Lush Growth and a Caribbean Sky
Gerhard Kalmus - Tropical Growth in Dominican Republic
Gerhard recently traveled to the Dominican Republic as part of a team from Jefferson United Methodist Church to construct latrines and pour concrete floors in huts in Batey #9, one of the sugar cane centered “towns” populated mostly by Haitians, and one of the poorest areas of the Country. At the end of a week of work, the group was treated to a visit to one of the nearby tropical parks where this photo was made. The scene is well composed with a tree limb serving as a frame to emphasize the hanging vines. One can almost hear the nature sounds in the background.
The photo was taken with an older Nikon ES200 with a pixel rating of only 3.2 megapixels which is certainly sufficient resolution for posting on the web. The ISO was a low 50, the shutter speed 1/150 sec at an aperture of f/5.6
I had to look at this for a long time before I could tell what it was. Then I read the caption to figure it out. I would like to have seen more of the tree trunk. I would imagine on a wonderful trip like this there were so many amazing photo opportunities!