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Stone Forest
Posted by Helen (Melbourne, Australia) on 27 November 2006 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
This is a photograph of a tint area of the immense natural karst formation called the Stone Forest at Shilin, China.
It is said there are three great forests in Yunnan Province. The rainforest of Xishangbanna in the south, the Stone Forest of Shilin near Kunming the capital and the little known Earth Forest of Yuan Mou. Hook or by crook I have managed visit all three areas.
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Prashanth Manikyarajaiah from Bengalooru, India
nice formation. how tall are they ??
27 Nov 2006 6:39am
@Prashanth Manikyarajaiah: According to the literature, the tallest pillars are more than 50 metres high. The area is vast and covers more than 350 square kilometres. The tree (autumn colours on the right) is quite a large tree. I took this photo from a tower that allows you to see across the pillars.
Chris Sullivan from Melbourne, Australia
Wow, it looks like the upper-half of the formation has been cut off from the rest. Nice composition
27 Nov 2006 9:12am
Claireg from Dendermonde, Belgium
oh nice one. I missed out on this ... reason to go back i guess!
27 Nov 2006 10:03am
Manuela Photography from Hainburg (near Frankfurt/Main), Germany
Wow! Stunning formation.
27 Nov 2006 10:25am
Damon Schreiber from Toronto, Canada
Amazing. Something to give more of a sense of scale would be nice.
27 Nov 2006 3:12pm
Stu from Kyoto, Japan
How bizaare! Great shot. thanks.
Loved your previous post too.
27 Nov 2006 3:43pm
Martine Lapointe from Quebec, Canada
Beautiful landscape. The textures of the rocks are always interressant.
27 Nov 2006 5:33pm
Matt Trujillo Photography from Portland, United States
What a strange and wonderful place. Thanks for allowing me to travel the world vicariously through your eyes.
27 Nov 2006 10:29pm
Rodion Kovenkin from Mogilev, Belarus
Very very interesting! Wish be there to take some shots!
28 Nov 2006 8:35am
