salvatore.mele 1 Posted August 19, 2005 When on a mountain summit there are several options open for a picture: a panoramic landscape, a zoom into the valleys, a zoom to the next peeks and so on. Here, I've chosen to show the view through someone taking it in: does it make you feel on the summit as well? Your comments, suggestions and criticisms on my growing mountain portfolio are most welcome! Link to comment
gbc 0 Posted August 19, 2005 I think such an image commands merit because of difficulty of location, not just composition, etc. This, like others in the series are just incredible. Good job Salvatore.... Link to comment
byronlawrence 0 Posted August 19, 2005 now those are the shots that require getting there. :) I am glad you took your camera. Link to comment
sebastijan 0 Posted August 19, 2005 Salvatore, when I look your picture I'm VERYYYYY jealous. I love the mountains too. The picture is very beautiful also. Great job. Link to comment
delp 0 Posted August 20, 2005 Yes, the mood works. This setup is the best one, otherwise, one tends not to really realise how giant this can be. One critique, though: I think you should dramatically improve the exposure level of this image. Remembering how light is fabulous at these places (reflected from everywhere) it is easy to have the TTL expometer fooled ... or was it intentional from yours to keep details in the snow ? Link to comment
richard hans 0 Posted August 20, 2005 I really like this one, great composition, light, tones & details!!! Best regards. Link to comment
amalsircar 2 Posted August 21, 2005 One gets the top of the world feelings. Beautiful! Link to comment
dominiquedodge 0 Posted August 21, 2005 I like the way you have your climber "sitting" snuggly between the two ridges. It gives the photo a comfortable feeling, satisfaction on having reached the summit. The viewer can "relax" and enjoy the view too. On exposure, I'd say somewhere between the two versions. Link to comment
jlt 0 Posted August 21, 2005 This one really gives you the feeling of being on the summit. The climber is ihe perfect spot and you took the shot from his viewpoint. I wish I was there. Link to comment
jeff.grant 0 Posted August 30, 2005 Salvatore, to me this is a really good way to convey the message. There is beauty of place and the achievement of getting there, and the stance of the climber is just right - standing tall. As for exposure, halfway between the original and suggested would work best for me. Link to comment
robertbrown 1 Posted August 30, 2005 Salvatore, this is a really effective shot. The red climber, perched at the summit, looking out over the incredible panorama of mountains, really gives me a "top of the world" feel. I also like how you've composed this nice, sharp shot. I concur with Dominique and Jeff's comments on exposure, though I do think the saturated colors have some appeal, too. I'm still not a fan of your thick, black frames, but on photos as good as this one, I hate to bring it up! Also, after close inspection of this one, there some unusual artifacts to the left of the climber's head and backpack--do you know what that is from? They can only be seen if you enlarge the photo. Link to comment
pawel_czapiewski1 0 Posted August 30, 2005 Having a climber included not only brings more color but also conveys the sense of being there to the viewers. Well composed, brightness has been mentioned before, i'd check for possible cyanish cast (rocks might look better without it). Regards, Link to comment
salvatore.mele 1 Posted September 30, 2005 ...about the conditions in which this picture was taken, here you can find a shot of truly-yours she took of me while I was preparing for this one. Link to comment
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