself.

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RAW, ISO 100, 50mm focal length, spot metering.

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Greg1949 (9011) 2010-02-16 6:10

Glad you are posting, there are precious few really good ones here these days. Nice vision Kristine, yours almost always come across as powerful images.

Greg

supi4u (601) 2010-02-16 6:21

Hi Kristine.

Really a wonderful abstract image. It's absolutely fantastic! Excellent artistic composition, rich of colors and lights, really pleasant. Compliments
-supriya

lousat (139332) 2010-02-16 7:18

Hi Kristine,i like a lot this pic,remember me mine ,taken last year.But in your there is a magic light inside and a beautiful emerald color.Very nice way to show us the rainforest! Have a nice day and thanks for share,Luciano

Bergenphotos (3326) 2010-02-16 7:20

Hi Kristine.
This is just a wonderful shot! The green nature works perfectly together with the dark trunks in this abstract image. Thanks also for sharing some information about the place.

Regards, Fredrik

magalik (6103) 2010-02-16 10:38

Very strange but very attractive realization also.
My eyes like it. It's really nice and artistic, it's enough to have pleasure to look at it.
Good idea. Well done.

Magali

belido (19934) 2010-02-16 14:23

Hi Kristine,

someday I will learn how to do this :) Interesting expressionism...like a painting. Good work, thanks for sharing!
Regards,
Carlos

papera (14372) 2010-02-16 14:42

hi kristine,
I remember feeling the same sensation when I was in Costa Rica in one of the rain forests over there... your image is almost psychedelic, probably its "liquidness" along with the luscious green...
beautiful.
c.

rlrad (1845) 2010-02-16 14:47

Hello Kristine,

Wow, great. It took some staring to figure out what you did here to achieve this effect. I think I saw this myself at one point in my life, but I had to lick one of those rain forest toads. Let me tell you, life gets real interesting after that...

Not that I recommend doing so, but it's cool that you could give us this effect without it!

Ok, my flashback is over. Thanks!

Reed

worldcitizen (16104) 2010-02-16 16:51

Hello Kristine,
Your photo captures perfectly the magic and mystery of the rain forest. The green color here is one of my favorites, and I like the effect you were able to create with the camera itself. It has a mesmerizing quality.

batalay (41261) 2010-02-16 18:23

Hello Kristine,

There is a psychedelic effect here with the iridescent green and black stripes. The wide white frame around the image is evocative of the proportions of 35mm slide. And I see that you were there just three days ago.

Warm regards,

Bulent

gneufeld (15890) 2010-02-16 19:16

Hi Kristine,
Impressive - I love this shot. Your are so creative and this one is special. Great colors and such a unique mood. Excellence. TFS. Gerald

clio (27961) 2010-02-16 22:47

Hi Kristine,
I remember your photos of forest from last year and which were very interesting. You kept the same idea for this rain forest and the result is excellent. We dive into a very beautiful graphic universe guided by rays of light.
As I like very much the blue, I enjoied repainting your picture with Photoshop (I put it in WS. This kind of photo gives uncountable creative possibilities and I find that fantastic
Have a nice day
Diane

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Elaine_Blath (8471) 2010-02-16 23:18

Hello Kristine,

real beauty, this surrealistic (or impressionistc?) photo...love this kind of effect...

Take care, Ivana

jjcordier (79299) 2010-02-16 23:28

Kristine
Superbe effet abstrait. Une photo tr鋊 cr嶧tive vraiment tr鋊 int廨essante.
Amicalement
JJ

pauloog (11751) 2010-02-17 0:16

Hello Kristine,
You created a wonderful impression of the rainforest withthe leaves still perceptible and the stems and the green almost phosphorizing colours creating a strange effet.
Regards,
Paul

pasternak (15185) 2010-02-17 0:50

Looks like it was taken through a thick glass... excellent abstraction...

Cheers
A

eversmile (11636) 2010-02-17 2:07

Hi Kristine

I love your abstract experiment. The sensation of a dense vegetation is well and truly here; and the blur adds some mystery. The emerald rainforest in all its splendor! Almost like a painting, that magnetises me. Congratulations.
Regards
Marine

akh (277) 2010-02-17 2:48

very nice abstract shot with fabulous colors, nice idea to move the camera vertically to create such a scene!

delpeoples (60342) 2010-02-17 3:04

Hi Kristine, I love this type of composition, almost abstract, but not quite. The green tones are amazing and I love that blur of the ferns.When I look at your photo, I feel instant calm, wish I could bottle it :) Thanks for sharing and enjoy your day, Lisa

albertz (2468) 2010-02-17 5:51

i like how the motion blur saturates the green. This is an abstract Kristine. I love it.

ban_man (528) 2010-02-17 7:47

Hi Kristine,
Don't want to comment anything. Gorgeous.
Regards
Manas

sayeed_rahman (6461) 2010-02-17 9:56

aaah i love this one Kristine, i love it when these results come right off the frame, makes it that much special. I would have this on my wall by the aisle..this ones perfect..

sayeed

brandstaetter (15915) 2010-02-17 13:20

Great one, you kept it still for a moment and then you moved it...
and you got the great light..
Compliments, Chris

bostankorkulugu (42866) 2010-02-17 15:10

i remember a similar one from you... i think i like this one better... may be because of the richer tones of green... so beautiful...

