Sw. Alentejo and St. Vincent Natural Park, Portugal
(Parque Natural Sw. Alentejano e Costa Vicentina)
"I climbed the steep slope, it was about time of heading North, and hiking trough 3 great next valleys I go down again, crossing the riverbed of the Ravine of Pena Furada. I follow towards a beach in South of Murração, with a giant pyramidal pinnacle having 21 meters height. The sky did not help to photograph the scenery, and meantime the it started to rain. In these opportunities it is important to be prepared. The machine must be protected by waterproof cape, and the photographer also! A waterproof coat not compromising malleability is advisable. I photograph the scenery thinking instantly about a transformation for the black and white, adding the necessary dramatism between the brightness of the sky but with a global darkness on the scene."
Part of an article written by the author in the Web (In Portuguese - please translate):
http://www.fotografia-dg.com/cronica-de-fotografia-de-natureza/
Exposure details:
18:42h GMT
17mm (APS) f/22 1/2s ISO100 with Cir. PL Filter
14-bit RAW 12,2MP
All your feedback is highly appreciated.
Em Português:
"Subi a escarpa, era a hora de me dirigir mais para Norte, e contornando os 3 grandes vales seguintes desço novamente, atravessando o leito do Barranco da Pena Furada. Sigo em direcção a uma praia ainda a Sul de Murração, com um gigante pináculo piramidal que ostenta 21 mt de altura. O céu não ajudou a fotografar a paisagem, e entretanto chegava a chuva. Nestas ocasiões é importante estar preparado. A máquina deve ser protegida com capa impermeável, e o fotógrafo também! Um casaco corta-vento impermeável, leve e que não comprometa a maleabilidade é aconselhável. Fotografo o cenário pensando já numa transformação para o preto-e-branco, acrescentando o necessário dramatismo entre a claridade do céu mas com uma escuridão global na cena."
Excerto de artigo Web do autor no seguinte link:
http://www.fotografia-dg.com/cronica-de-fotografia-de-natureza/
Comments
13 commentsTerrific shot!
The rounded stone does it all for me. There's a sense of mystery too created I think by the significant vignetting... that makes me thing of an egg left by aliens of another world... or something like that.
I wish the tower wasn't so dark, but I do rather like the intended glow behind it.
Lon
Thanks for feedback so far.
It was quite a complex processing on this one, to make it work. I did some crop on the left side, added intense vignetting and made local contrast adjustments to get all possible detail in the sky and more. It has a huge impact for me, I´m glad your´re liking it also