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First footprints in the snow on the way to the castle of Trakoscan

First footprints in the snow on the way to the castle of Trakoscan
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upload_dateDec, 2012

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25 Comments |
Barbarakeichel
 
Barbarakeichel December 11, 2012
it looks beautiful
hkphotography
 
hkphotography December 11, 2012
Nicely done
sammihartzell
 
sammihartzell December 16, 2012
stunning image well done!
FredGramoso Ultimate
 
FredGramoso December 16, 2012
Just beautiful!!
IsabellaD Premium
 
IsabellaD January 02, 2013
Great capture!
zarkopiljak
 
zarkopiljak January 03, 2013
tx all:-)
melissa3339
 
melissa3339 January 28, 2013
Great shot! So beautiful!
bszaboerzsebet
 
bszaboerzsebet January 29, 2013
Wonderful points of view! Congrats! Voted.
Jewel
 
Jewel January 30, 2013
Beautiful, fantastic shot!
LaurieS
 
LaurieS February 16, 2013
Wow how beautiful.
JeffreyA
 
JeffreyA February 16, 2013
awesome
Etna PRO+
 
Etna February 23, 2013
Very nice
Etna PRO+
 
Etna March 31, 2013
voted.
Rachel-Barlow
 
Rachel-Barlow April 30, 2013
Great shot!
gemeenie
 
gemeenie July 11, 2013
Great shot approach - love the balance between water, earth and air and between manmade structure and nature
stamatispappas
 
stamatispappas October 09, 2013
Excellent composition!
mstoltz1022 Ultimate
 
mstoltz1022 July 12, 2014
love this shot! there is something so serene about pristine snow. fantastic lighting and composition.
roccochiara
 
roccochiara January 24, 2015
fiabesco!
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RhondaMcD January 27, 2015
Love the composition, clarity and use of light. Congratulations. Very 'cool' effect.
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JDLifeshots January 30, 2015
Beautiful, congrats!
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DorisSeybold January 31, 2015
Amazing!
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MaryAnne306 February 04, 2015
Beautiful!
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta February 05, 2015
Excellent shot. Congratulations on being a Runner-up.
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jthincmh February 06, 2015
Fantastic use of light
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Lorzee June 20, 2020
I love your photography. You are very inspiring. Thank you for your beautiful shots.

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Behind The Lens

Location

This is a Trakoscan castle. Beautiful romantic castle on hill above small lake in northwestern part of Croatia. Castle Trakoš?an's cultural heritage, and is protected as a historical entity, which consists of the castle, the building next to the castle, park and forest park with a lake.

Time

About 13:00

Lighting

No:-) Regular sunny day :-)

Equipment

Canon 7D, Canon 17-40/4L, Manfrotto tripod 1/600, f8,ISO 250

Inspiration

It was nice sunny day, and that night a lot of new fresh snow. Trakoscan is near my hometown and that day my wife and me decided to make a short trip to get a fresh air. We were first visitors on the lake below the castle and scene was fantastic

Editing

Yes , it was lot of postprocessing. I love to experiment with different filters in PS. And in combination of filters, dodge, burn and other usual techniques i got this picture.

In my camera bag

Canon 7D, Canon 17-40/4L,Sigma 50/1,4 Art, Sigma70-200/2,8 and Manfrotto tripod and head, CPL and ND filter

Feedback

Yes:-) Don't be lazy to get up early in the morning, or stay out deep in night, get out if weather is bad. My best photos usualy appear when weather was bad, or rainy.... and i'm also lazy to often :-)

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