clouds and Cocoland (to Don Manuel) Photo

Photographer’s Note

Why the clouds in my village are so special?

I don't know, but here you have a new proof.

If you follow that road, Cocoland is only 300 or 400 meters far from this point. I mean I really close and I could enjoy an amazing and warm light. The Sun would disappear only a few minutes later and the sky was terrific.

It was difficult to shot because the light, but finally I was able to do this photo and... and I hope you like it.

PD: I want to dedicate this photo to our friend Don Manuel because he loves sunsets (also he thinks sunset is better than Sunrise because is better sleeping)

feather, bukitgolfb301, ManuMay, leonorkuhn, PaulVDV, atha2pan, ocskaymarci, isabela_sor, xavshot, Sne011, josepmarin, adramad, Charo, JCG ha puntuado esta nota como útil.

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feather (49868) 2009-08-14 13:44

Shooting into the sun is always difficult to manage, as the dymanic range is so high you get either under or over exposure. The tiny bit of over exposure is nothing to worry about here as the rest of the sky has plenty of drama. So... the road will lead me to your favourite place!! :D
Kath

ManuMay (11043) 2009-08-14 13:46

Don Carlos!!!!

Gracias por tu foto, y sobre todo por haber ido a otro planeta a hacerla!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Porque este cielo no es de la Tierra no??

Impresionante, desde luego es cuestión de andar siempre con la cámara a cuestas...por que si no estos momentos los perderíamos...

Y el color!!! Qué color?? Todos los colores!!

Bueno, ya que estas de vuelta en nuestro planeta... te comunico que desconecto mi nave hasta dentro de unos días...cuando volveré con Gb y Gb de colores y cielos, y de atardeceres, que amaneceres no pienso hacer ni uno!!!

Un abrazo, amigo...

Manu

Morac (20557) 2009-08-14 13:47

Hi Carlos
The clouds of your village are actually special and original, but they are beautiful.
It is true that in this picture you can feel the warmth of "Cocoland".

Bon Weekend et amicalement
Marc

toni_al (15430) 2009-08-14 14:15

Hola Cocolandia
Como no, menudas nubes que teneis en el puebloun paysage muy dinamico. No lo digo por el mogollon de gente.. es por las nubes y la caretera que desaparece en el horizonte :-)
Saludos
Toni

bukitgolfb301 (4722) 2009-08-14 14:25

Hello my dear Carlos

What a great landscape shot !
Nice composition and color gradation of the sky are marvelous indeed.
Your note is also very interesting.
Congratulation on your good job !
Thanks for sharing and best regards,
Have a good weekend !
Takero

leonorkuhn (13643) 2009-08-14 17:02

Hola Carlos,

Me encanta la composición, tiene una atmósfera mágica. El cielo es fantástico, emocionante, tiene los efectos de que sólo la naturaleza puede hacer. La carretera con su curva suave parece que se va hasta el infinito.

Saludos
Leonor

femendes (109) 2009-08-14 18:03

Hello,

Nice picture! Very unique!

Regards,

Felipe

BilboCA (734) 2009-08-14 18:28

Hi, Carlos,

I'm fond of fantastic skies. This one certainly qualifies!!!

I don't think I've ever seen the atmosphere with the colors you have rendered here.

The ground looks quite normal for dry summertime under the clouds. So my impression is that your photo is rendering well what the sky actually looked like at that time (instead of some artifact of how the camera recorded it).

For the composition, you've chosen well to use most of the frame for the impressive atmosphere and I like how the road leads the viewer into the main subject. The land below is important to your image, too, because it lends a sense of authenticity to the overall color rendering.

Very nice!
Regards,
- William

laxpix (656) 2009-08-14 22:46

You have right, the clouds in your village are so special, beautiful and amazing. The colors are unbelievable. Magical.

Rafer (4381) 2009-08-14 23:06

Preciosa y original imagen con mucha fuerza visual y luz y color fantásticos...saludos

PaulVDV (5258) 2009-08-15 2:49

Hello Carlos,
All these colours in the sky are fantastic but a very important part of your picture certainly is the landscape under that sky and of course the road starting in the right bottom corner and after the curve leading straight to the horizon adds to the beauty of the composition.
I think I can agree with Don Manuel about his preference for sunsets instead of sunrises :)
PS: What is the capital of Cocoland ?
Best regards, Paul

black44 (404) 2009-08-15 3:37

Hola Carlos

Habra que ir a Quintanilla del Coco, para ver estas fantasticas imagenes, parece el fin del mundo.

Una imagen fantastica y aqui se ve la grandeza del cielo, con colores muy expresivos.

Un saludo Antonio

juliettecorvett (269) 2009-08-15 7:33

amazing! perfect picture, wonderful colours, very impressing atmosphere!

thanks, juliette

atha2pan (3419) 2009-08-15 14:29

Cocolandia el magico terra (or similar)
What a lovely sky... and landscape of course.

Do you enjoy your wide lens?
Un saludos amigo
s

ocskaymarci (2508) 2009-08-15 14:33

Hola Carlos!
I must admit that it's a fantastic view. The sky is very dramatic with the "endless" road and the small hills. Did you use any filters?
TFS!
Cheers,
Marci

isabela_sor (42197) 2009-08-16 6:34 [Comment]

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Cretense (56326) 2009-08-16 7:05

Hola Carlos!

