Showing posts with label Dolomites. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dolomites. Show all posts

Sunday, July 3, 2022

183. Livin' on a Prayer

Seceda, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy
photo by Daniel Francis
website - https://www.flickr.com/photos/d2francis2/
original image - https://live.staticflickr.com/8410/29967995056_f0621b1bec_k.jpg

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Coz we're half way there. This is the 183rd wallpaper. Exactly half way through the year. And this one is fitting, because a photo of this particular place - Seceda in Italy - made me waant to start collecting landscapes. Here is the photo. Technically, it's pretty bad, but the atmosphere is something else. So I wanted a similar, but higher quality photo of this cliff, during a cloud inversion. Easier said than done. I finally found one I almost liked, but it was shot during a very sunny day, with too much glare for my taste. So I decided to make it more moody, and here's the result.

I turned the sky stormy, and tried to make it look like there is a hole in the clouds somewhere off-screen through which the sky shines onto the green plateau. You be the judge if I succeeded (had to really hold myself back not to make a really bad pun here. But now you have it in your mind anyway, don't you?)

Seceda by Daniel Francis, wallscapades.blogspot.com
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Seceda by Daniel Francis, wallscapades.blogspot.com
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Sunday, May 15, 2022

135. Alpenglow

Langkofel, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy
photo by David Siglin
website - https://www.davidsiglinphotography.com/
original image - https://unsplash.com/photos/LJC4CJt7T1o

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A nice example of it. I like the crispness of the atmosphere.

I just fixed the overall levels, nothing more.

Langkofel by David Siglin, wallscapades.blogspot.com
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Langkofel by David Siglin, wallscapades.blogspot.com
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Wednesday, March 16, 2022

75. Pool of Light

‘The Chosen One’ - Schlern, Dolomites, Italy
photo by Albert Dros
website - https://www.albertdros.com/
original image - https://live.staticflickr.com/5327/30864935180_1ac7fc7f8e_h.jpg

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The warm pool of light that envelops the tree makes this one. There is some long exposure here that I'd be happier without, but it can just about pass - the clouds are still somewhat defined, and not just white mush, although they're not far from it.

I slightly emphasized the aforementioned pool oof light.

The Chosen One by Albert Dros, wallscapades.blogspot.com
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The Chosen One by Albert Dros, wallscapades.blogspot.com
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Monday, March 7, 2022

66. A Long Way Down

Seceda, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Northern Italy
photo by Torsten Mühlbacher
website - https://www.instagram.com/clickpix_eu/
original image - hhttps://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh00Em0McWi2nv3F_nLG6IvVmSDfWnwMQt9W4K7bhOoumGnlBTwdSSk-O7_KkTpL2ZkjDlTkl8I-ICwC7-XTPi-uDSMb39OXDB3NltmoKI_DvjHg-zj2cDTpgkbiwlorvk37SR3w0hnOXfq/s1600/71531304_2493887467385987_8652347317283717120_o.jpg

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There was a guy (I think) at the top of the cliff. I replaced him with a girl, and added an ominous flock of birds for a more forlorn atmosphere. There is an unsettling psychological phenomenon called 'Call of the Void,' where you feel like jumping into the abyss when you stand above it. If there is any place you would feel it, I'd say this is it.

Other than that, I fixed the contrasts, and cooled down the colors.

Seceda, Dolomites, Italy by Torsten Mühlbacher, wallscapades.blogspot.com
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Seceda, Dolomites, Italy by Torsten Mühlbacher, wallscapades.blogspot.com
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