Huangshan (Yellow) Mountain (see large)

Huangshan, or Yellow Mountain, rises in a series of 72 craggy

pinnacles that inspired an entire school of painting in the late Ming

period. Swirling clouds and gnarled pines provide ever changing

photo opps. Comments appreciated. There will be sever more shots

in this series during the next couple of weeks.

Hello Jim, What a fabulous place to shoot. Interesting write up. I look forward to some more images. Its also interesting to me how there is so much vegetation that high up in the mountains, not that I know the exact height of this particular mountain. Thanks for sharing this with us.

BR,

Holger

A beautiful composition with very nice lighting, GungaJim!

It reminds me of an old Chinese print or water color. My suggestion, I would try to adjust the levels so the brightest parts of the clouds are really white and to show a bit more detail in the dark parts of the image. Just my 2¢.

Love it - a lot of drama, good light, simple elements.

Thanks for the encouraging comments. Siegfried, I will give your ideas a try.

Huangshan (simplified Chinese: 黄山; traditional Chinese: 黃山; pinyin: Huángshān; literally "Yellow Mountain"),[2] is a mountain range in southern Anhui province in eastern China. The range is composed of material that was uplifted from an ancient sea during the Mesozoic era, 100 million years ago. The mountains themselves were carved by glaciers during theQuaternary. Vegetation on the range is thickest below 1,100 meters (3,600 ft), with trees growing up to the treeline at 1,800 meters (5,900 ft).

The area is well known for its scenery, sunsets, peculiarly shaped granite peaks, Huangshan Pine trees, and views of the clouds from above. Huangshan is a frequent subject of traditional Chinese paintings and literature, as well as modern photography. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and one of China's major tourist destinations.