Gates of eden

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 10, 2010847 views33 comments

Hi guys, how are you doing?

A little bit busy here in Madrid but I've on line aagain with this wid anglke frame taken at the base of "Los cuernos del Paine" during one amazing morning after a heavy rain fall.

The colors of austral trees mixed with that beautiful sunrise light, and the water fall of course, creating a perfect scene

what's your opinion?

RAW image, ISO 100, f/16, Polarizer, 5D, Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM

Regards

Comments

33 comments

Comment posted by Stuart Williams on February 10, 2010 at 2:59 PM

superb layers in this image, with the waterfall creating linkage among the layers. you've got some halos around the peaks - easily solved! the varied colours also makes this interesting.

Registered on December 7, 2007, 247 Posts, 4792 Comments

Comment posted by Bret Edge on February 10, 2010 at 3:03 PM

Wow, this looks like a fairytale landscape, Roberto. Gorgeous colors, elements, light, composition. This one just flat out works in every way. Fix the haloes around the peaks and this is perfect.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 711 Posts, 6363 Comments

Comment posted by Matthew Jellings on February 10, 2010 at 3:50 PM

Wow, this is fanastic Roberto. Masterful exposure, the mixture of different colours is really interesting, from the green vegetation to orange trees, and red cliff face and then blue sky really. On top of that the terrain is also varied and so well organised into distinctive layers. You then have a beautiful detailed foreground and waterfall focal point - nice composition. Great photo!

Registered on November 1, 2009, 8 Posts, 97 Comments

Comment posted by Kevin Trinkner on February 10, 2010 at 4:09 PM

What an incredible scene, the colors and layers are wonderful, and the waterfall puts it over the top. Must be an amazing place to explore. Thanks for sharing.

Registered on June 30, 2008, 203 Posts, 2641 Comments

Comment posted by Marc Adamus on February 10, 2010 at 4:52 PM

WOW! Man, this is just incredible. I've rarely seen any mountain landscapes that equal this kind of dynamic and dramatic beauty. The centered falls work perfectly in this high-detail scene, with interesting elements surrounding them on all sides. An absolute feast for the eyes.

Registered on September 17, 2005, 780 Posts, 8091 Comments

Comment posted by Jason Woerly on February 10, 2010 at 4:52 PM

Absolutely spectacular scene. A unique view of some of the most beautiful mountains in the world. As others have said, fix the haloes around the peaks and this is perfect.

Registered on May 4, 2006, 8 Posts, 101 Comments

Comment posted by Luis Argerich on February 10, 2010 at 4:58 PM

Fantastic scene, the composition is awesome it leads the eyes to see every color in the photo.
Fantastic!

Registered on December 22, 2009, 91 Posts, 1349 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Wintergren on February 10, 2010 at 6:54 PM

Great comp and colours, very fine shot!

Registered on January 24, 2010, 15 Posts, 174 Comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on February 10, 2010 at 6:59 PM

Gorgeous scene and fantastic comp, Roberto! In my opinion, the warm colors in the fg (especially yellows and greens) are slightly oversaturated (the alpenglow on the peaks is appropriately saturated--the leaves should not have a higher saturation than the alpenglow IMO) Great shot that could be killer with some minor adjustments.

Registered on September 15, 2005, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Haskell on February 10, 2010 at 7:05 PM

Cool Scene with lots of layers. Nice colours and tones.

Ian

Registered on October 30, 2008, 24 Posts, 673 Comments

Comment posted by Art Escobado on February 10, 2010 at 8:21 PM

Great shot-unique look of that mountain. Right hand peak looks like there's a halo around it.

Registered on January 7, 2007, 0 Posts, 775 Comments

Comment posted by Rudy Ruberti on February 10, 2010 at 8:41 PM

Great colors and the layering of rock is really nice. Wonderful geology here, well done.

Registered on October 28, 2008, 179 Posts, 1875 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on February 10, 2010 at 9:31 PM

Jeepers, is this place real? This feels like Yosemite and Zion in one place. You image really does this place good.

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

Comment posted by Wade Hardy on February 10, 2010 at 9:48 PM

I did that trek in December and I remember that spot, but I saw it in midday light. the light you captured is fantastic and the waterfall is wonderful addition.

Registered on May 2, 2006, 121 Posts, 1824 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Budliger on February 10, 2010 at 10:07 PM

Stunning landscape!

