3900 meters Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

While climbing a mountain like Kilimanjaro, experienced people say you have to climb high in order to get use to altitude, but sleep low because it is not good to stay up there. So doing the Machame Route we used to pass through places at 4600 meters of antitude and then go to sleep lower, like this Karanga campament.
When you are there the highest peak is near, at the following day you go to Barafu camp and from there to the top, so there is kind of excitement mood, in fact not all the people stops here, some others proceed directely to Barafu, which I think is very bad idea, first because there is no hurry at all considering the wonderful landscape you are enjoying, and second, you get more used to altitude.
Probably my next photos will be from the top of Africa. Take care.

bantonbuju, Dpbours, Floydian, Angelillo, syd1946, Didi, Cretense, leonorkuhn, plimrn, Stepan, luiscar, ChrisJ, isabela_sor, cherryripe, feather, balatrek, Guenther trouve(nt) cette note utile

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dr38 (10) 2007-09-01 0:44 [Comment]

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aadilj (17950) 2007-09-01 0:58

This may be at whatever meters Miguel but your talent is surely higher you have compsoed a superlative image with such viacity and freshenss. the tones are lovely and the colours vibrant. Lovely pov

Dpbours (220) 2007-09-01 1:53

Hi Miguel,

I had to get used to the image a bit. The foreground is very detailed, the brown parts of the mountain a bit soft and the snowy areas is overly contrasted for my feel. But overall, the picture managed to capture the atmosphere very nicely, and the skyline is quite important in that respect. Good blue tones and light on the cloud. Yeah, the contrast on the snow could have been a bit less and the shadows on the brown parts a bit more pronounced. But next to that a good take!

Have a good weekend,
Dennis

CRATEOS (7274) 2007-09-01 3:07

spledid presentation...the low pov giving the best transcription of the area..the snow mount is the main object of this beauty..giving varius to the foto..the sunrays is like fire in a spots.....
rgrds amigo

Nikiforos

dhurjati (2827) 2007-09-01 3:59

Hi Miguel,
Like this one.Low POV has worked very nicely here.The vastness can well be felt here.Those camps and the wonderful patterned sky is looking attractive at the backdrop of this great peak.
Greetings from India,
Dhurjati

Floydian (30970) 2007-09-01 6:14

Hi Miguel,
You captured wonderful light here. The glow on this famous mountain is really beautiful and adding some people in and your low pov makes this image very powerful. Great how those clouds are swirling around the top...a real beauty..!!!
Regards, Henk

Angelillo (9065) 2007-09-01 8:20

Al borde de los 4000, Miguel.

Por lo que se ve, la montaña tiene sus propias leyes, y es normal. La fotografía también y aqui vemos una de ellas en perfecto funcionamiento: la perspectiva es verdaderamente buena, el grupo de montañeros no está en el primerísimo plano, pero está justo en el lugar en que ya parecen pequeños, pero a la vez realzan las dimensiones del volcán y su distancia. Si añadimos esas nubes, como un penacho de bellas plumas, el efecto es realmente bello. Me gusta mucho también el toque de luz a la derecha!

Un beso,
Angel.

syd1946 (17953) 2007-09-01 10:02

Hello Miguel,
I am amazed from the quality of this composition!And from the beauty of a place at 3900 meters.Truly enjoyable,a refreshing photo and scenery with the trekkers in front!

my wishes for the weekend!
Thomas

Didi (36332) 2007-09-01 10:05

Hi Miguel
Snow is returning on the mountain top.
Very interesting introduction on the subject with a nice point of view.
I wish you success for your next picture on the top.
Cheers.

Cretense (56844) 2007-09-01 14:21

Hola Miguel!

Una foto muy impresionante, amigo, por su tema y por su excelencia tecnica. Muy buena composicion y muy bellos colores. No hay limites en la belleza de la naturaleza! Felicidades!

Un saludo,
Hercules

leonorkuhn (13945) 2007-09-01 19:30

Hola Miguel,

Me atraen mucho las montañas, yo que vivo en un altiplano! Has sentido alguno efecto de la altitud? Me gusta el excelente punto de vista, parece que estoy en el acampamiento mirando el cumbre. Excelentes colores y muy buena definición.

