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Categories Photography > Animals, Plants & Nature > Landscapes

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Another shot taken during a wonderful evening’s shooting on the Piano Grande, in the heart of the Sibillini mountains in Umbria, Italy.

The mountain in front is Mt Vettore, the highest peak in the area at 2476 meters, captured around 15 minutes after the sun had set behind me. The whole evening had been a wonderful display of mountain light, and this was the last act before the clouds drained of colour.

I composed using a pool of water in a flooded field, and used a 9 stop neutral density filter to give me a long exposure (around 2 minutes) in order to capture the movement of the clouds as the wind sculpted them around the peak.

A 3 stop NDG filter pulled down to the base of the mountain balanced the brightness of the sky and mountain with it's reflection in the pool.

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Taken at Piano Grande, Sibillini National Park, Umbria, Italy
Nikon D3 | Nikkor 17-35 f2.8 ED
Gitzo GT2541 tripod w/ Gitzo GH1780QR ballhead
Lee 0.9 (3 stop) soft edged ND grad filter | Hoya ND400 9 stop ND filter
126s | f13 | 19mm

More shots from Italy:

Sibillini
Vitaleta
Cypress
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Thanks in advance for any comments or faves. Sadly, I no longer have time to reply to individual comments, but I do appreciate people taking the time to look.
Any questions, please note me.

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*justeline May 19, 2009, 7:30:12 AM
Surprisingly enough I was able to be the first one to fav this! But by the time I have stopped staring at it and found something to write I'll probably be the last to comment! :lol:
Beautiful Andy, just beautiful! :)

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~arqhugo May 19, 2009, 7:32:24 AM
Great composition!! The colors are just great
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~Saint-Gut-Free May 19, 2009, 7:38:18 AM
my eyes aren't picking up a focus point of interest, purty colors though.

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*La-Vita-a-Bella May 19, 2009, 7:43:40 AM
I find myself staring at the mountain just under the clouds. It really draws me in. The colors are fabulous! I find that if you wait until after sunset, you get some of the best colors. Most people don't stick around after the sun disappears and they always miss the best part IMO.

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~CeciliStargazer May 19, 2009, 7:44:01 AM
This is strikingly beautiful!

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=AndyMumford May 19, 2009, 7:50:17 AM
Lol...that has to be my fastest "Submission-to-feature" ever :D
Thankyou kinldy :-)

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=Healzo May 19, 2009, 7:53:44 AM
haha, well it's an amazing photo :aww:
You are welcome!
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=pestilence May 19, 2009, 7:59:31 AM
Lovely work Andy, I love the clouds! :)
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=Star-buck May 19, 2009, 8:05:00 AM
I love the long exposure you used to capture the clouds. :) The colors are so pretty!


Before I started taking pictures, I never noticed how the light changes scenery and mood so drastically and quickly. One thing I love so much about photography is that it has made me appreciate each moment...really SEE things... instead of just thinking, "oh nice sunset".

A good example of what I'm trying to say is this:

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