Sun pillar at dawn

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 12, 2010110 views4 comments

Dear all,
it's been a while since I last posted here, here's a shot from earlier this spring: it was quite a cold dawn and I was caught by this sun pillar preceding the rise of the sun above the horizon. I had a hard time scanning this slide, cause the dark parts are really dense and the pillar is quite subtle, moreover the scanner tends to introduce halos around the edge between dark mountains and clearer sky :-(

Maybe it's way too flat, but I hope it conveys some of the magic of that cold morning. Your comments and critiques are welcome!

Simbruini Natural Park, Lazio - Italy
(Nikon FM2, Nikkor AF 24mm f/2.8 D, Fujichrome Velvia 100)

Best regards,
Francesco

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on July 13, 2010 at 2:51 AM

Francesco,

I think that is a fascinating phenomena. It comes through very clearly in this photo. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on July 13, 2010 at 8:37 AM

Simple and effective. Nice to see that phenomenon captured in such a lovely way.

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on July 13, 2010 at 8:54 AM

Certainly a beautiful sunrise. The colors are magnificent.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on July 14, 2010 at 9:06 PM

Francesco,

Fascinating, natural phenomena - captured beautifully. Great color gradient, great clouds. No nits or suggestions. Well done.

Lon

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