Rural spell

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted August 29, 2010468 views14 comments

I stumbled upon this "once upon a time-like" small scene while I was scouting the beautiful woods, grassy slopes and enchanted farmlands of Mount Quinzeina in Alto Canavese, Piedmont, Italy.
I reckoned it had a good potential so I decided to get back there the day after, and was rewarded with an exquisite soft light at dawn.

Your C&C are as always highly appreciated, thanks in advance for your time.

Techs: Eos 50D, Tokina ATX-Pro 12-24 f4, tripod, no filters. Single exposure, stitched from five verticals.

PS: because of the pano size, a click on the larger file is highly recommended

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Andrew Finlayson on August 29, 2010 at 8:30 AM

Great shot, I was initially in two minds about the line of the fence but I think it leads you down that side of the frame then through that great colour on the mountain and back across to the farm. Really well crafted.

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Comment posted by Larry Reitz on August 29, 2010 at 9:17 AM

Absolutely beautiful scene. As you say, the light is exquisite. Glad you recognized the potential and returned to it.

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on August 29, 2010 at 11:13 AM

Beautiful image Paolo, lovely countryside. I am about to post a somewhat similar one, taken many miles away in the USA, but when I saw yours it reminded me of my scenic very much!!

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Comment posted by John Wiker on August 29, 2010 at 12:42 PM

Paolo,

This is beautiful, the colors are brilliant. I agree with Andrew and the fence line, well crafted.

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Comment posted by Paolo De Faveri on August 29, 2010 at 12:57 PM

Thanks guys, I'm glad you like it. Compositionally speaking this one was a bit tricky: there's an asphalt road just beside the fence and didn't want to include it, so I tried to move closer to the fence only to notice that I was risking to have too much distorsion on it. I finally found a compromise by stepping back and zomming in a bit, cropping the base of the fence but also avoiding the road to enter in the composition.

Paolo

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on August 29, 2010 at 4:17 PM

Excellent work Paolo. Beautiful seems to be the word for this image, and I agree! Love the colors. This scene has such a wonderful feel to it. Great job on the comp too. I think it really works great. I sure would like to spend time here.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on August 29, 2010 at 11:15 PM

Gorgeous light and color, Paolo! Very well put together and it shows a lot of thought in the process.

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on August 30, 2010 at 2:23 AM

Great light, beautiful sky and very pleasant scene, Paolo! You definitely made the right choice for the composition and the detail in the large version is impressive. Extremely nice image!

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on August 30, 2010 at 10:41 AM

Awesome work, Paolo. The larger version is amazing

Cereia, neh !

Mauro

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on August 30, 2010 at 11:35 AM

Super creamy light. You did a great job on exposure, Paolo, and also the comp. I bet if the road wasn't there you would have had more options, but this worked out fine. I like the dark on this side of the fence. It sort of leads the eye into the main part of the scene.

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Comment posted by Ron Pederson on August 30, 2010 at 12:55 PM

Excellent! 5 vertical's? Wow.

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Comment posted by Rohn B. McKee on August 30, 2010 at 9:34 PM

Beautiful Paolo, thanks for finding and sharing.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on August 31, 2010 at 12:52 PM

Very pretty and tranquil scene.

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on August 31, 2010 at 1:58 PM

Beautiful work Paolo. I really like this a lot. A charming, contry scene...Congrats

Michael

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