Turcoaia Hillock, Macin Insular Mountains in May
Grind Mountains, some of the oldest from our country, which was also said that they once had, many tens of thousands of years ago, or maybe millions of years ag...
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Grind Mountains, some of the oldest from our country, which was also said that they once had, many tens of thousands of years ago, or maybe millions of years ago, heights of over three thousand meters, are caressed by the Sun in a day of early May, 2016. Some of their hillocks, or small mounts, especially the marginal ones of the area, are insular and have been geographically and geologically named "inselberg". Between them, there are large fields with many houses, farms, orchards, villages, communes, even small towns such as Macin, where there are people of many nationalities, many ethnicities, from almost all over Europe, even Asia Minor, and beyond, living in good harmony with one another. They seem to live in other times, although they too were influenced, but a little, by the ideologies of the urban agglomerations. They still kept their traditions and human quality.
These mountains are very low altitude, with their highest peak of 467 meters, called Tutuiatu. The climate of their region is very mixed, truly transitional between a few climatic categories, which give a huge diversity to the flora and fauna of their lands. A true paradise for the ones that are passionate about biology, geography, also anthropology, history, ethnography and ethnology.
What we see here is Mount Turcoaia (Jacobhill Peak - 341 m in height) to the left, Greeks Basin (the entire plain in the lower half of the image) and Grind Danubian Branch to the right.
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These mountains are very low altitude, with their highest peak of 467 meters, called Tutuiatu. The climate of their region is very mixed, truly transitional between a few climatic categories, which give a huge diversity to the flora and fauna of their lands. A true paradise for the ones that are passionate about biology, geography, also anthropology, history, ethnography and ethnology.
What we see here is Mount Turcoaia (Jacobhill Peak - 341 m in height) to the left, Greeks Basin (the entire plain in the lower half of the image) and Grind Danubian Branch to the right.
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Location
This photo was taken in the easternmost part of my country, in a region called Dobrogea. The hills you see there are hillocks actually, very old mountain kind of brought to ruins by the passing of times. They are called the Hercynic mountains of Dobrogea. And I'm talking about millions of years old. These are not really hills because, when you ascend on them you discover they are very steap and rocky. That hillock in the background is called Turcoaia Hillock, part of Macin Mountains in Dobrogea, just off the Black Sea coasts of Romania.Time
Ok, let me explain something to you. I shoot in any kind of light condition. I'm not like those so-called seasonal photographer obsessed just with shooting at dawn or dusk, because of the beautiful warm colors of those light conditions, which are great and the best for making beautiful photography. I am using any lighting condition of the natural light. I shoot when the sky is overcast, I shoot at night, I shoot with a clear blue sky, I try to take advantage of what Mother Nature gives me. So, this being said, I shot this one at noon. But the sky was cloudy with a very interesting play of light and shadows over the landscape.Lighting
Yes, precisely. As I said, the lighting was a play mix of shadows and lights onto the land, which really drew my attention and inspired me to shoot. It was the perfect condition for the light on this kind of landscape. I waited, while hiking the trails of the hillocks there, for the right moment to take the shot. So, I hiked, paying attention on both the place of standing for the shot and on the light plays onto the land afar. It was great when the moment came and I made the composition, and shot handheld. There was no time for tripods or anything like that.Equipment
My usual. The Canon T3I and the 17-50mm Sigma EX lens which was great for this. The landscape was vast and I used the longest end of the focal distance, the 50mm, because I wanted to have both the vastness, but also the subjects perfectly compossed to send the message of the piece. I mean, I didn't want anything wide angled and so far away that I couldn't understand anything. I wanted some compression due to the mid range of the focal as well.Inspiration
I recognized the kind of landscape I saw in other places like Tuscany, Italy, or the Palouse, in the US. And so I said hey, this is that kind of landscape. I'd love to make a composition with it, and here it is. The hillocks, the plains with their crops, small trees in the distance, their colors, the houses here and there. Memorable moment, by the way.Editing
Just the tweaking of the contrast and ready the sharpness for the web and print. That's it! Rest of it I did in camera and, of course, the composition.In my camera bag
My same old, the Canon T3I, two lenses, the Canon 75-300mm MkIII, the Sigma EX 17-50mm and some filters (CP, ND and UV).Feedback
As I said, I am that kind of photographer who shoots in any light condition in nature. And I advice all of you out there to learn to read the landscape, to know the light and take advantage of the conditions. And one more thing, don't follow the so-called rules of composition, play with them and make interesting photography you could keep and look at after years and years. So don't just take photos, make photos. Create!
