revelation of the dolomites
large | mountain peaks | black & white | popular
Sasso Lungo / Langkofel (3181 m) seen from Campitello di Fassa. It was on my way back from a short visit in Venice that I decided to take a detour through the Dolomites which I have never visited before.
I did not regret the two hours extra travel time passing the Rosengarten group, through the Fassa valley and back over the Sella pass. I knew about the beauty of the Dolomites but I was totally amazed driving through the region. A revelation! I will certainly go back with more time to spend.
I have chosen BW with for this shot mainly because I think it is a very good format for mountain peaks and grand landscapes. For me this shot embodies the beauty of the Dolomites in a classic alpine composition with the forest foreground and the peaks against the evening sky.
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Michael Bollino, Panorama Paul, © Neda Astani, JOSE ANORO, and 196 other people added this photo to their favorites.
H o g n e (55 months ago | reply)
Other alp peaks:
Michael Bollino (55 months ago | reply)
Incredible work! Beautiful light, tones, and detail.
© Neda Astani (55 months ago | reply)
awesome!, great sky and compostion, love the light. Thanks for share.
sverrelerre (55 months ago | reply)
Flotte toner, de hvite fjellene og den levende himmelen gjør dette bildet! Skogen i forgrunnen er kanskje mindre spennende, men lite å gjøre med det.
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Elfworld (55 months ago | reply)
Du har fanget lyset helt fantastisk her, for ikke å snakke om tonene. Jeg synes det fungerer at skogen er foran, for det gjør at man virkelig får den majestetiske følelsen fjellene gir. Og ikke minst setter det tingene i perspektiv i forhold til hverandre. Og se den himmelen, for en dybdefølelse.
Flott skutt og fin etterbehandling.
JOSE ANORO (55 months ago | reply)
Absolutly breathtaking!!
Amazing tones and composition
Very good work!
Jose
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m dee88 (55 months ago | reply)
beautiful atmosphere and love the serenity.
those traces of clouds gives a great soft contrast to the mountains with the trees framing all of this.
Your fantastic black and white picture is my winner!
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designladen.com (55 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Best of Bolzano & South Tyrol, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
flaatten (55 months ago | reply)
Dette var et flott severdig bilde å hvile øynene på en mandags formiddag! Flott utført foto Hogne!
Giacomo Donati (55 months ago | reply)
Wonderful b&w , I see you tasted a great part of my country :) Next time you'll come it would be nice to meet each other :) So let's start planning a trip to Tuscany :)
Seung Kye Lee - Fine Art Landscape Photography (55 months ago | reply)
Dette må være en av mine favoritter av dine flotte bilder!
Lyset, de forskjellige lagene innover i bildet og s/h...veldig bra jobbet her!
PS! Ang. bildet du kommenterte; ja, ikke alltid man er like heldig med slike bilder, men ble fornøyd med resultatet her.
Skulle gjerne vist det i stort format da lysvariasjoner, toner og detaljer i trær og skygge er utrolig nydelige.
Dette skal printes i neste uke og er allerede solgt 2 eksemplarer av.
Gleder meg å jobbe med denne printen...i stort format åpnes en helt ny opplevelse av ett i teorien så enkelt motiv.
Ett av mine favorittbilder siste 2 ukene.
Vel, nok om det ;-)
Fangende og vakkert fra Dolomites!
Ha en god uke!
SK
Ragstatic (55 months ago | reply)
superbe contrast ! the mountains just glow pristine they are ! love the work to B&W. Phenomenal exposure
Stavelin (55 months ago | reply)
Well done. A great capture. I agree, bw is just right for this one.
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Heilah Alnasser (55 months ago | reply)
well the B&W worked some magic here!! it emphasized the highlights & the texture of these beautiful peaks :)
Elvez40 (55 months ago | reply)
Flott sorthvitt arbeid! Passet særs godt her. Nesten Ansel Adams!
