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04/25/2007 04:01:57 PM |
I found it on the net:
"WHAT IS A LANDSCAPE?
Surprisingly, there are many different interpretations of the term “landscape.” The disparity in definitions makes it difficult to communicate clearly, and even more difficult to establish consistent management policies. Definitions of landscape invariably include an area of land containing a mosaic of patches or landscape elements . Forman and Godron (1986) defined landscape as a heterogeneous land area composed of a cluster of interacting ecosystems that is repeated in similar form throughout. The concept differs from the traditional ecosystem concept in focusing on groups of ecosystems and the interactions among them. There are many variants of the definition depending on the research or management context.
For example, from a wildlife perspective, we might define landscape as an area of land containing a mosaic of habitat patches, often within which a particular "focal" or "target" habitat patch is embedded (Dunning et al. 1992). Because habitat patches can only be defined relative to a particular organism's perception and scaling of the environment (Wiens 1976), landscape size would differ among organisms. However, landscapes generally occupy some spatial scale intermediate between an organism's normal home range and its regional distribution. In-other-words, because each organism scales the environment differently (i.e., a salamander and a hawk view their environment on different scales), there is no absolute size for a landscape; from an organism-centered perspective, the size of a landscape varies depending on what constitutes a mosaic of habitat or resource patches meaningful to that particular organism.
This definition most likely contrasts with the more anthropocentric definition that a landscape corresponds to an area of land equal to or larger than, say, a large basin (e.g., several thousand hectares). Indeed, Forman and Godron (1986) suggested a lower limit for landscapes at a "few kilometers in diameter", although they recognized that most of the principles of landscape ecology apply to ecological mosaics at any level of scale. While this may be a more pragmatic definition than the organism-centered definition and perhaps corresponds to our human perception of the environment, it has limited utility in managing wildlife populations if you accept the fact that each organism scales the environment differently. From an organism-centered perspective, a landscape could range in absolute scale from an area smaller than a single forest stand (e.g., a individual log) to an entire ecoregion. If you accept this organism-centered definition of a landscape, a logical consequence of this is a mandate to manage habitats across the full range of spatial scales; each scale, whether it be the stand or watershed, or some other scale, will likely be important for a subset of species, and each species will likely respond to more than 1 scale.
KEY POINT It is not my intent to argue for a single definition of landscape. Rather, I wish to point out that there are many appropriate ways to define landscape depending on the phenomenon under consideration. The important point is that a landscape is not necessarily defined by its size; rather, it is defined by an interacting mosaic of patches relevant to the phenomenon under consideration (at any scale). It is incumbent upon the investigator or manager to define landscape in an appropriate manner. The essential first step in any landscape-level research or management endeavor is to define the landscape, and this is of course prerequisite to quantifying landscape patterns."
So,there are many different interpretations of the term “landscape", and not only in ecology. I don't call this picture a landscape, but an ant probably would.
Regards,
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04/25/2007 06:35:42 AM |
Why some people said this ai not a Landscape?
You got a flower beds, grass and fence.
Those three consider a landscape.
So all those people vote low said not a landscape they should take the vote away! |
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04/24/2007 08:31:02 PM |
| this is a little too bland. You are unfortunately, in the deep end here. |
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04/24/2007 04:09:34 PM |
| not enough saturation in the colours. it needs a bit more work on the composition side. i love daffys |
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04/24/2007 01:36:14 PM |
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04/24/2007 01:13:00 PM |
| Those are daffodils ... but I guess you know that. |
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04/24/2007 12:37:40 PM |
Interesting composition, but the image is not very sharp. More contrast in the image would really make the grain in that wood fence stand out.
As well, the flowers look like they're dying. |
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04/23/2007 09:39:55 PM |
| Nice but nothing out of the ordinary. Daisy? 2 |
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04/23/2007 10:03:57 AM |
| .........out of focus. not a landscape. not a good picture if the challenge was even for flowers. |
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04/22/2007 01:30:50 PM |
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04/22/2007 11:56:37 AM |
| I think a lower angle shot of the daffodils would have improved the composition of this shot. Or perhaps a closer crop without so much soil showing in the foreground and lower left of the picture. The colours seem rather faded as if this was taken on a cloudy day without a lot of contrast in the light. Post-processing to tweak the shadows and highlights or a levels adjustment may have helped for that. |
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04/21/2007 08:57:54 PM |
| Beautiful flowers but IMHO I find the composition distracting, a little more contrast would help also. |
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04/21/2007 06:33:19 PM |
| It is not a landscape picture although it is a picture of a piece of the land. It lacks contrast and sharpness in my opinion. There are some distractions (a pipe on the ground the a part of the tree on the left) which you could remove (expert editing “freedom”) and it is not a Daisy! |
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04/21/2007 01:33:51 PM |
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04/21/2007 12:26:26 AM |
| dull daisys. How about pumping up the colors a bit |
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04/20/2007 01:32:55 PM |
| i wouldnt call this a landscape... |
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04/20/2007 10:18:35 AM |
| The flowers seem a little blurry, and the colors/contrast are somewhat flat. |
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04/20/2007 08:29:28 AM |
| My guess is DrAchoo has something clever to say about this. =) |
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04/19/2007 10:53:38 PM |
| I'd like to leave a comment that is constructive however it is difficult because when placed next to the competition it should be evident why this would not score very well. Good luck nevertheless. |
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04/19/2007 02:08:44 PM |
| colors are a bit washed out ... |
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04/19/2007 09:53:19 AM |
| I'm sure a bunch of othe rpeople have already said...DAFFODIL 8-) |
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04/19/2007 09:15:54 AM |
| Nice image, but more of a snapshot, really. The contrast is too low, and the overall quality seems poor. |
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04/18/2007 10:26:19 PM |
| This is more of a closeup rather than a landscape - there is no horizon typical of landscapes. In addition, the image is very soft of focus. |
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04/18/2007 06:16:47 PM |
| Sanpshotty. May have been better if you got down on ground and took a flower-eye's view. |
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04/18/2007 03:07:31 PM |
| Except those are not daisies... 3 |
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04/18/2007 07:33:54 AM |
| Whereis the bike scubasteve13? |
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04/18/2007 01:15:44 AM |
| ...Those aren't daisies... |
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04/18/2007 01:00:08 AM |
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