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This viewpoint is one of the most jaw-dropping I have seen. I could have stayed here for hours! I took a lot of shots but I think that this four image panorama ...
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This viewpoint is one of the most jaw-dropping I have seen. I could have stayed here for hours! I took a lot of shots but I think that this four image panorama is my best.
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NIKON D5100

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Aperture f/8 ISO 100 Shutter 1/800 Focal Length 350/10

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Mar, 2016

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Awards

Contest Finalist in Unforgettable Landscapes Photo Contest by Zenfolio

Member Selection Award

Contest Finalist in Misty Mountains Photo Contest

Contest Finalist in 5000 Dramatic Landscapes Photo Contest

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Contest Finalist in World Expeditions Photo Contest

Spring Selection Award

Winner in Misty Mountains Photo Challenge

Contest Finalist in Adventure Land Photo Contest Outside Views

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Superb Composition

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Top Choice

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Outstanding Creativity

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All Star

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Magnificent picture.

Great shot and the mountains are amazingly beautiful.

Thanks Hans! It is a unique location.

congrats!you just won our "Misty Mountains" challenge asgrand winner! Good job ;)

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it enough to pick it as the winner. Grazie!

Absolutely stunning! Congratulations on your well deserved win in a Challenge..:-)

Thank you Anita!

like it!

A great shot!

You think this might be your best? I'd say that's a safe bet.

Yes, trying to beat it is proving very difficult. Cheers Kevin!

PRO

WOW!! Absolutely blown away.....WOW!!

Thanks Jane, it is an amazing place!

great shot stunning views

Thanks Charlie!

Epic!

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Beautiful !

Unreal!

beautiful shot. where is this? love the contrast of the light and shadow

Thanks Brian! It's in Val Gardena in the Italian Dolomites.

PRO

Fantastic shot. Almost other-worldly and beautiful.

Platinum

I think that this is an excellent photo. You can tell that you spent a lot of time composing and capturing this photo. The end result is amazing!! Good luck on your future photo excursions!

Thank you! It was definitely time well spent :-)

Gorgeous!

AMAZING ! whats lens pls ??

Hi Klaudia, it was taken with the Nikon 35 mm f1.8 prime lens

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Location

It is in Val Gardena in the Italian Dolomites. You can take a couple of cable cars from Ortisei to get near this viewpoint. During the winter these slopes are used for skiing.

Time

It was about midday. I had to catch a train to Milan later that day so I didn't have as much time here as I would have liked.

Lighting

The morning was quite cloudy and the peak was obscured but luckily the clouds parted to enough to reveal the peak and paint the landscape in this gorgeous doppled light.

Equipment

A Nikon d5100 with a 35mm fixed focal length lens.

Inspiration

I'd seen photos from here before and wanted to visit it for myself. I knew it was near to Ortisei and the owner of my guesthouse told me exactly how to reach it. I visited the viewpoint a couple of times during my stay and tried a number of techniques, including long exposures with a neutral density filter to blur the motion of the clouds, however the panorama worked better because of the width it provides.

Editing

I stitched four images to produce the panorama and used a curves adjustment to darken the clouds over the peak. I decreased the highlights to improve the contrast in the background clouds and increased the shadows in the foreground.

In my camera bag

For this one I had the Nikon camera and prime lens, plus a telephoto and the kit lens. I have now upgraded to the Sony a7R with a wide angle lens which is much better for landscape photography. I also now own a Sirui carbon fibre travel tripod which is amazingly compact and light.

Feedback

When you are shooting a scene like this which you know is going to be amazing then it's best to be patient and wait for the best weather conditions. When I stayed near here unfortunately there was an overnight storm so I wasn't able get any sunrise/set shots of this location, but was rewarded a day later when I returned and captured this image.

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