Thousands of acres of flower fields: Early spring hiking and flower viewing in Chongqing
by AUBREY HUDSON
Mar 18, 2024
In March, when the spring is in full bloom, the air is filled with the refreshing fragrance of flowers, especially the rape flowers that cover the mountains and fields. They are like nature's palette, and undoubtedly provide natural creative opportunities for friends who love photography.
Tongnan Chen Tuan's hometown, one of the ten most beautiful rapeseed fields in China, is now welcoming the peak flowering period of rapeseed flowers. Ten thousand acres of flowers are in full bloom as expected, like the earth flowing with gold. Yufan has previously published articles and shot videos to recommend it. Today, I also went to the scenic spot for a live broadcast with Mr. Lan from Tongnan Tourism Investment. The theme is "Unlocking new camera positions for taking photos and checking in at Tongnan rapeseed fields". Below I will share with you these opportunities unlocked today:
【Embracing the Rapeseed Flowers in Space】
Space rapeseed is a new variety planted in the Rapeseed Festival Scenic Area today. It is taller and larger than ordinary rapeseed. It takes five space rapeseed flowers to enclose one space rapeseed, so it can be photographed into a five-pointed star, which is a relatively innovative perspective.
【Higher than flowers】
The space rapeseed flowers are not planted in large patches, but on both sides of the road, like street trees, so you can take a lot of beautiful photos, such as bending down to smell the flowers, reaching out to touch them, and shooting from a low angle. However, this perspective is relatively ordinary. We can try to jump up and compare our height with the flowers, which can better highlight the activities of spring and make the photos more interesting.
【Mirror reflection】
There are nearly 100 acres of colorful rapeseed flowers in Huluba, including yellow rapeseed flowers, white, orange, etc. In addition to conventional shooting, we tried to use mirrors to create special light and shadow effects, making the mirrors and reality form an interesting contrast between reality and illusion.
【Overhead shot of the landscape pavilion】
The location of the landscape pavilion is relatively high, so we can use a relatively high perspective to reflect the magnificence of the rapeseed flowers. Here we used a more common guide, a silk scarf. In fact, other guides can also be used, such as a bright umbrella, a heart-shaped balloon, etc. When shooting from above, the entire sea of flowers can be used as the background, and people and guides are unique among them. They look extremely eye-catching, and at the same time they can also bring out the grandeur of the sea of flowers.
【Flower Sea Railway】
The railroad tracks are a very photogenic place. From a photography perspective, they are excellent guiding lines for composition. Whether walking or sitting on them, you can take beautiful photos. Here we also used a wreath that is very common in the sea of flowers (5 yuan each, can be seen everywhere, and is not difficult to find). Through the frame composition of the wreath and the guiding lines of the railroad tracks, people will unconsciously focus their perspective on the subject of the character.
【Riverside angle】
The biggest feature of the Chongkan rapeseed flower sea is that it has mountains and water, and is surrounded by two rivers. Water is a very important element here, so our pictures can also focus on the water. For example, by the river, we can use a higher perspective, shoot from a bird's-eye view, and use the river surface as the background. Here we used a small prop called a bubble machine (sold everywhere in the scenic area) to blow bubbles, or jump gently, or run slowly, with the river as the background and the rape flowers as the foreground. The picture will be clean, which is a good angle for taking pictures.
【Flower Sea Trail】
The rapeseed flower sea in Tongnan is very large, with many paths where tourists can walk out. There are also many shooting angles, such as low camera position, with the rapeseed flowers in a V shape, and the person in the middle of the V-shaped rapeseed flowers, which acts as a guide line. If the weather is good, under blue sky and white clouds, the photos will be very good and the people will appear tall. In addition, we can also use the rapeseed flowers as the foreground, blur them, highlight the main body of the person, and enhance the sense of space of the picture.
【Sky Mirror】
Not far from the scenic pavilion, there is an artificial glass platform, which is the place where the scenic area receives guests for meals. In fact, you can also take many beautiful photos on this glass platform. For example, facing the sea of flowers, sitting with your back to the camera, and placing the camera or your hand on the glass platform, you can take pictures with the effect of a sky mirror.
The sea of rapeseed flowers is a very easy place to take photos. In addition to the perspectives mentioned by Yufan earlier, you can also take photos sitting in the sea of flowers, lying in the sea of flowers, running and playing, holding flowers in your hands, close-up of facial expressions, etc. Now is the time when flowers are in full bloom, so friends who are interested should make an appointment quickly!
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