Rob.Hudson (55 months ago | reply)
It may be a classic alpine composition, but the light on the peaks and that stunning sky more than make up for any perceived lack of originality, indeed it may have detracted from the scene if you'd done something more creative.
gallmese (55 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Back to the roots BW (post & comment), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Beautiful contrast & tone!
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Sandra Ullés (55 months ago | reply)
A Ansel Adams seguro que le gustarían tus fotos, increíble..
vandrende (55 months ago | reply)
Veldig malerisk, tross s/h konvertering (ser det like flott ut i farge?). Kontrasten mellom den mørke dalen og den majestetisk fjellkjeden er veldig flott. Himmelen er fin og, men lurer på om det er litt mye av det, slik at fjellkjeden virker mindre ruvende (?).
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artundform (55 months ago | reply)
An excellent b-w photography. AA would be happy. It is simply perfect.
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onionade (55 months ago | reply)
very beautiful scene youve captured, nice one.
mojo2u (55 months ago | reply)
Great black and white, the sky complements the white towers just right
Corica (55 months ago | reply)
It reminds me of the few Ansel Adams photos that I have been fortunate enough to view. When you have that sort of comparison then I think you can be very pleased indeed.
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Thank you for sharing this.
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James Duckworth (55 months ago | reply)
Wonderful work Hogne! The tones are nice as is the composition...
artland (55 months ago | reply)
wonderfulllllllllllll !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LuÃs C (55 months ago | reply)
Impressive dynamic range. Technically very well executed.
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D&F2 (55 months ago | reply)
Just an amazing capture... Well done, congrats!
DAJanzen (55 months ago | reply)
Spectacular capture! What a location! I can only imagine...
Joel Tjintjelaar (55 months ago | reply)
What a wonderful capture. Black and white certainly was the right choice!
whirschi (55 months ago | reply)
Ansel Adams would be proud.
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Kirsten Alana (55 months ago | reply)
Reminds me of Ansel Adams, my favorite nature photographer. Gorgeous!
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AdamBaronPhoto (55 months ago | reply)
Stunning in b&w!
Holden Richards (55 months ago | reply)
beautifully photographed...
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alec.mills (55 months ago | reply)
wonderful composition and stunning black and white!
great shot
Inge Pettersen (55 months ago | reply)
Et av de desidert beste bildene jeg har sett på Flickr. Sammenlikningen med Ansel Adams lengre opp er ikke ufortjent! Bravo.
klondike kid (55 months ago | reply)
breathtaking.....
Harald Mieling (55 months ago | reply)
Very nice! You captured the magic! The tones are great!
Next time have a look at the Cortina d'Ampezzo area!
There are lots of spectacular places!
sinuhe1985 (55 months ago | reply)
incredible b/w!
marco zeppetella (55 months ago | reply)
it reminds me an Ansel Adam's work!
wonderful!
wintergarden - hibernating [deleted] (55 months ago | reply)
I agree, there is something completely Ansel-Adams-esque about this. Yet it reads your fingerprints all over it. The dynamic range still naturally high, probably excellent use of IR filtering as the sky is dark, wispy clouds, in brief, a true modern classic.
Studio 2707 Photography (55 months ago | reply)
That is simply beautiful. B&W is perfect. Lovely tones.
gregor H (55 months ago | reply)
Hier mein Gruss aus den Dolomiten, lange ist es schon here, es wäre mal wieder Zeit.
Hogne, die plastische Wirkung vom Felsmassiv haut mich um. Eingebettet im Wald, man meint der Berg wächst aus dem dunklen Wald hervor. Der Himmel mit der zarten Zeichnung unterstützt die Tiefenwirkung, ja der Blick wird so richtig ans Bergmassiv gesogen.
Dein Bild ist ein Tribut an eine der schönsten Landschaften Europas!
Ich würde mich interressieren wie ich auch so eine Toncharakteristik hinbekomme. Meine Versuche mit B&W sind bis heute alle gescheitert. www.flickr.com/photos/gregor-halbwedl/sets/72 157600275645...
Penelope W (55 months ago | reply)
fabulous
aviana2 (55 months ago | reply)
Congratulations on Explore #1!