Inside the Val di Landro, a photo from Bolzano, Trentino Alto Adige

Photographer's Note

This is a view of the small Lago di Dobbiacco, at the beginnings of the Val di Landro, a wonderful valley that runs from the Alta Val Pusteria down to the south to the village of Carbonin and the Lago di Landro and then by a pass is possible to go in the Veneto Region to the Lake of Misurina, the Cadore and the Cortina district.

That small valley have a fantastic range of mounts on the both sides, vertical peaks higher more than 2.900 meters. It's long 13.5 kms and wide few hundreds of meters, and so have a great impact , as a long, long fjord...without the sea, but just with a small lake and a small river.
The German name of this small valley is Hohlenstein Tal.

The mounts on the picture are from the left to the right:

Croda di Baranci - 2.904 meters
Cima Tre Scarpieri (Dreischusterspitze) - 3.152 meters
Monte Rudo - 2.607 meters
Picco di Vallandro - 2.839 meters

Val di Landro is one of the most beautiful valley that i saw all around the world.

Converted in B/W.

P.S.
The POV of the image was the table of a small typicall restaurant on the lake where we had a good lunch open-air:
excellent Pappardelle con sugo di cinghiale.
(large noodles of Common Buckwheat with Wild Boar ragù).
And a bottle of good Marzemino from Trento Province!

Jesus...i'm hungry at 10.00 a.m.!!!

Model: Canon DIGITAL IXUS 50
Software: Adobe Photoshop 7.0
Exposure Time: 1/636
F-Stop: f/6.3
Focal Length: 7109/1000 mm
Date Taken: 2007-03-10 13:11
Metering Mode: Center Weighted Average
Flash: Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
File Size: 195 kb

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femkevdh (2633) 2007-03-14 5:13

It's beautiful Paolo!! But what is that white lien dividing the image in two? Ice?
Anyhow; I like the B&W and your framing very much. I'm sure every dish will taste good in a setitng like this! ;-)
ciao, Femke

bantonbuju (51815) 2007-03-14 5:15

ha, i discover the beauty of the b/w landscapes with such sort of the photography, paolo...astonishing light stripe across the middle of the image separates two worlds: real one, and the reflected... inspiring image...
bw, j.

vonp (2235) 2007-03-14 5:24

Ciao Paolo,
Bella luce e calma assoluta in questo tuo B&W.
La simmetria dei riflessi è veramente notevole: bravo!
Buona Giornata
Paolo

mursaloglu (8682) 2007-03-14 5:26

Salve paolo
Io ci sono stato tanti anni fa a Dobbiaco e un posto che mi attira ancora oggi. La tua foto veramente e mozzaffiato con un contrasto superbo ed eccellente. La riflessione sul lago delle montagne crea una tridimensionale effetto. Complimenti e tanti auguri. ihsan

kiwi_explorer (12209) 2007-03-14 5:42

Hi Paolo,
Very good B&W composition ... the mountains and the reflections just speaks for itself. What a lovely view to have lunch. The middle white layer looks interesting ... not sure what it is but certainly add value to the scene. Contrast and sharpness is also very good. Excellent! TFS

aadilj (18102) 2007-03-14 5:46

Thats an absoloutely magical effect that makes this image look layered. The lights are lovely and so are the textures and contrsats and the b/w tretment make sit even mor beautiful. Overal superb idea and execution. Lovely composition. great piece of work indeed.

waseemkhan (1099) 2007-03-14 5:56

hi dear..

very good freeming n nic photoshop .......
I'm sure every dish will taste good in a setitng like this..............

regards..