Registered on June 11, 2006, 113 Posts, 2116 Comments

Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on February 10, 2010 at 10:19 PM

Right out of a fairytale Roberto, what a neat landscape! The colors/layers of the rock are fascinating. I agree with Bret - fix that haloing and you've got a winner.

Registered on December 19, 2008, 306 Posts, 4840 Comments

Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on February 11, 2010 at 1:02 AM

Splendid! What an incredible and unique landscape.

Registered on July 26, 2007, 244 Posts, 2807 Comments

Comment posted by Jay Nielsen on February 11, 2010 at 1:22 AM

The lower half makes an awesome image on its own and the upper half makes an awesome image on its own. Combine the two together and you have a totally awesome image!

Registered on October 6, 2008, 137 Posts, 720 Comments

Comment posted by Helio Cristovao on February 11, 2010 at 3:51 AM

Just love this all around Roberto!! Maan... I guess I´ll head there soon. Incredible scenario, Awesome peaks!

Registered on September 15, 2009, 83 Posts, 434 Comments

Comment posted by Verena & Georg Pop on February 11, 2010 at 4:02 AM

super! and a rarely taken perspective of the cuernos, too.
georg

Registered on July 5, 2006, 272 Posts, 2823 Comments

Comment posted by Andreas Resch on February 11, 2010 at 4:44 AM

These mountains with their layers never cease to amaze me. You got a great composition and colors here. My only nit would be that the image looks a little contrasty in the lower half. Maybe just an effect of the web sharpening.

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Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on February 11, 2010 at 7:34 AM

Your image does justice to the place, Roberto! An absolute winner!

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Comment posted by Paul Wegemann on February 11, 2010 at 7:42 AM

My jaw dropped when I opened this. What a stunningly beautiful mountain landscape.

Registered on December 14, 2006, 58 Posts, 1888 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Sieren on February 11, 2010 at 12:11 PM

Roberto, Sorry but you're going to have to change the title to the "Gates of Eden."
It's just that nice.

SS

Registered on January 2, 2008, 360 Posts, 5321 Comments

Comment posted by Rodrigo Sandoval on February 11, 2010 at 2:19 PM

Roberto.
¡Wonderful shot from - almost - the base of the Cuernos! Wonderful place. The resulting colors and lighting are just amazing.
As for the halo around the peaks, it seems to be it might be the result of an HDR processing. If that's the case I believe it can be easily adjusted.
Excelente, ¡de todos modos!

Registered on April 4, 2009, 13 Posts, 254 Comments

Comment posted by Darren Huski on February 11, 2010 at 3:26 PM

Very unique view. Like this one alot.

Registered on August 17, 2008, 61 Posts, 340 Comments

Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on February 12, 2010 at 2:20 AM

Very very cool scene. Great comp. Without reading any comments my thoughts are there is too much cyan/blue cast throughout the photo. Also could do with some more web sharpening. Overall killer shot. Might be worth a b/w try too!

aF

Registered on October 26, 2009, 399 Posts, 2789 Comments

Comment posted by Larry Fischer on February 12, 2010 at 10:02 AM

Composition: The first eye-catching event was the white wall for me; then my eye went to the water fall, then down to the foreground, the back up to catch the other mountain face. In sum, the photo made me cover the entire area. Nice.

Color -- doesn't get any better

Texture -- Angles, curves, lines, patterns are all eye-pleasing.

Wish it was my capture !! .... the fisch

Registered on July 28, 2008, 155 Posts, 874 Comments

Comment posted by Arnab Banerjee on February 12, 2010 at 10:12 AM

wow...I missed a couple of breath looking at this. I always wanted to visit this place - have not been able so far. You captrured it as best as I have seen - those white vertical faces are really something to behold

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Comment posted by Jeff Beard on February 12, 2010 at 3:55 PM

Wow! Just wow! What a fantastic scene. I love the light, the sense of size and layers in the rock. Great composition.The only thing that caught my eye was some blue-ishness on the rocks in the foreground. I have no idea if that's natural or from the upload. But other than that a great image.

Registered on July 1, 2009, 0 Posts, 25 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on February 16, 2010 at 12:07 AM

Congrats on the great EP!
Sandyr

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Comment posted by Laura Stafford on February 19, 2010 at 1:02 PM

This photo is stunning. What an appropriate name to.

Laura Stafford

Registered on November 3, 2009, 52 Posts, 375 Comments

Comment posted by Angela Classen on February 25, 2010 at 5:41 PM

Wow, I really love all the different layers and textures in this image. Beautiful composition and killer light as well. Congrats on a well deserved EP!

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