Peak illumination, a photo from Ancash, North

Photographer's Note

Alpamayo trek, Day 6.
We had a tight schedule this last day of the trek, so we woke up very early in the morning (around 5 am). While preparing some hot drink to push away the cold out of our bones we had the oppourtunity to capture this "Peak Illumination", as I call it, of Pucahirca massif (the highest is the north peak, at 6047 meters ASL) . This is a common "phenomenon" in which high peaks are being illuminated first while other parts of the landscape are still kept in shadows, and thus emphasizing the contour and colors of the peak.
PP: Cropped and applied USM

riclopes, capthaddock, mortijo, jurgen, ballyna, jdurbas, aznegrao oznaczył to zdjęcie jeko użyteczne

Critiques | Translate

riclopes (35577) 2005-10-25 9:42

Hi Chen,
How wonderful trek this must have been! So you didn't got to the top before the sunrise...
The landscape and light are amazing with the clouds around the top like a belt. I just love it. Thank you for sharing your trek trip,
All the best,
Ricardo

rosiegirl (1596) 2005-10-25 10:04

The sunlight looks beautiful on the peaks, but my favorite part is the wiff of cloud foating over. Great capture!

Rosie

capthaddock (28790) 2005-10-25 10:08

Hi Chen - fantastic light, great timing it looks like heaven.

fkk (2039) 2005-10-25 10:15

Merhaba Chen;
Fantastic composition, wonderfull view, nice capture...

fotograf güzel bir acidan yakalanmis ve dagin üzerini bir örtü gibi saran bulutlar ise fotografina cok harika bir hava katmis güzel calismandan dolayi tebrikler, kutluyorum, bravooo

catman-fatih

mortijo (12828) 2005-10-25 10:37

Excellent shot with vivid colors. I particularly like the clouds that are floating on the mountain. Thank you for sharing.

jurgen (2074) 2005-10-25 10:44

Excellent lighting you got here. Waking up early did pay. And also you got here a nice cloud formation to emphasize the beauty of your picture.

czar (198) 2005-10-25 11:34

I envy u for being able to experience such a trek..:-) Your photo is really quite magical, very well captured mountain shot.

ballyna (1689) 2005-10-25 14:07

hi chen,
good light and peaceful shadows.pretty compo all over with those clouds,well done.
regards

Kenny10pin (19301) 2005-10-26 7:13

very nice shot of the alps, I like the colours and the clouds, well done

cobraphil8 (84) 2005-10-27 8:18

Good moutain shot, and this light is nice.
Well done

Philippe

jdurbas (69) 2005-10-28 8:23

Mountains, clouds, snow, trekking, sunrise, sunset, warm tea ... i think there are no more words to say why i love mountains :)
it's amazing when You see all the beauty of walls during lights concerts of nature,
well done
cheers
Jarek

KevRyan (22956) 2005-11-01 3:39

This rolling cloud like a snake or dragon devouring it's prey - the scale of this drama enacted over mountains - a naturalistic shot but one I also find very symbolic - with the eyes of the shaman - first light - the hunter stalks it's prey - what does this mean for the coming day?

There are things abou this image which really excite the poet in me. Very nice Chen.

best wishes Kev

shal (944) 2005-11-08 5:45

Hey Chen,
great compo and an amazing shot,
you managed to get it at the right time from the right place.
Cheers

aznegrao (10316) 2006-04-26 11:04

Hi Chen!!
Muito interessante essa composiçăo, tanto pelo ótimo enquadramento como pelas cores, contrastes e texturas obtidas desse belo lugar. Perfeito.
Greetings.
Friend.
aznegrao.