Una foto surreal, pero muy impresionante! Gran composicion y encuadre, tremenda perspectiva, y un cielo increible que corta la respiracion! Felicidades!

Un saludo,
Hercules

xavshot (62685) 2009-08-16 8:00

Bonjour Carlos
quel ciel !! Les couleurs sont superbes et donne un côté irréel au paysage. J'aime bien la profondeur de la photo.
Xavier

KateinDenmark (1117) 2009-08-16 9:18

Hello,
I'm very impressed by how well you've captured these clouds. They seem to draw the viewers eye down the road. I'm also struck by how much this looks like a scene from the dessert Southwest of the US. I can easily see why the Spanish Conquistadors were so interested in that region - it looked home. Well done!

Sincerely,Kate

Sne011 (3101) 2009-08-16 12:13

Hola Carlos,
Es impresionante, de verdad! Muy bonita captura del juego de naturaleza con el cielo. Fantasticos colores...como no disfrutar en Cocolandia?? :)
Un saludo, que tengas buena semana..
Sne

maria (2714) 2009-08-17 0:21

Hola Carlos,
Gracias por el tiempo que le has dedicado a mis imagenes. Se aprecia.
Es un buen POV. La parte menos interesante, well al menos para mi, queda limitada a un 1/3 del canvas por lo que consigues suficiente room para mostrar ese cielo. Y vaya cielo! Parece una pintura.
Muy impresionante.
Saludos,
Maria

mariandrea (973) 2009-08-17 16:22

Hola Carlos, really an amazing sky.... The light you captured is great, gives kinda of special texture to the ground. Chau chau,

Maria

Bluejeans (32547) 2009-08-18 5:34

Ola Carlos ,
Que céu magnifico as cores estavam lindas , bom uso da lenter 12-24mm o ângulo de visaõ dá um efeito visual magnifico de âmplitude , gostei muito da estrada a levar o nosso olhar para o horizonte , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

TopGeo (21905) 2009-08-20 1:09

Hi Carlos! If I close the eyes this sky I think I believe they is what it likes more that they is something that you often don't repeat?
Regards
Georgios

nikosrio (1048) 2009-08-20 2:42

Hola Carlos,
this is great landsape shot,excellent colors, light and composition,
have a nice day,
regards,
Nikos.

PS.thank you for your comments on my photos.

sunamoon (5061) 2009-08-20 9:29

Holaa Carlos!

Que impresionante color y perspectiva con la carretera!
sobre todo ese cielo tan increible y un encuadre genial
Grandioso!!!

Saludos,
Elena

devimeuxbe (55930) 2009-08-21 15:15

Hi carlos
what an amazing sky ! The perspective on the raod is very nice
very well done
Bertrand

COSTANTINO (22840) 2009-08-22 22:52

Hello
This shot is extraodinary full of colours and beauty.Is that an explosion of the clouds into the sky?
An impressionist picture of the best painter phtographer
regards and compliments
Costantino

josepmarin (33837) 2009-08-23 10:52

Hola Carlos,
no sé què tenen els núvols a Cocolandia, però els he vist a moltes de les teves fotos i sempre són impressionants.
Aquí són els autèntics protagonistes de la foto, amb els seus colors espectaculars. La perspectiva que ens dóna la carretera és un bon complement gràfic.
Maca feina.
Salut,
Josep

adramad (3708) 2009-08-30 11:24

Hola Carlos.
Coincido contigo el rómanico me gusta mucho y por alla arriba en Castilla hay mucho y bueno; gótico tambien me gusta.
Esta fotografia tiene un cielo que es increible, tanto en la forma de las nubes como en color, igualmente buenisima la perspectiva de la carretera que parece perderse en el infinito.
Saludos.
Luis.

Charo (31671) 2009-09-05 17:19

Hola Carlos,
Tengo varias fotos tuyas pendientes de examinar, pero esta me ha llamado más la atención por ese espectacular cielo y sus singulares colores.

Quintanilla tiene que estar orgullosa de su "fotógrafo local". ;))
Un abrazo,
Charo

claudeD (11358) 2009-09-10 6:15

Hello Carlos,

very good landscape shot with a perfect composition and nice colors.I like the amazing sky.TFS.

With regards from Luxembourg

Jean-Claude

bernardec (2235) 2009-09-10 11:03

Bonsoir carlos,c'est un des plus beaux ciels que j'ai jamais vu en image!
Bravo
bernard

stelli (2951) 2009-09-12 11:45

Dramatic, stong sky and wonderful framing! Thank you for sharing! Regards Stella

Persuasor (599) 2009-09-12 12:42

Hola Carlos.

¡Y los cielos se abrirán de súbito para engullirnos!

Qué cielo tan violento y qué paisaje tan calmo. Parece casi irreal.

JCG (25469) 2009-10-27 9:28

Hello Carlos,

A very beautiful composition as well in the framing of the landscape as in the image processing. I like much this celestial painting, the colors are superb. The road, in the prolongation of the clouds in the sky, accentuates the depth of the image and this extraordinary feeling of space. Well done Carlos, cheer.

With all my friendships and a very good end-of-day,

Jean-Charles