Vapours

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 6, 2009131 views6 comments

Hi all,
this is my first post as a new NPN member, so I'd like to introduce myself first: I'm Francesco from Italy, I live in Rome and my natural playground are the mountains of Central Italy. I've decided to join this group enchanted by so many great photographs, I hope being here will help me learn and improve my skills and vision!

Now the photo: taken in Gran Sasso National Park, Abruzzo - on a crystal clear afternoon last winter, the peak on the right side is named Mt.Camicia (2564 mt). Comments and critiques are really appreciated !

Nikon D70, Nikkor AF-G 70-300/4-5.6

Best regards

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on November 6, 2009 at 6:48 PM

Welcome to NPN! Nice first post. I like the contrast between the dark ridge and the peak and the cloud adds very nice atmosphere. I look forward to seeing many more posts.

Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on November 6, 2009 at 8:36 PM

Welcome to NPN Francesco! Great first post. I love the vapor shrouding the peak. Nice work.

Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on November 6, 2009 at 9:49 PM

Hi, Francesco. Welcome to NPN and ESS.

When I first saw this image I immediately thought black and white. While I don't find the colors real flattering, I do like the contrasts and textures.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments

Comment posted by Andreas Resch on November 7, 2009 at 4:25 AM

Welcome to NPN/ESS, Francesco. Another addition to the small Italian group here (as if an Austrian might mention that).
Lovely composition - the hill on the left nicely balances the mountain on the right. I also like the general mood you've captured here.
Technically, the blues in the sky spill a little too much into the clouds. That has a bad effect on the cloud/sky separation and makes the clouds less powerful. This can happen when you adjust some areas a little too much without taking care of masking. As Tony was just here before me, I suggest using his wonderful Luminosity Masks to create a proper mask for the clouds and make them pop a little more.
Enjoy your time here and have fun with the huge array of great photographers of this forum.

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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on November 7, 2009 at 8:18 AM

I like this shot.
I could also see a slight crop from the top, and a dramatic b/w conversion.

Registered on September 6, 2007, 346 Posts, 2696 Comments

Comment posted by Francesco Ferreri on November 7, 2009 at 8:24 AM

Hi,
thank you all for stopping by and leaving a comment!

Andreas:

Technically, the blues in the sky spill a little too much into the clouds. That has a bad effect on the cloud/sky separation and makes the clouds less powerful. This can happen when you adjust some areas a little too much without taking care of masking. As Tony was just here before me, I suggest using his wonderful Luminosity Masks to create a proper mask for the clouds and make them pop a little more.

indeed, I dont'like the rendition of the clouds too. I'm not really skilled with post-production, what I did was generally increasing contrast and saturation and correcting a bluish color cast, then locally I tried to dodge the foreground hill that appeared too dark to me. Maybe final sharpening added to the disturbing effect of clouds and sky. I definitely have to learn how to deal with masks, thanks you for your suggestions and hints!

Regards

Registered on October 24, 2009, 6 Posts, 14 Comments