The Tiger Leaping Gorge

Posted by shoti (Everywhere in the, Philippines) on 22 April 2009 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.

虎跳峡

I've been waiting for so long to post this series. This place is so magnificent, breathtaking. It felt like seeing my crush on campus. The place made me feel so small, it reminded me about my responsibilities as a temporary resident in this planet. It fueled my love for nature. I'm not sure if this photo is enough to make people want to save our planet but I hope this helps by making people appreciate our nature and cause them to be responsible for their own actions.

enough said.

watch out for the next few photos :)

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vera from French Southern Territories

amazing, but i would crop for a other framing

22 Apr 2009 6:47am

@vera: Thanks for the suggestion Vera but I'd like to leave it that way :) I appreciate your input :)

k@ from Paris, France

GOR-GEOUS ! You did well not cropping, they are so many fabulous layers here and I love to see what you propose ! Fuels my love for Nature too, thanks a lot and see you tomorrow for the sequel for sure !

22 Apr 2009 7:21am

Pavan Kaul from Mumbai, India

A simply wonderful picture! Lovely composition and layered detail! Fantastic!

22 Apr 2009 7:44am

P J W Miller from Chase Terrace, United Kingdom

I like the layered effect in this image which gives it a sense of scale

22 Apr 2009 8:20am

Anna.C from LA ROCHELLE, France

wonderful, fantastic ! I'm speechless ! I love the different layers, really a great landscape !

22 Apr 2009 8:21am

nestor from la réunion, France

it's beautiful ! tis valley is fantastic !

22 Apr 2009 9:08am

"Marie" :-) from perth, Australia

Simply magnificent, superb shot. Love the lighting here and the gorge looks immense. Beautiful looking place.

22 Apr 2009 9:14am

Ravi from Bangalore, India

So real and very well framed. I feel as if I am standing there on one of those peaks and actually viewing that place. Great shot.

22 Apr 2009 10:19am

Mariana from waterloo, Canada

FABULOUS photo. All these layers are fascinating !!!

22 Apr 2009 2:43pm

mohammad.jenab from tehran, Iran

wow.exelent capture.wonderfull scene.thank you

22 Apr 2009 3:35pm

Laura from Birmingham, United Kingdom

staggeringly beautiful. We missed out going here and from this photo I really regret it. Nice composition and loved the fading tones into the distance.

22 Apr 2009 6:42pm

DarkElf from Perth, Australia

wow! amazing place and composition! the river below is a fantastic way to lead the eyes in and i really like how every layer of mountains as you travel on seems to fade away more and more... excellent photo!

23 Apr 2009 3:09am

Moridi from Tehran, Iran

Great shot.
I think, contrast is low.
Thank you.

23 Apr 2009 8:05am

@Moridi: I guess that's because of the long focal length. I don't want to further increase the overall contrast since I guess I would lose some important details in the photo. I increased local contrast, though. Thanks for your input Moridi :)

dj.tigersprout from New York City, USA, United States

wow -- what a superb landscape!!

24 Apr 2009 6:38am

Dick Berry from saint Joseph, United States

Thanks for your comment on my blog that I just noticed today. Love this shot -great tonal range and makes me want to see this place personally.

26 Oct 2009 9:57pm

Nikon D40
1/320 second
F/8.0
ISO 200
70 mm