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The three peaks during a summer hike in the Dolomites.
One of the most iconic locations
Nikon Z7II 14mm F/2.8
It is beautiful this image of the āTre cime di lavaredoā, the three mountain tops of Lavaredo. It is taken from its retreat? It is one of my favorite trekking.
What I like are the light, the colors and the reflexions. I am not enthusiastic about both the clouds attached to the borders, also because they push the eyes out of the image with the risk of becoming cross-eyed! I think that it is possible to remove them surely in the RUC and probably also in the opposite site.
Lovely photo of this iconic location. Those talus slopes at the base of the peaks are very cool!
What grabs my eye the most, though, is that little bit of sky to the left of the leftmost peak, right at the frame edge. Itās not matched by a sliver of light on the right, so it feels odd. Perhaps a slight crop to get rid of that sliver to make it more āevenā; that would solve that bright little cloud in the ULC, also. Hereās my idea, along with a slight dodging of the green area - it looked a bit flat, but I donāt want to fiddle too much with your vision of portraying the scene āas isā.
I looks like I made the WB warmer, also - that was inadvertent when opened this in PS. I do like the warmer tone, though.
Idan,
Wonderful near/far āreflectionscapeā image. In addtion to the reflection, I particularly like the light on the towering rock formations - and the talus slopes Bonnie mentions.
Iām not familiar with the location and unsure if they towers of rock have natural leans to them, or are we seeing some wide angle lens distortion going on? Not a big deal, but again Iām not sure, but suspect we are seeing some effect of the wider angle. I think a little tranformation and a crop/clone of that little cloud in the ULC could improve things a little . That little cloud almost looks like some weird artifact rather than a cloudā¦ definitely pulls the eye.
I really like Bonnieās edit, including the added warm and contrast. Youāve got a great image work and should make an even better print after a few minor tweaks.
Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful image, Idan! I love the Tre Cimi formations, wish I had that light when I was there. The reflection is wonderful and it brings me back to being there. I agree with @Bonnie_Lampley 's edits, including the warming of the white balance too. I am not typically one to remove clouds, but in this case I think removing that little odd one in the ULC does indeed help!
