Terraced fields

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By: Le Tuan Anh
Copyright ©2005

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Photographer	Le Tuan Anh {Karma:84}
Project	#42 Moody Landscape	Camera Model	Nikon D70
Categories	Landscape Nature	Film Format
Portfolio		Lens	Nikon 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED AF-S DX
Uploaded	9/12/2005	Film / Memory Type	Lexar 1GB
		ISO / Film Speed	16
Views	460	Shutter	1/500
Favorites	0	Aperture	f/16
Critiques	9	Rating	6.33 / 3 Ratings
Location	City - sapa State - LAO CAI Country - Vietnam
About	Two other features of the landscape immediately attract the visitor?s attention: the paddy-fields tumbling down the slopes in vertiginous staircases and the innumerable limestone peaks and crests emerging from the clouds in the morning, a sort of Halong Bay transferred to the mountains. The terraced paddy-fields are built by the Hmong and Dao on the slopes where the water supply is sufficient to provide irrigation throughout the growing season. It takes a tremendous amount of work to create and maintain the paddy-fields and, in the absence of all instruments, it requires an elaborate ancestral technique, already used by the Chinese peasants before they emigrated during the second half of the 19th century. The surface area of the projected terraces is calculated according to the available water-flow. All the terraces must be perfectly horizontal, so as to maintain a constant water level before they pour into the terrace immediately below. Thanks for all comments!

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jacques brisebois {K:73883} 9/12/2005

great landscape and color contrast

Shady Adly {K:7814} 9/12/2005

Gorgeous colors and great composition.thanks for shearing

Le Tuan Anh {K:84} 9/12/2005

Thanks for your cirtiques!

Regards,

Debarshi Duttagupta {K:26815} 9/12/2005

excellent shot. very well taken.

Billy Houck {K:2725} 9/12/2005

great capture.
what a beautiful, brilliant piece of engineering.

Tim Long {K:9228} 9/12/2005

A fascinating patternscape with an incredible variety of green and gold. I do wish that the farm were offset a bit, vertically, rather than being placed so centrally, though it is nice as it is. I would love to see this place some day. Places to see before...

Anthony Lound

{K:6661} 9/12/2005

A marvellous photograph Le Tuan - richly evocative and enhanced mightily by your eloquent and informed exposition. Personally, I think it would have looked better without a frame.

Kyle Miller {K:127} 9/12/2005

This is beautiful! Great colors and texture. I also liked the comments.

Yutaka Itinose

{K:22586} 9/12/2005

Stunning capture dear Le Tuan,beautiful landscape!

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