Lavaux

Taken in the Lavaux area in Switzerland, just east of Lausanne.

great image !! a.r. 7/7

Really great capture. 6/6 anon

... very good light colors details and composition ...

wath a wonderfull light in this shot

Sublte and Sublime - an excellent image. Do you have versions with a little more f/g and a little less sky? This is just teetering on the edge of having a horizon slightly too central for my tastes, but it holds it enough here to feel balanced.

 

Super stuff,

 

James

beatiful shot, very god work, well done congratulations

Wonderful landscape with great lighting!

Beautiful in every detail, kudos rek.

Wonderful light, very nice image. Regards, Jean-Marc

Very well done ... great lights & colors. Regards.

Vaya paleta de colores has conseguido, si espectacular el la viña, le supera el cielo. Felicidades

The quality of light and colors is exceptional. Post pro is crafty, but obviously the right side got hot. Younes, I have been shooting various exposures for just such things, using an overly underexposed image to blend in some needed detail in clipped areas. I realize that it is not clipped in all channels, but if you can avoid clipping in any channels, it can buy a little more detail. I am eluding to a very minor thing, the image is nearly flawless. I love the chiaroscuro effect, the light bathing the multihued vines while the ground is subdued. I especially love the varied color palette; complimentary colors adding contrast. The sky has a painterly characteristic. It is simply magical!!

Younes, what lens did you use here? Mark G's comment is interesting, but this is a wonderful composition. I'm curious, did you scout out this location and wait for the right sunrise/sunset? Or did you chance upon it? The complimentary colors and precision of detail really make this a wonderful result. Cheers.

Thanks everyone for the great feedback:

Marc: unfortunately I shot this in jpeg (!!!), for some reason my camera switched to jpeg capture by accident, so the only way I could fix this was by using the healing brush, which I think did a fair job.

Kurt: thanks for dropping by as usual. I didn't scout this place at all. In fact I was heading out to another place on the train, I looked out the window and said to my cousins: that's our stop...walked down a bit, found this spot and waited for the light. I must say I was pretty fortunate :). And I almost forgot, this was taken using my faithful Sigma 10-20.

YB, it's great! That's a great story, too. I realize that many "serious" photographers do scouting and lots of waiting, but this photo proves that the world around us has unexpected beauty, and it's great to keep a camera handy, our favorite lens, and a watchful eye to see. I'm also glad to hear you are back on your feet, man! I'm envious of your extensive travels, though heheh.