Colàc and Piz Boè as seen...

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Colàc and Piz Boè as seen...

Colàc and Piz Boè as seen...

Colàc and Piz Boè as seen from the Roseal Crest. To the right of Colàc you see the ascending trail to Forca Neigra. July 21st 2005
Gangolf Haub
on Dec 21, 2005 5:13 pm
Lat/Lon: 46.44260°N / 11.78390°E
Image ID: 142051

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Vid Pogachnik

Vid Pogachnik - Dec 21, 2005 5:22 pm - Voted 10/10

Very fine picture!

Everything is running towards right and up - clouds, ridges,...

Saintgrizzly

Saintgrizzly - Dec 22, 2005 1:25 am - Voted 10/10

Re: Very fine picture!

What Vid said....



Very fine picture, indeed! Great shot!

Gangolf Haub

Gangolf Haub - Dec 22, 2005 3:57 am - Hasn't voted

The secret...

... is the polarizer and some fine weather. By darkening sky and meadows the camera is tricked into using a lower shutter speed which in turn brings out the bright rocks. This works especially fine with the pale dolomite rock.



Actually the Nikon camera I was using needs some polarizer enhancement. Otherwise the colours are just too dull. A good comparison would be:

  • without polarizer

  • with polarizer

    • Gangolf Haub

    Gangolf Haub - Dec 22, 2005 4:14 pm - Hasn't voted

    Re: The secret...

    I checked with one of the linked shots above - using the auto gradation curve function actually produces a somewhat similar result - still you see it's not real. Polarizers take off reflections by tiny dust particles which usually produce a grey layer. Software can only compensate part of that.

    JonBradford

    JonBradford - Jan 3, 2006 5:08 pm - Voted 10/10

    damn that's pretty!

    Nice shot Gangolf.

    Jon

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