waseem khan

Kenggaroo (849) 2007-03-14 5:59

Great landscape, Paolo
Fantastic scenery with great details in B&W. Everything is absolutely perfect here- the mountain, the ice, the lake and the swan.
Good scenery capture.
kenggaroo

maki (0) 2007-03-14 6:03

Hi Paolo,
Beautifull countryside picture in B&W tonality. It looks so quiet, calm and peacefull. Interesting with the ice on the half of the lake.
regards,
maki

cimcim (3712) 2007-03-14 6:17

Hi Paolo,
It's completely WONDERFUL!
Reflection given an amazing effect to photo!
This photo has a different soul and style.
TFS
aycin

papagolf21 (152607) 2007-03-14 6:29

Bonjour, cher Paolo,
Heureusement que la photographie existe pour nous présenter de telles images. C'est tout simplement magnifique !
La réalisation est d'une grande beauté. De plus, si l'on peut se restaurer tout en regardant un tel spectacle, je suis preneur.
Félicitations.
Amitiés.
Philippe

tjanze (5674) 2007-03-14 6:43

Hi Paolo!
Beautiful reflection and nice lake.B&W is great for this photo.
Ciao!

jrj (34843) 2007-03-14 6:55

Interesting bw Paolo wth the white beach (or whatever) as a most significant divider of the land and reflections. I like the swan and the 3 pillars in front - good details in this compo.

everlasting (20024) 2007-03-14 7:04

For someone so keen to shoot in rich colours this is a surprise, Paolo. The amazing light on this B&W landscape and the white stripe which divides the image into real and reflected makes this a super compo.

barrufeto_77 (28888) 2007-03-14 7:13

Hi Paolo.

An interesting picture. THe B&W add a new perspective in my opinion to the landscapes.

As you told to Jack, the ice is a good detail, impossible to see near Barcelona unfortunatelly.

Well done!

Rgs, Oscar
PD: Have you eaten something?

ben4321 (9875) 2007-03-14 7:31

The contrast between the area of ice and the overall darkness in the rest of the image gives this a lot of impact. Your composition is excellent with good use of the strong horizontal layers in the scene and a pleasing balance between the mountains and their reflections.
I especially like the inclusion of the row of decaying wooden posts in the foreground, they really lift the image and I don't think it would have been nearly as good without them.
A good, contrasty black and white conversion, and although the sky is a bit over-exposed, it's less noticeable in black and white than it would have been in colour.
Good work Paolo.

Cheers,
Ben

cessy (13647) 2007-03-14 8:26

fantastic lanscape, great reflection, Paolo
very nicely captured
there is even swan there, add the beauty of the place
very well done

rbcy1974 (20758) 2007-03-14 8:36

Hello Paolo
Its breathtaking
Amazingly captured, I really like how you have captured it in black and white
really well composed
Regards
Daniel

Gerrit (62042) 2007-03-14 9:41

Hi Paolo,
extraordinary shot. The white square is very curious in the compo.
Well seen,
regards, Gerrit

feather (51130) 2007-03-14 10:00

What an amazing sight. I thought from the thumbnail it was a montage of two pano images. The B&W conversion works well here as I expect there wouldn't be much colour in it anyway.
Btw the lunch sounds delicious.
Kath

ChrisJ (172436) 2007-03-14 11:02

Ciao Paolo,

Wonderful tonal range, & superb symmetrical reflections, with good contrast, in this superb b&w image. Tfs!

stefanocer (10642) 2007-03-14 12:17

Bellissima con eccellente composizione arricchita dal bel riflesso , buona la scelta del B/W , complimenti.
Stefano.

veve (4189) 2007-03-14 14:15

Hi Paolo,
Very good B&W picture!
Excellent composition,great mirror effect and good management of light!
Wonderful landscape!
Best regards,
Veronica

nwoehnl (122) 2007-03-14 17:14

Good choice to go for a contrasty b&w presentation with this one, Paolo. The reflections of the mountains with the v-shaped valley in the middle are beautifully shown, and the patch of ice in the middle delivers a surprising and slightly puzzling aspect. Very nice shot.

