glowing larchs
If you want to experience the first rays of sunshine of the new day in the yellow larches on the shores of Lake Federa, you not only have to get up early, but a...
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If you want to experience the first rays of sunshine of the new day in the yellow larches on the shores of Lake Federa, you not only have to get up early, but also accept a strenuous and steep ascent. Since you march off in the dark, you cannot of course estimate exactly how the weather and the light will actually be. I had hoped for more blue in the sky, because of the color contrast to the yellow larches and the snow-capped mountains, but at least I was lucky with the wind, so that the landscape could be reflected in the mirror-smooth water.
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This is Lake Federa, high up in the Italian Dolomites, near Cortina d'AmpezzoTime
I took the picture early in the morning. You need about 90 minutes for the very steep ascent, since the path was partly snow-covered, I planned a little more time and arrived about half an hour before sunrise.Lighting
The best moment is when the first rays of the low sun light up the yellow larchesEquipment
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM, 40mm, ISO 100, f/8, tripodInspiration
I have been to this lake several times, but the difficult climb is only really worth it when the larches are yellow. Then of course everything has to be right: the sky has to be clear so that the morning sun can make the larches glow and there has to be no wind so that the scenery is reflected in the water. I had been planning to do this tour again for a long time, and this morning all conditions seemed to be in place (if you can judge that in the dark three hours before sunrise). Fortunately, two days before I had seen pictures on Facebook that the lake hadn't frozen over despite the snowEditing
This is an HDR recording - so I took a series of exposures and combined it with the Aurora program from Skylum. The program has a lot of presets, you just have to choose the right oneIn my camera bag
First and foremost, I photograph landscapes. I have two lenses in my backpack for this genre: the Canon EF 16-35mm f / 4L IS USM and the Canon EF 24-105mm f / 4L IS USM. Various ND and GND filters as well as a tripod are of course always included. If the way to the photo spot is not too long or too difficult, I also like to take the Tamron 70-300mm 1: 4-5.6 SP Di VC USM with me for detailed shots. Occasionally I do astrophotography with the Tamron SP 15-30mm f / 2.8 Di VC USD, but this thing is so heavy that it is only taken for that special occasion. My second big passion is wildlife photography. Here I have the Tamron SP 150-600mm F / 5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 (also very heavy and therefore not always in the rucksack) for the larger and more abrasive specimens and the Tamron SP 90mm 1: 2.8 Di Macro 1:1 VC USD for the tiny ones I use all those lenses with my Canon EOS 5D Mark IV My newest toy is a drone: the dji Mavic 2 pro for unusual perspectives, abstractions and a view over the fogFeedback
yellow larches and snow-capped mountains are a dream combination for photographers. They can be found in late October both in the Dolomites and in the Swiss Engadine.
