When after many days of hiking you see Mt. Overlord you know that you are getting closer to the end of the trail. The memories of sweating (and even swearing) during bogs crossings are still coming to your mind, but they are starting to have a taste of a small victory rather than exhaustion. Frequently, you catch yourself smiling when you recall the evenings at campsites when every conversation was starting with a food-related theme and when potato chips tasted like an “au gourmet” dish.
While you can still feel the sand blasting your face and cold biting your fingers you recall with satisfaction all these busy nights spent looking for compositions and taking photos. They provided you with breathtaking views seen during the trek and photos to remember them by. To me, the combination of these elements constitutes an amazing adventure.
Thanks, everybody! It is quite an experience to hike through this giant valley. This mountain rises 1500 meters from the valley bottom. No crowds there. In 2017 there were 500 people in total in that area, including park staff, scientists, and rock climbers. Very few do the trek of the whole pass like we do. In short, it is not all that certain that you will see another human being there beyond the group you are going there with.
Wow. Stunning capture with beautiful post processing. Nice natural colors and just the right amount of sharpening to support the layers of the mountain. A picture you can be proud of and the story behind it you never forget.
dbehrens wrote:
Beautiful and captivating (as what I always expect from your work)! I think you squeezed the full dynamic range out of this shot! Dave
Thank you. Actually, the dynamic range of this shot was not challenging at all. There was a lot of soft, reflected light that illuminated entire valley.
ArturS wrote:
Thank you. Actually, the dynamic range of this shot was not challenging at all. There was a lot of soft, reflected light that illuminated entire valley.
Maybe I said that wrong. It does not look like a challenging shot to me as well - especially for people like me that shoot bracket. My comment was more like it looks like your pic makes full use of the RGB histogram, nothing is blown out on either end.