AiresSantos (56155) 2007-03-15 5:45

Hi Paolo,
Fantastic Black and white composition with the ice and great reflections.
I like your POV and how you framed the picture.
Thanks and greetings
Aires

newtintin (1876) 2007-03-15 7:10

Hello,
I like this framing and this mirror effect.
to play to have put this well in B/W.
this corner has the very peaceful surface,
cheer for the glance.
greeting.
R.A.F

Muse (35030) 2007-03-15 9:46

Hello Paolo,
C'est très joli! Le NB convient très bien.
Un endroit plein de charme. Ce ciel donne une ambiance très particulière.
Best regards
Denise

rigoletto (34279) 2007-03-15 16:02

Is that ice over there?
Is it a swan over there?
Is nature a magician?
Does B&W suit a photo this much?
Are you a magician?
Can i eat this wonderful photo???

paluli25 (62) 2007-03-15 16:14

WOW!!! great composition!!! nice reflexion.. very well captured, thank you for sharing!! la tua foto mi piace moltisimo!! arrvederci!!

sowhat (1004) 2007-03-16 5:36

Beautiful, amazing reflection of the sky on the water.
Superb contrast, nice composition and framing.
TFS, Ioana

designsoul (17843) 2007-03-17 17:01

aaaaaaaaaaAh Paolo! Pappardelle con sugo di cinghiale... I ate this wonderful dish, so utterly delicious, in Tuscany in a little tiny village of my dreams, a few years ago... I can still remember that wonderful cingiale ragu... mmmm...
Sorry I know this is not the place to share this culinary delight, but since you reminded me... am so hungry!
But before I go to cook, I would like to say I am happy not to have missed this beauty... the white snow on the ice in the lake is exquisite and and a real anchor to the shot, which is so beautifully balanced, perfectly caught...
Ciao amice,
sasa

grigand (20290) 2007-03-18 11:21

Ciao Paolo,
Stupenda immagine di un luogo che conosco bene, ottimi i riflessi, la luce e la scelta del BW.
Ciao
Andrea

vinicio (23423) 2007-03-30 7:53

Un bel riflesso, ben composto e con bei dettagli in primo piano a contrasto, complimenti Paolo, peccato per il colore, in questo caso lo preferisco, ma se non c'é non lo si inventa...molto buona la composizione e bello il posto.
Buon fine settimana
Ciao
Vinicio

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Bruno40 (6662) 2007-07-25 4:20

Paolo
Browsing thru your gallery is a delight, so many good photos... I had to stop in one and give my compliments to you for this great collection.
Good work
Jorge

archimatica (20648) 2008-03-07 3:12

Ciao Paolo.
Conosco molto bene il posto (sia per lo sci che per altro). La tua interpretazione rimanda stilisticamente alla fotografia dei documentaristi americani sulla strada dell'ovest, sicuramente originale ed affascinante.
Renzo

Merline (0) 2008-03-08 15:26

Ciao Paolo,
I agree with Renzo's comment above : true style of the American West, beautiful place, that strong white of the ice/snow ? in the middle makes for a specially graphic image too. Then comes the play between true world and reflected one, reality and dream...very very good work, I love this in b/w.

TFS
Michèle

giorgimer (35017) 2008-03-14 1:21

Ciao Paolo,

sono eccezionali le tue immagini di questo bel luogo, eccellente la composizione e perfetto uso del B/N.

Un lavoro da maestro, bravo!

Gio

chris04stop (6805) 2011-03-01 16:49

Okay, abbiamo scattato la stessa identica foto. Tu in B&W io a colori. Io parlando di un romantico mondo subacqueo e tu di succose pappardelle al cinghiale. Ma il contesto non cambia. Trattasi pur sempre del lago di Dobbiaco.
Ciao,
Anna Paola

Photo Information

Copyright: Paolo Motta (Paolo) (41258)
Genre: Lugares
Medium: Blanco y negro
Date Taken: 2007-03-10
Categories: Naturaleza
Camera: Canon D Ixus 5.0
Exposición: f/6.3, 1/640 segundos
More Photo Info: view
Versión de la foto: Versión original
Tema(s): Your favorites II°, Alto Adige/Cadore - March 2007 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-03-14 5:10