Tuscan Light

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 2, 2012469 views16 comments

This photo was taken during a photo workshop in Tuscany in November 2011 with a group of 8 photographers. It is from Val d'Orcia which in my eyes is the most beautiful part of Tuscany.

It was shot with a Canon 1Ds mkIII and a Canon 70-200 f/2.8L IS II lens.

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Walt Sterneman on March 2, 2012 at 7:21 AM

Ah, it is my dream to get to this part of Italy some day! I like the way you have layered this shot, giving a lot of depth to the image.

Did you use some kind of filter? it looks a little over warmed to me, but that may be my laptop monitor which is over due for calibration.

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Comment posted by Thomas Young on March 2, 2012 at 7:29 AM

I like the soft, glowing mood. The scene looks quite painterly.

Registered on February 10, 2011, 7 Posts, 55 Comments

Comment posted by Jonathan Lent on March 2, 2012 at 8:08 AM

Beautiful light, rolling hills, atmosphere, and shadows. Great image.

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on March 2, 2012 at 9:04 AM

Hans~ Great shadows and color as well as comp

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Comment posted by Serban Simboteleca on March 2, 2012 at 9:23 AM

Very beautiful layers and scene. For me the right part (a fifth) doesn't balance all the way with the left one.
The right one, taken on it's own it would make a very interesting (vertical) frame too, with all those layers.

The Tuscany album on your website is really great.

Registered on March 17, 2011, 8 Posts, 67 Comments

Comment posted by Navin Sarma on March 2, 2012 at 11:57 AM

i love the way the light illuminates only the tops of those yellow trees. very well done.

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on March 2, 2012 at 3:30 PM

Hans, this is a very appealing composition to me. I enjoy following the landscape into the distance with all the diverse layers.

Peter

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on March 2, 2012 at 6:15 PM

Sweet light making for a real nice dreamy image. Very well done.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on March 2, 2012 at 9:57 PM

Wonderful layers of color and light Hans!

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on March 2, 2012 at 10:58 PM

Lovely and quite romantic. Would clone the white dot in the upper left.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on March 2, 2012 at 11:28 PM

Love the undulating layers and the gorgeous warm light. The mist adds tremendous mood and depth. Beautiful work.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on March 3, 2012 at 1:12 PM

Hans, What a beautiful scene with a wonderful feel. The light and fog add such a nice mood. Really nice!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on March 3, 2012 at 2:22 PM

awesome light

i like it

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on March 4, 2012 at 3:27 PM

An aswesome take on the Italian countryside. Very nice composition and gorgeous light.

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Comment posted by Hans Kruse on March 5, 2012 at 9:22 AM

Thanks everyone for all the comments. The photo was taken without a filter and was post processed with contrast and redistribution of light to how I wanted it to look.

Registered on March 24, 2011, 17 Posts, 44 Comments

Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on March 7, 2012 at 12:00 PM

Very beautiful. Tuscany is within reasonable reach and this image inspires to go there (again).I have seen a few great shots from Val D'Orcia. Sure a beautiful spot.

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