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Montseny

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted January 8, 2010120 views6 comments

I hope it's o.k. if I only borrow the cloudy sky from the previous photograph.

Taken in the Montseny region in Catalunya, Spain.

What I think I'm giving the next person to work with (well, if you find something else, go for it

): Cloudy sky, the color green, trees & bushes, rock pillars, and, as a more abstract concept, the insignificance of man compared to nature (there are two tiny rock climbers (resting, not climbing) in that photo

).

Techs: Nikon D300, Tokina 12-24 DX.

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on January 8, 2010 at 5:04 PM

This is lovely Basil, I enjoy how the sky almost becaomes a mist between the canyon, the rock pillars and the rich greens.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on January 8, 2010 at 7:17 PM

Interesting; once you see the climbers the shot takes on a whole different perspective--much more effective! Somewhat of a stretch from the previous photo--but so was that one, and the one before it....

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Comment posted by D J Kuklinski on January 8, 2010 at 10:41 PM

Had you not mentioned the climbers I wouldn't have even seen them. Overall, a very nice image!

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Comment posted by Basil Greber on January 9, 2010 at 8:00 AM

Thanks for commenting. Stan - apologies if this is stretching the rules too much. I honestly thought that this would be o.k., and looking at the thumbnails side-by side IMO does show a common element between the two. Beyond the pictorial similarity of the sky itself, I also consider both shots attempts of getting something nice in spite of not so great weather, a not overly exciting sky, and relatively dull light. "Making the best of it", so to say.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on January 9, 2010 at 3:46 PM

Basil,
despite of the dull light you managed to get a good work. I like the green and the pillars a lot.

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Comment posted by Avi Hirschfield on January 9, 2010 at 3:57 PM

Great texture in this shot.I spotted them sitting there

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