El Yunque Rainforest

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted October 8, 2014225 views7 comments

This shot was taken during a day hike through the El Yunque National Rain Forest in Puerto Rico last December. The lush greenery was surreal!

Camera gear and settings: Nikon D5000, f/2.8, 1/30 sec, ISO 200, Tokina 11mm

Comments & suggestions welcomed!

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on October 8, 2014 at 3:31 PM

I like this; nice and dreamy. The greens look a bit overly intense to me, but you were there.

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Comment posted by Gary Reed on October 8, 2014 at 4:07 PM

Very Cool shot, a little hot at the top, but cool under the trees walkway.

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Comment posted by D.A. Edwards on October 8, 2014 at 4:16 PM

One of those rare images where I think that the hot white sky actually works. For some reason it makes the scene feel humid and tropical along with the jungle greens.

Registered on October 8, 2014, 226 Posts, 1187 Comments

Comment posted by Emily Kent on October 8, 2014 at 4:35 PM

Thank you all. And yes, I decided to leave the hot white sky as is because that's what the "ceiling" of the forest looked like that day. I appreciate your eyes!

Registered on August 12, 2014, 18 Posts, 45 Comments

Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on October 8, 2014 at 5:57 PM

Interesting fading effect into the vanishing point. I would love to see more photos with the interesting, cobbled trail as the point of interest taking you on a trip deep into the forest

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on October 10, 2014 at 4:39 PM

You captured the feeling of the rain forest very well. I have been there a couple of times and this image works well.

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Comment posted by Jean C Cajolet on October 20, 2014 at 9:23 PM

Green everywhere and I like that. I like this strong sun that makes feel the scene humid and heavy. Beautiful!

-jc

Registered on April 28, 2014, 53 Posts, 532 Comments