B&W Photocontest: Plants - Mossy Forest Gap
Greetings, Steemian friends! This is my 3rd entry for this week's B&W photo contest hosted by @daveks. Made possible with the continued support of @papa-pepper, who serves as this week's judge as well.
This photo was taken just before I reached Mt. Tabayoc's peak. As me and my trekking buddies were about to reach the summit of Mt. Tabayoc, we encountered a large gap brought about by timber falls of around 3 large trees in the area. At face value, one may decry such timber fall occurence, even though it's due to natural causes. But gaps in forests generally improve a forest's heterogeneity of species. Simply put, an opening in a forest, in this case a montane mossy rainforest, enables other low-lying plants and grasses to be be given a higher chance to receive adequate sunlight for them to survive and propagate. So gaps like these promote biodiversity in forests. The said gap has given us a chance to see the view below.
As you can see in the photo, at an angle, we were able to peek through the vegetable terrace fields of the local residents. I wanted to see Lake Tabeo, but the trees were in the way. A cloud was passing by when I took the photo; I waited around 10 minutes for it to completely pass but it seemed determined to hang around. Anyway, the cloud served as somewhat like a filter for the photo, making the view somewhat monochromatic - adding some sort of mysticism vibes in the photo overall! :) Just like my 2 other entries, this photo was taken using my trusty Nikon D3100.
I know it seems unreal and photoshopped, but sometimes ideal conditions present itself, and you just have to have your camera ready. That's what I also like about photography!^^ Here's the colored version for your reference:
Hope you like this entry. If you want to read up on my trekking experience, click here. If you want to view my other 2 entries, click the links below:
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Turned out pretty well @dean101 photography is difficult moving from dark into light.
This is actually my 6th shot.T__T The others were overexposed due to the light.
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nice pic frustrated photographer here
That makes two of us! Still has a lot to learn. :)