PLEASE VIEW LARGER, THANKS
First of all, I would like to thank everyone for the great commentary on my last image, I really appreciate the support and suggestions.
These vertical walls of limestone are huge, they're about 250 meters (800 ft) tall and 1 kilometer wide, and are known as Parete dei Militi, which literally means Soldiers' Wall, presumably because in the past its ridge marked the border between Italy and France and thus, in WWII, the war front line.
In the present days they're well known among Italian and international climbers for the fullfilling climbing experiences it can offer, and I think you can all easily see the reason why.
I took this picture the same day and in the same place (Valle Stretta in the western Alps, Piedmont, Italy) of my
previous post, just about 40 minutes later, when the sun had already set and the only source of light was the blue sky.
I had my troubles processing this, particularly in finding a good balance with colours and contrast, as the available light was rather dull on the rock walls and colours where a little flat. However, I think I eventually came out with something I'm happy with, but I'd really love to hear what your thoughts are about it.
Compression is once again a strong limiting factor on the normal size image, so I highly recommend a click on the larger file, where details should come out a bit better, I hope.
Your C&C are as always highly appreciated, thanks in advance for your time.
Techs: Eos 50D, Tamron SP 28-75 f2,8, no filters, tripod. Stitched from five vertical frames, 0,4" f11 each
Comments
18 commentsI must have missed your previous post... dang, that is sweeeeeet! Congrats!
Wayne
Guy
Thanks for the comment about the red in the trees on my image. Good call.
work for me. The way that you composed shows the grandeur
of the area. I like the proportions of the granite wall and the
trees below in the FG. However, the wonderfulness of your
previous post makes any subsquent posts of this area an
almost impossible act to follow. That having been said, I
still like this very much.
Chris
I think that you nailed. The colours of the trees are well saturated but still looking natural. And the blue tone of the "wall" behind offers a very nice contrasting element.
well done,
gio
Thanks again.
Paolo
Another winner here. The colors you've lucky enough to witness are astounding as well as the terrain around them. Another fine image.
Thanks for the help on my last image!
Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI