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davidbidmead
January 12, 2015
Spectacular ! Great perspective. It has a other worldly feel . Magic !!
MattyKay
January 21, 2015
reminds me of that scene from the gladiator when russel crowe comes home after death!
julianus
March 05, 2015
Towards the infinity. In that way I'll title your great shot. That dusty country road, crowned by cypress trees, gives us a sense of freedom and taste of home. The b/w option widens it more and more. Well done, indeed.
JhansenRM
March 13, 2015
Congratulations. I can't imagine this photo in color. BW really brings more "drama" to the scene. Did you have any trouble with clouds during convertion?
snowdon
May 12, 2015
Congratulations on your Finalist Win in the 'It's That Easy' competition ...great work
StuartWright
May 20, 2015
Unreal ! Reminds me of a scene in the Gladiator movie, respect my friend !!
carawalker
July 14, 2015
I knew this was Italy before I read the tags. How I miss that country. Beautiful image.
janland
May 24, 2017
Beautiful Ovos! Congrats on your win in the leading lines contest! Well deserved! Regards, Jan
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Location
This photo was taken in Tuscany, in an area called "San Quirico d'Orcia". This place is quite famous because some scenes of "The Gladiator" were shot here (movie directed by Ridley Scott). D'Orcia valley is amazing, landscape photographers should go there at least once in a lifetime... if interested, give me a call, maybe we can go there together :)Time
It was late in the afternoon when I took this photo, before the sunset, but I can't remember exactly the time of day.Lighting
I remember there was a very good light, and the sky was just amazing with those clouds grouped in stratus.Equipment
I took this picture using a Canon EOS 60d, with a Canon lens EF-S 15-85 mm and a tripod.Inspiration
I usually have a camera with me, but actually I got that picture by chance; I was driving back home when I saw that white road delimited by those cypresses, the sky, the clouds, everything was elegant, I knew it was a good shot. Probably Ridley Scott thought the same when he decided to record some scenes of "The Gladiator" there.Editing
Yep, I did: I added contrast, and clarity to the clouds to make them appear more dramatic, on Lightroom I switched "landscape" camera profile, I converted the final image in black and white using "Silver Efex Pro".In my camera bag
I usually take street photography so my main camera is the "Fuji X100T" with wide angle conversion lens providing an equivalent focal lenght of 28mm. When I travel I use my new Canon 5d MIII (I had a Canon 60d), with a Canon lens EF 24-70 f2.8 II (amazing lens). Sometimes I use my 5d with a Sigma lens EF 35 f1.4, and quite rarely I use Canon lens EF 50 f1.8. I have a tripod MeFoto, and a GorillaPod tripod.Feedback
Well... to be honest I am not a landscape photographer (as I said I am focused on "street photography"), so I am not the most qualified person to answer this question, anyway here on Viewbug there are lots of great landscape photographers who can give some tips better than me; I can just say that light is very important so wake up early, be ready to take pictures before sunrise (or after sunset), don't forget a sturdy tripod and shoot raw, always!