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Taken with my new Sigma 105mm Macro lens. Taken at The Living Rainforest, Nr Newbury, UK. #Living Rainforest #Macro #NikonD3300 #Leaves
Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park is characterised by Afro montane rainforest. This thick tropical rainforest, often shrouded in mist, is regarded as one of the most biologically diverse areas in the world. It receives an annual rainfall of up to 2400mm (by contrast my home town Cologne has an annual rainfall of 630mm).
The Gold Coast hinterland has some of the best scenic drives. Driving up to Lamington Nationalpark there are some hairy mountain corners for the last 40km full of single-lane hairpin bends and blind corners. I find the road a little daunting and have never attempted to stop for a photograph of this wonderful green scenery with tall gnarly trees.
Inspired by Simon Diete I decided to head up there to photograph other things than waterfalls. We didn't have much rain in the last 6 months so it was good to focus on something else for a change.
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Rainforest Retreat by Scarlet Creative. Mesh build for the virtual world Second Life.
I decorated it using plants, furniture and more from Second Life creators.
Daybed, rugs, mirror, table, hat on floor, washing stand: Nutmeg Summer lounge, Mediterranian dream, draped table, Trumeau mirror
Dragonflies on wall, floor lamp: Discontinued
Other small wall decor: Previous gachas
Outdoor furniture: Scarlet Creative Tulum set
Wall moss: LOVE
Other climbers: HISA
Small plants, tote: Vespertine, Luc, Dust Bunny
This was a lone pretty mushroom in Hoh Rainforest.
Sorry for the late comeback. I will try my best to catch up! Cheers!
for thousends of years, Pukeite was unspoilded virgin rainforest, but most of the Rimu where removed in a decade during logging in the 1920's..NZ housing are build in this time with Rimu, a feature you don't see these days anymore and if, then not from NZ Rimu and only the super rich can afford this Wood.
Now, Pukeiti after 80years later, the forest is covering the land again and strictly no logging.makes seeing a Woodpigeon on an ancient Rimu .. priceless.
… I am filled with a sort of bountifulness, even towards myself; … And a feeling of being at one with all existence. No longer: I want this or that, but: Life is great and good and fascinating and eternal, and if you dwell so much on yourself and flounder and fluff about, you miss the mighty eternal current that is life. It is in these moments –and I am so grateful for them –that all personal ambition drops away from me, that my thirst for knowledge and understanding comes to rest, and a small piece of eternity descends on me with a sweeping wingbeat.
-Etty: The Letters and Diaries of Etty Hillesum 1941–1943, Complete and Unabridged, Klaas A. D. Smelik (ed.), Arnold J. Pomerans (trans.) (Eerdmans Publishing Company; Novalis, 2002), p. 194
The second theme of mine and Bartu's Amazon collaboration is 'The Rainforest' :)
This was a fun build as I love to build trees and vegetation. I knew I wanted at least one very big tree, surrounded by some thinner and possibly shorter ones. This lead me to try out something I've not really tried, a tree with a square base. I generally think these trees don't turn out as nice as more organic techniques, and it seems hard to overcome the square frame and make it look round in a natural way. However, since I felt stability might be an issue with the more experimental techniques, I decided to go for it and see if I could make square trees look good :)
Another area where I went in a slightly unusual direction was the color of the trunk. I've seen images of more pale-ish trees in the rainforest and I decided to try one out. I was actually considering using light bluish grey at first, but settled for tan in the end, though in hindsight, LBG would probably have been a more interesting choice.
Vegetation is mostly pretty standard though I did try a couple of new techniques. Went with a bit more color here as well, compared to the first build.
Lastly I added quite a number of animals, to make the jungle come alive :)
Hope you enjoy the result! :)
All I could think while trekking through was something like 7 of the 10 deadliest Snakes and Spiders in the entire world live in Australia. Oh, and not to mention Crocodiles. The sooner this was over the better.....
Seen at Finca Las Piedras, the Alliance for a Sustainable Amazon's research and education center in Madre de Dios, Peru
See this creature in real life, and many, many more! www.sustainableamazon.org/finca-las-piedras
The day before our strenuous hike up the Volcano Ijen, me and my two traveling companions set forth on a short hike through rainforest hills planted with coffee beans, and wandered onto a little path.
Trekking in the heat of the tropical sun, lo and behold we were treated to a private showing of this gorgeous waterfall, prefect for cooling off in its refreshing mists.
Near Jember. East Java, Indonesia.