niphredil76 (850) 2010-02-18 7:40

Ciao Kristine,
curious effect you chose! but really charming and "speaking", as you say!
It seems a green, wet glass window on a sunny forest.
Strange and precious work!
Laura

patdeph (35750) 2010-02-18 9:29

hello Kristine
how excellent is your framing!The black trunks give a superb graffic effect,and the forest appears as a luminous ans transparent curtain,with an impressive movement effect ,as it was raining!Really splendid!
Regards
Pascale

baba_flies (8829) 2010-02-18 9:44

Hello Kristine! What a beautiful result! As someone else mentions, it feels like looking through heavy glass. Also reminding me of the movie Green Card and this wonderful NY apartement with the greenhouse. You really caught the sense of this place. Not that I have a lot of jungle experience but I remember how difficult it was to return with photos that could make people feel how I felt ... A great moment, just a careful move of yours and we stand in the jungle ... This is GOOD ... Barbara.

Waylim (25436) 2010-02-19 10:32

Hi Kristine,
Wonderful experimentation, and the result is quite delightful, at time it feels as if we are trap in this deep thick lush green jungle and there is no way out, and it also kind of like looking at the forest from a stain obscure glass. The colors is beautiful and vivid with really good light and contrast. The essence of the rich rainforest is fully captured and well presented. Thanks Kristine.
Way

cherryripe (21033) 2010-02-20 8:46

Hi Kristine
Brilliant idea to move the camera to create this effect. The strong lines of the trees, brilliant greens and filtering light do the rest.
Regards
Nikki

AnimeshRay (9089) 2010-02-20 8:52

This is an interesting effect, good decision to make the vertical motion blur. Photos of tropical rain forests from the ground level seldom work due to overcrowding this is a nice exception.

Wandering_Dan (3449) 2010-02-20 14:03

Hi, Kristine -

I'm in ABQ airport on my laptop, so I'm not too sure of my colors, but in any case this looks gorgeous. A really nice shot that combines the feel of a rainforest (and I do know what they feel like!) with the concept of an abstract painting.

One of the other instructions at Santa Fe Photo Workshops this week was Eddie Solloway, who teaches how to get photos like this in nature. On instructors' night he showed the school some photos like this one.

Best,
Dan

limule (4176) 2010-02-21 11:11

This is an incredible image. I mean it seems like some thing graphical , created by human, like a silk fabric, however it is absolutley natural. I ma glad you caught it with this wonderful green. Majestuous. Geraldine

dkeus31 (27739) 2010-02-22 13:31

hello Kristine
works well the blur effect!
makes a graphical image, wht a strong repetitive subject and looks more impressionistic
take care
didier

danos (110407) 2010-02-23 0:34

Good morning Kristine,
a perfect abstract image looking for a painting.I like this dense foliage of this tropical rainforest with the sun beams to try to penetrate it,creating this specific and misty atmosphere.The silhouettes of the thin trunks of the trees, enhance the marvellous of the scenery.Well done.

Regards,danos

romanaa (8430) 2010-02-24 12:20

Hello Kristine,

wonderful work here - I really thought it is something photographed through the thick curved green glass ( as it reminded me this at the first sight).

By the way - thanks for stopping at my azulejos shot tonight (I must admit it was a dull wide ankle shot exactly as you have suggested) and I turned it and cropped it in PS. I am happy it works with you - it means I am learning.:-)

Have a nice evening

Romana

marietom (34611) 2010-02-27 7:19

hello Kristine,

It's wonderful !
Magnifique vert, et joli rendu.
Bon we
Marie

xavshot (69835) 2010-03-01 13:34

Bonsoir Kristine
j'aime beaucoup cette image. Les couleurs et la luminosit� sont superbes. Une ambiance tr鋊 reposante. Bravo.
Xavier

Bluejeans (64251) 2010-03-09 11:06

Ola Kristine ,
Que foto bem abstracta com estes tons de verde e linhas pretas , boa luz , parab幯s!!
Um abra蔞 Gon蓷lo

wolf38 (30) 2010-03-13 9:18

Hello Kristine. This photo is an artistic masterpiece. The beauty and technical quality is far above the average. Composition, light and colors are best. Compliment. Regards, Wolfgang.

PJE (20758) 2010-03-13 21:55

Hello Kristine. I have to say I find the slow shutter speed very dramatic in this setting. I love the vertical streaks here emphasizing the rain element does look very iteresting. Good work

adores (46979) 2010-03-24 17:58

Hi Kristine!
I like the composition and the effect, almost abstract, almost like a painting. Original and very well thought!

toni_al (15875) 2010-03-27 16:05

HI
Excellent graphisme 10/10
Toni

macjake (98456) 2011-02-06 20:55

hi Kristine
this impressionistic style of photography is fantastic.
i really admire your work here.
the black spaces in between the green works well for contrast.
wonderful light as well.
hope to see more like this one
cheers
craig

kiks (12805) 2011-03-01 5:00

GReat experiment with a very original result. I love the motion and colors.
Best regards
KIKs

onuruygun (73) 2011-10-30 15:39

That's what I call 'impressionism' :) Loved the ghost leaves. Great shot Kristine!