| Camera :   |  NIKON D200  | 
 | Shutter-speed :   |  1/180 sec  | 
 | Aperture :   |  f 11  | 
 | Exposure Mode :   |  Aperature Priority  | 
 | ISO :   |  160  | 
 | Exposure Compensation :   |  0.3 EV  | 
 | Flash :   |  No Flash  | 
 | Focal Length :   |  20 mm  | 
 
        
     
    
    
       Shola forests are montane evergreen forests found in the highest reaches of Western Ghats. These forests have different scales of patchiness; at a large scale; Sholas are found on geographically isolated high elevation regions forming one of the ÒSky-islandÓ systems of the world, while on each ÔislandÕ there is a matrix of natural grassland and forests