Cuidate
leonor

Stepan (27175) 2007-09-02 1:30

The sky and the moutains are beautiful. I can imagine the sensations you get there and the beauty you feel. Good pov to have majesty, as such a moutain desserves. Like the light could too.
Stéphane

luiscar (3282) 2007-09-02 3:05

Hola Miguel.

Otra bella fotografía de tus experiencias con la montaña.
Me gusta la comosición de la foto con las tiendas en primer plano y estos montañeros mirando la cima.
Gran nitidez y bellos colores.
Un saludo amigo.

ChrisJ (70393) 2007-09-02 3:51

Hi Miguel

I like the double yellow vs blue colour contrasts between the sunlit patch at right & the blue sky, and the blue & yellow tents. Good sharpness & pov. Tfs!

isabela_sor (42337) 2007-09-02 4:22

I envy you for this incredible trip!!Here the camp and the people give the real scale of the greatness of the mountain
Waiting the pics from the top of Africa :)
A nice Sunday
Isabela

plimrn (19688) 2007-09-02 7:20

Hola Miguel,
I do like the way you framed the tents against this mountain's majesty!! The light in the clouds is lovely. What a dream trip!!I also very much like your profile note.
Wishing you health, love & Joy (SAA), Pat

cherryripe (19097) 2007-09-02 8:47

Hola Miguel
Parece que no tuvistes vacaciones tranquilos ;-)
Que vista mas bonita !
Me gusta el efecto de los nubes y como la gente parecen tan pequeña.
Un saludo.
Nikki

zeca (20026) 2007-09-02 21:04

Beautiful lights, Miguel! The POV is nice and the framing is great including those people! Well taken! TFS!
Regards,
Zeca

feather (49986) 2007-09-03 3:11

Wonderful capture in the early morning(?) light. The little patches of golden light are an excellent feature of the image. The lower border of tents works well in your composition along with the group of people admiring the view and possibly anticipating the day ahead. Good work
Kath

balatrek (7419) 2007-09-03 13:32

Hola Miguel,

Veo que has aprovechado bien este tiempo y se empiezan a ver las primeras fotos de tu último viaje, ya iras contando como fue la experiencia, imagino que buenísima, las he mirado todas con detenimiento y no sabía por cual decidirme, me quedo con esta por varios motivos, el principal es que logras transmitir la esencia del momento, el campamento con la Montaña al fondo unido a ese poderoso cielo nos hace imaginar levemente lo que será estar allí, después la luz y el color terminan de rematar un sencillo pero buen trabajo, felicidades por la foto y por la experiencia.

Un abrazo
José

Guenther (6857) 2007-09-05 14:21

Parecen todos los alpinistas mirar con grande respeto a la montaña majestuosa, el punto de vista es muy apropiado por eso y el resultado muy bueno, ¡enhorabuena!

euryan (8351) 2007-09-13 19:04

Very cool composition, subject matter, and lighting. The low sunlight hitting the mountain creates a few beautiful highlights and the cloud is perfect as part of the composition. Then to top is all off the people in the foreground seem to be enjoying the same view we are. Nice work.
Regards,
Ryan

coco (28030) 2007-09-17 13:20

Hola Miguel.

Son varias y diferentes las líneas horizontales que conforman esta composición. Y todas y cada una de ellas son necesarias para acabar de dar una idea o una dimensión de qué es lo que vemos.

Ah, por cierto, el cielo acaba de dar a la foto todo lo que necesita.

Un saludo.

Photo Information

Copyright: Miguel Parra Jimenez (MiguelP) (14336)
Genre: Lieux
Medium: Couleur
Date Taken: 2007-08-05
Categories: Nature
Camera: Canon EOS 350D, Tamron 18-200 XR DiII f3.5 - 6.3, RAW, 58mm circular polarizer
Exposition: f/6.3, 1/60 secondes
More Photo Info: view
Versions: version originale
Carnet de voyage: Climbing Kilimanjaro
Date Submitted: 2007-09-01 0:41