PhotoEdits @oscarps in Amazing Nature - The mountain and the plain

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Good day community

When that day began, my goal was to get away from the noise, from the streets and sidewalks, from the city and its stress. I headed towards a road that goes several kilometers away and is only passable by mountain bike or on foot. I am located in the Extremaduran province of Cáceres in the West of Spain. This area of ​​the country has very special and different characteristics and ecosystems. You can find yourself from large esplanades, impressive areas that are usually used for grazing livestock such as sheep or cattle, as well as mountainous areas further north with their special fauna and flora. To the south of the province and almost attached to Portugal, an area of ​​holm oak meadows and the special ecosystem of the border with neighboring Badajoz.



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The route is easy at first, the paths, although made of sand and stones, are easy to navigate since you have to cross a significant portion of plain until you reach the foot of a mountain that dominates the entire area. Once you have reached this section, it becomes winding and begins a winding ascent towards almost the top. This route is full of surprises at every meter that one travels and it is good, if you are going to take photography, be well prepared. I usually carry several memory cards in the camera as well as different lenses that allow me to take different shots. In this very special publication I have selected some close-ups to show that I consider to be a good example of this adventure.

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When I was returning, almost reaching the city of Cáceres, I found a friend I hadn't seen for a long time, Manuel, as he is called, was with his small tractor with a trailer loading something from a special land. He was explaining to me that it was a clay soil that he needed for some unusual plants that he was taking care of as if they were his treasure. He is the chief gardener of the botanical gardens in my city. He invited me to get on the tractor to show me those wonderful plants that were in bloom at the moment, the black lilies.


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Arriving at the Parque del Principe where his work is located, he took me to a corner of it, there was a small wooden bridge that crossed a small stream and that did not look very safe, when crossing it on the slope of this space I could see those precious and rare flowers. I was very surprised because I had seen them in other colors but I had never seen them in black. In this place and avoiding the wild and tall grass, ecosystem of these lilies, I began to take many images to have a good photographic report.


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Later he invited me to enter the botanist's operations center, with great luck since this is a space that cannot be visited and has been used as a laboratory and hospital for his work. He told me to take all the time I needed to take pictures and for me it was a unique opportunity to take pictures of some beautiful and strange plants, at least for me. I didn't have much time so I made an appointment with him to make another visit focusing only on this part of the park, I'm looking forward to that moment. I hope you like these photographs, greetings friends.


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@oscarps La montaña y el llano

Cuando comenzó ese día mi objetivo era alejarme del ruido, de las calles y aceras, de la ciudad y su estrés me dirigí hacia un camino que se aleja varios kilómetros y que solo es transitable en bicicleta de montaña o a pie. Estoy situado en la provincia extremeña de Cáceres al Oeste de España. Esta zona del país presenta características y ecosistemas muy especiales y distintos. Te puedes encontrar desde grandes explanadas, zonas impresionantes que se suelen usar para pastos de ganado como el ovino o vacuno como también más al norte zonas montañosas con su especial fauna y flora. Al sur de la provincia y casi pegado a Portugal zona de dehesas de encinas y el especial ecosistema de el límite con la vecina Badajoz.
La ruta al principio se hace fácil, los caminos, aunque de arena y piedras son fáciles de transitar ya que hay que atravesar una porción importante de llano hasta llegar a la falda de una montaña que domina toda esta zona. Ya llegado a este tramo se hace sinuoso y empieza una subida serpenteante hacia casi la cima. Este recorrido está plagado de sorpresas a cada metro que uno recorre y es bueno, si vas a realizar fotografía ir bien preparado. Suelo llevar varias tarjetas de memoria en la cámara así como también diferentes objetivos que me permitan tomar diferentes planos. En esta publicación tan especial he seleccionado algunos primeros planos para mostrar que considero son una buena muestra de esta aventura.
Cuando regresaba ya casi llegando a la ciudad de Cáceres me encontré a una amigo que hacía tiempo que no veía, Manuel, que así se llama, estaba con su pequeño tractor con remolque cargando algo de una tierra especial. Me estuvo explicando que era una tierra arcillosa que necesitaba para unas plantas poco comunes que estaba cuidando como si fueran su tesoro. El es el jefe de los jardineros de los jardines botánicos de mi ciudad. Me invito a subir al tractor para enseñarme aquellas maravillosas plantas que estaban en flor en este momento, los lirios negros.
Ya llegando al parque del príncipe donde está ubicado su trabajo me llevo a un rincón del mismo, había un pequeño puente de madera que salvaba un pequeño riachuelo y que no se veía muy seguro, al cruzarlo en la ladera de este espacio pude ver esas preciosas y raras flores. Me sorprendieron mucho porque los había visto de otros colores pero n nunca los había visto de color negro. En este lugar y sorteando la hierba salvaje y alta, ecosistema de estos lirios, empecé a tomar muchas imágenes para tener un buen reportaje fotográfico.
Más tarde me invito a entrar en el centro de operaciones del botánico, con mucha suerte ya que este es un espacio no visitable y viene siendo como laboratorio y hospital para su trabajo. Me comento que me tomara todo el tiempo que necesitara para hacer fotos y para mi aquello fue una ocasión única de tomar imágenes de algunas plantas hermosas y extrañas, al menos para mí. Ya no tenía mucho tiempo así que quede con él para hacer otra visita centrándome solo en esta parte del parque, estoy deseando que llegue ese momento. Espero que os gusten estas fotografías, saludos amigos.


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CategoríaPhototalent
AjustesISO-100 f/8 1/100s
CámaraNikon D7100 - Olympus E410 y Kodak Z
LenteNikkor or Olympus
LocalizaciónSpain



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Images edited and converted to JPG format with Photoshop CC by @oscarps



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Hi Oscar! You have a nice collection of photos here, as always. However, I'd like to remind you of the OCD community rules:

Try submitting your content to the more appropriate communities before OCD unless you feel it does not belong in any and is original content that works within our rules.

We have Photography Lovers, Amazing Nature communities that this topic would fit into, just to name a few.

Here's the list of communities to help you choose next time.
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Have a nice Sunday :)

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Good day @erikah, I am very sorry for the confusion, when I published I was wrong about the choice of the appropriate community, it will not happen again, thanks for reminding me, greetings.

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No worries, you'll get it right next time :)

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Thank you for your tolerance @erikah, that's how it will be, a hug

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Oh! Lucky you! I have never heard of black lilies. Your photos are all excellent, as always! ♥️

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Tan bellas tus fotos y que gran amigo te encontraste, es genial tu trabajo

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