The view from Tiger Temple in south Thailand near the town of Krabi. Its 1300 steps up the stairs to the top of the mountain where this Temple sits.
Sweat and heat was the theme of this climb.
It was 40°C and humid when we where there in April. We carried at 5 liter bottle of water for the trip up and it was finished when we arrived at the top.
The Hoh Rainforest is located on the Olympic Peninsula in western Washington state, USA. It is one of the largest temperate rainforests in the U.S.[1] Within Olympic National Park, the forest is protected from commercial exploitation. This includes 24 miles (39 km) of low elevation forest 394 to 2,493 feet (120 to 760 m) along the Hoh River. The Hoh River valley was formed thousands of years ago by glaciers. Between the park boundary and the Pacific Ocean, 48 km (30 mi) of river, much of the forest has been logged within the last century, although many pockets of forest remain.
These iconic rain-forest amphibians sleep by day stuck to leaf-bottoms with their eyes closed and body markings covered. When disturbed, they flash their bulging red eyes and reveal their huge, webbed orange feet and bright blue-and-yellow flanks. This technique, called startle coloration, may give a bird or snake pause, offering a precious instant for the frog to spring to safety.
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North American Coast
Along the American and Canadian Pacific coastline is one of the world’s most outstanding temperate rainforests. It defies the conventional ideas of what a rainforest is – a forest in the tropics with brightly colored animals and plants – but it does, nevertheless, fit the definition of a rainforest. It is a forest that receives a significant amount of rainfall in a year, and it has plant life that is unique to the forest region. Temperate rainforests are also close to the ocean.
Tannins leaching into the waters and a shallow sandy bottom reflecting the light creates a golden stream in the Brazilian Amazon.
The Hoh Rainforest is located on the Olympic Peninsula in western Washington state, USA. It is one of the largest temperate rainforests in the U.S.[1] Within Olympic National Park, the forest is protected from commercial exploitation. This includes 24 miles (39 km) of low elevation forest 394 to 2,493 feet (120 to 760 m) along the Hoh River. The Hoh River valley was formed thousands of years ago by glaciers. Between the park boundary and the Pacific Ocean, 48 km (30 mi) of river, much of the forest has been logged within the last century, although many pockets of forest remain.
Second-growth temperate rainforest along the Chapman Creek trail between Sechelt and Davis Bay.
This High Dynamic Range image was tone-mapped from three bracketed photographs with Photomatix, perspective-corrected with DXO Perspective, processed with Color Efex, and touched up in Affinity Photo and Aperture.
Location: Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada
British Columbia is home to close to 25% of the world’s temperate rainforest. This unique eco-system covers vast tracts of BC’s coastal areas and islands, and is a rich habitat for thousands of species of flora and fauna.
The top pick to explore BC’s rainforest is the stunning Pacific Rim, on the west coast of Vancouver Island.
The West Coast Trail is much more than a breathtakingly beautiful hike – it is the remnants of history that take you in the footsteps of the First People. It is also a challenging hiking trail, and requires careful preparation and planning.
HERE ARE SOME OF THE POINTS ITEMIZED:
The trail is open May through September, is 75 km long and takes 5-7 days to hike. The terrain is uneven, and you must be prepared for slippery conditions on muddy trails, wooden surfaces, boulders and rocky shorelines.
At various parts of the trails you will be wading through rivers, negotiating steep slopes, climbing ladders and using cable cars
It is not unheard of for structures on the trail to be unexpectedly damaged by storms and other natural phenomena. Likewise, the climate of this temperate rainforest can change quickly and dramatically. You must be prepared for unpredictable weather conditions and changes on the trail
Accidents and injuries do happen on the West Coast Trail. If an accident should occur, it may take up to 24 hours for help to arrive.
This stream is running off the base of the Tooronga falls through the rainforest. A beautiful, natural environment...and I only had 2 leeches attach themselves to me!!
Olympic National Park, located along the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State covers about 922,000 acres. It is a very diverse region, within the park there are 3 distinct ecosystems which are the Pacific coastline, alpine areas, and rainforest. It was my first visit to this diverse and unique park back in Spring of 2015. Spent a week there was just enough to scratch the surface of it. To really explore the park, you’ll need to backpacking deep into the rainforest, or days of hiking along the Pacific coastline. Will have to make my way back one day to capture more of it’s beauty. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy the little taste of it from that short week I was there.
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Marquice Turner
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Soft Dream
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