Cloud mystery at Gurung Jerai, a photo from Kedah, West

Photographer's Note

Kedah as the rice bowl of Malaysia plays an important role in the nations food supply, because rice is one of the most important sources of the world's food supply and the third most important crop in Malaysia. In 2006, the total national rice production was 2.154.000 tons grown on 645.000 ha. Among these, the largest granary is in Kedah which covers 98, 860 ha with an average yield of 4.12 ton per ha. Salinity is one of the key factors for reducing yield of rice. In arid and semi arid regions limited water and hot dry climates frequently cause salinity that limit or prevent crop production.

This shot shows the deep green paddy fields around Kedah's highest mountian, Gurun Jerai, which always attracts clouds. Consequently it rains very often, what is good for paddy plantation

danos, riclopes, kordinator, jhm, abmdsudi, BWJ has marked this note useful

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danos (110407) 2010-08-11 1:45

Hi Urs,
a nice and tranquil environment with the green land to contrast perfect with the blue and puffy sky.I like the calmness and the peaceful of the place,as the existence of the branch on the foreground, making the scene more effective.

Rwgards,Danos

riclopes (35577) 2010-08-11 3:19

Ol� Urs, this is a striking framing, love the way the branch gets in the way of the beautiful view. The image is very crisp and the colors are wonderful. The flatness of the paddy field trasmites a nice sense of tranquility. Again, great cloudy sky enhancing.
best regards,
ric

kordinator (8738) 2010-08-11 4:20

Hello Urs
Excellent landscape composition.
Light that is enslaved through the clouds creates a wonderful atmosgeru and makes a beautiful color.
Excellent contrast between the sky with clouds and field.
Perfect work.
Respect
Sa啾

jhm (211736) 2010-08-11 5:09

Hello Urs,

Thank you very much for your interesting note about the rice.
I am no great eater of rice, one time in week.
Beautiful sight about the fields and the mountains and clouds in background.
Sharpness and clarity are superb.
Composition and presentation are wonderful, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

abmdsudi (95869) 2010-08-11 8:05

Hi Urs
My compliment for this wonderful image, probably your best shot this week, very nostalgic to me, something that i really missed. Resemblence of my kampong in Malacca in the 60s and 70s. Now in the name of modernisation paddy cultivation becomes thing of the past, lands were sold and tranformed into industrial use. What a capture, blue sky with quite dramatic clouds, deep green field, beautiful tree branches in the fg, and Gunung Jerai in the backdrop. Splendid shot, excellent useful infor with facts and figs. Thks for sharing.
Warm rgds

pajaran (115831) 2010-08-11 12:31

Pozdrav.
Mnogo lepo mesto i fotografija.
Dobar tekst, lep pogled na pirincana polja i oblake na nebu, odmor za oci.
Grana daje car snimku.
Sve najbolje.
Paja.

Google.

Hello.
A lot of nice place and photo.
Good text, nice view of rice fields and clouds in the sky, leave for fathers.
Branch gives the car a snapshot.
All the best.
Paja.

mkamionka (74351) 2010-08-12 7:31

Hi Urs,
I see you are recently turning to landscapes which I enjoy very much. Here: very well saturated colors, great sky and nice use of the tree branch.
Interesting note as always,
M

BWJ (3094) 2010-08-15 20:12

Hello Urs,
The clever framing pleasingly balances the composition. Crisp sharp details and the DOF are impressive. Lovely lighting and the rich colors are fabulous.
Kind regards,
Betty