Reaching the Photographic Top

This is not a landscape but a portrait of a fellow photo.netter specialized in capturing his region's memories, nature, customs, people and vistas.

I wanted to have him immersed in his activities (spotmetering the light) and surrounded by the splendour of that far corner of Spain. Did I achieve it?

Great photo, Alberto! And getting Angel into it deserves another point for originality. Looking at this gives a very vivid sense of what it would be like to be there.

Awesome, Alberto!! This is wonderful ... and has personality as well as being a great landscape shot!!

Pues esta para mi es la mejor de estas que has subido. Preciosa!

Agree with Luis: In my opinion, this is the best one of the series, because of it´s composition, colors and sense of the geographic site. A must, for the outdoor photographer. Very good Alberto!

Albert, THANK YOU VERY MUCH INDEED for this shot. For me it is a great honour which I do not deserve but unforgotable at the same time.

Now the NEWS: If anyone from PhotoNet decides to organize a photographic trip to Sierra de Gata I would be delighted to serve you as a guide. Spring is round the corner ....

You absolutely achieved it. Excellent photograph.

Muy linda, paisaje precioso, amigo!

it was surely worth climbing that high. great picture. regards,adrian

lovely shot ... am v much enjoying seeing the two of you at work together.

Pues creo que sí, creo que es la que mas me gusta de tus últimas tres, saludos.

Quiero vivir en España, Alberto.

Una maravilla de foto! Es que no hay nada que apuntar... Muy buena de todo! Un abrazo.

Alberto, I can add nothing to the comments of those before. It works for me too!

Con las fotos que has hecho a esta familia ,.......... te van a invitar todos los findes

You have a good eye Alberto, I enjoyed many of your pics. Pnina Evental

Otra para la pared de Angel!

Yes, it is a great photo. Colors, composition and knowing it is a very personal photo makes it so well. It looks as you and Angel are having great times on your photo sessions.

Muy buena, Alberto. Como me gustarìa ir a esos lugares fantásticos... con esas compañías. Saludos!

Very natural..except for the sky is bad/wrong..(those damn yankees chemtrailing over Spain again). Natural alto cumulus like the Castle in Scotland shot would have made it extra-ordinary..The sky is in the pix, therefore it IS part of the composition and it must be addressed.

Well, Thomas, you may have a point in there. The trails of the passiing jets could (I stress, COULD) be a problem, except for two things:

1-Gata is in the usual path north of all plains flying out of Lisbon's airport northeastwards: i.e. all European destinations with the exception of London. Consequently, those trails are a natural part of Gata's scenery.

2-Should we remove every trace of human modifications of the natural space? For instance, should I clone out all traces of the village of Cadalso that can be seen on the plain below?

Do you mean chemtrails, as in a secret US conspiracy to gas everyone, or contrails as in what typically follows a passenger jet???

 

There is something I find peacefully uplifting about this photo - like it's reminding me what photography is all about - getting out there and enjoying it! The fact that there are contrails in the frame helps this, I think, as to me it shows a photographic environment. I like the way they (the contrails) converge to the left with the landscape also.

Esos colores son una pasada. Y la nitidez de la imagen abruma. !Felicidades Sr Conde!

Hello Alberto:

 

Perfect light, magnificent color and sharp as a tack. --jim