Land of volcanos

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 18, 2010234 views12 comments

I took this scene from a 8000 ft high military mountain refuge at Lanin Volcano. We started the hike at 11:30 am and arrived at this location at 9 pm, without a doubt the most difficult and physically demanding place i´ve been (i´m not in good shape). Im obsessed with my mountain gear weight now..

More of this series coming soon.

Lanin volcano
Junin de los Andes, Patagonia, Argentina

1Ds MK3 / 17-40L / Singh-ray 3 stops soft grad / tripod

Hope you like it
C&C are truly appreciated.

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Wade Hardy on February 18, 2010 at 11:21 AM

Beautiful scene! the moon is a nice addition but i especially like the pastel sky and clouds rolling over the mtns.

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Comment posted by Nicolas Belokurov on February 18, 2010 at 12:43 PM

Beautiful indeed, i was up there too, trying to get a shot of the summit and completely missed the moon show. Well... you can't get everything.

Registered on July 22, 2009, 41 Posts, 533 Comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on February 18, 2010 at 1:20 PM

I like the diagonal foreground and rolling clouds. The pink in the sky and earth's shadow really make this a terrific view thought. Beautiful work.

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Comment posted by Don Davis on February 18, 2010 at 1:30 PM

Beautiful place. Beautiful shot. Nature at her best and well presented.

If I read correctly, you may have arrived before you began. Sounds like you're in great shape to me

Don Davis

Registered on February 8, 2010, 7 Posts, 7 Comments

Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on February 18, 2010 at 1:30 PM

Beautiful scene. I love how you composed this shot with its diagonal foreground, the mountains in the background the clouds rolling over them. The pastel colors are a nice addition. i'm not sure about the top, though. The moon is a nice addition to this but it's not as strong as the bottom part of the image. i would crop a little bit from the top.

Registered on January 29, 2010, 285 Posts, 4281 Comments

Comment posted by Gabi Lach on February 18, 2010 at 1:50 PM

I love this, Ricardo. Beautiful layers, colors and mood. Clouds covering the mountains are stunning.

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Comment posted by Ricardo La Piettra on February 18, 2010 at 4:05 PM

Thanks to all !

@Don: Sorry, i meant 11:30 am. I already fixed it in the description.

@Bill: I get your ponit. I have another shot of this scene, horizontal, and the composition is more focused on the mountains and clouds. I´ll post it in a few days.

@Nicolas: Indeed mate, you cant get everything.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on February 18, 2010 at 9:36 PM

Great colors in the sky and those clouds are fantastic. Very well done.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on February 18, 2010 at 11:03 PM

It does seem like your really up high here, Ricardo. The pink it he most eye-catching for me. Even cropping the moon works, IMO.

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Comment posted by Bruno Silva on February 19, 2010 at 8:16 AM

beautiful ricardo, this is really sweet. like the color gradient and the moon too. nice work

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Comment posted by Ricardo La Piettra on February 19, 2010 at 8:43 AM

Thanks Morris and Bruno !

@Tony: Thanks man, Indeed, as i said above, i´ll post a horizontal and more compact composition with the mountains/clouds/pink sky, but i really couldn´t resist to include the moon being there at that moment.

Registered on July 22, 2009, 62 Posts, 730 Comments

Comment posted by István Pénzes on February 19, 2010 at 3:31 PM

It works for me very well, Ricardo. Fantastic colours and comp.

István Pénzes
Hungary

Registered on January 12, 2010, 35 Posts, 192 Comments