Val di Funes, a photo from Bolzano, Trentino Alto Adige

Photographer's Note

Part of Funes Valley as seen from the scenic road leading from Santa Maddalena to Zannes in the late afternoon. The place looked particularly charming in the last rays of sun as the greenery was glowing.

Val di Funes is one of the few resorts that got the recognition "Alpine Pearls". It extends eastwards and westwards from the Odle Group to the Isarco Valley, it is 24 km long and has a maximum height difference of 2490 m. The geological structure is characterized by the overlapping of younger rock formations and older quartz phylite. The valley is dominated by the Odle Group, with its remarkable cliffs and peaks, called "the white mountains" due to their calcareous content. The landscape alternates mid mountain terraces, where good grapes still grow, to rocky massifs. Placid villages, meadows, enchanting churches and secular traditions characterize the area. Val di Funes lies in the Natural Park Puez-Odle, unique of its kind, as geologists can find there all the typical stones of the Dolomites, layers of sediments and forms of crumbling (from dolomiti.it)

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Shooting Date/Time: 2007-09-19 18:12:19
Shooting Mode: Aperture-Priority AE
Tv: 1/50
Av: 5.6
Metering Mode: Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation: -1/3
ISO Speed: 100
Focal Length: 20.0 mm

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PixelTerror (0) 2007-10-16 2:02

Hi Mat,
nice mountainous landscape displaying lovely curves and variations of green from which the church building stands out in a good way, looks so nicely rural and genuinely quiet.
Have a nice day,
JEan-Yves

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GerdVDC (0) 2007-10-16 2:07

The lighting and shades in this shot are really amazing. Well saturated colours and very good sharpness complete the circle. Truly great work.

All the best,
Gerd

aadilj (18102) 2007-10-16 2:17

An absolutely poetic shot with such a sombre and delicate colour and texture scheme that it smply makes the heart skip a beat. Great compositon and a lovely image

bibiweb (8) 2007-10-16 2:18

Hi Mat,
I love the atmosphere of this shot produced by the low light and the various shadowed and lit areas. You've managed to produce a wonderful green patchwork with the church steeple to attract the eye towards the left side. Looks like a very peaceful place.
Have a nice day.
Brigitte

batalay (41261) 2007-10-16 2:32

Hello Mateusz,

What a magnificent bucolic scene with the rolling hills and valleys near the Dolomites. Flying over the Dolomites from Venice to Frankfurt, I remember seeing villages nestled in the hills and mountains and thinking how beautiful they must be. Well you have shown with this magical photo what was several thousand meters below my flight. Congratulations on capturing this view, with superb composition, and flawless exposure. And thank you for providing such an informative note.

Warm regards,

Bulent

servane (629) 2007-10-16 2:36

Very nice picture of this Italian campaign. Composition is superb and extraordinary intensity of the greens. Pretty game of shades and light.
TFS

Servane

teutza (10590) 2007-10-16 2:52

HY Mateusz,
i like this landscape..the tones of green are amasingly beautiful.
i like it a lot
hugs
teo

hatti52 (12786) 2007-10-16 2:53

Hello Mateusz,
Wonderful shot
great clearity,wonderful light management and colours
perfect
bravo

Luan (12971) 2007-10-16 2:57

Hello Mateusz,

a super view over this greenery ! The mix between shades and light is perfect !

Well done
Luan

Janice (4403) 2007-10-16 3:36

This is a beautiful photo. The green grass and the details of the shadows and dark trees make it extremaly pleasant to look at. Very well composed countryside. All in all, clear and lovely work.
TFS
Janice

cbrman (21685) 2007-10-16 3:42

Hello Mateusz,

Une belle couleur verte de ce décor pris au bon moment ! J'aime beaucoup les nuances de lumière sur les courbes du terrain !
Bravo !

A+

Dominique

fleopold (1375) 2007-10-16 3:43

Once again an excellent landscape-photo.
The green colour and the long shadows a very impressive.
Greetings from Austria!

claudio74 (7263) 2007-10-16 5:15

Hello Mateusz
Wonderful light,it give a nice view of this typical landscape.
Well done
Claude

CeccoPhoto (2717) 2007-10-16 5:27

ciao Mateusz,
Very fine this photo.
And good note.
I like this panormas and your is excellent!

(your lens is fantastic..)

Francesco.

vagabondtravels (6511) 2007-10-16 6:40

Hi Mateusz

What a beautiful landscape. Great colors and very sharp. You have found some wonderful light here. Excellent work.
Ben

ben4321 (9875) 2007-10-16 10:13

Beautiful light here Mateusz - the shot wouldn't have worked so well without those long shadows. Excluding the sky has worked well, allowing us to enjoy the landscape without distraction.
I find the framing a bit cramped on the right - that tree needs to be fully in-frame or out of it completely - but other than that your composition has a good balance to it.
Nice work.

Cheers,
Ben

lilimih33 (9918) 2007-10-16 10:38

Hello Mateusz!
Wonderful landscape and great colours, light and perspective in your composition!
Excellent done!
Best regrads!
Lili

grigand (20290) 2007-10-16 13:44

Hi,
A very nice shot, the scene and autumn colors are beautiful, I like a lot th atmosphere.
ciao
andrea

Wahclellaspirit (4125) 2007-10-16 20:58

Hello Mateusz,
Beautiful landscape and the lighting was perfect for the highlight of the Church. Stunning greens here...
Steve

nikole (481) 2007-10-16 22:59

Hi Mateusz
I like this delicate and contrasting tones of green. This is a great shot of Val di Funes!
TFS
nicole

jurek1951 (42198) 2007-10-17 2:27

Witam Mateusz,
jakos swojski ten widok typowy dla alpejskich wiosek,swietny krajobraz super kolory i kontrast,pozdrawiam,
Jurek

Gustaw (21670) 2007-10-17 8:40

Witam!
Bardzo ciekawe zdjêcie. Ciekawy kadr. Mo¿e jak dla mnie nawet ciut za ciemno. Interesuj±ce mocne kolory, ciekawe ¶wiat³o. Zdjêcie bez w±tpienia mo¿e siê podobaæ.
Marek

Guenther (10915) 2007-10-17 8:48

Hi Mateusz,
this is a magic composition! The evening light and the play of shadows is very appealing as are the different hues of green. Great job, compliments.

gneufeld (15890) 2007-10-17 16:16

Hi Mateusz,
This is a very attractive shot with stunning greens on this very serene rural scene. I think the little white church in the distance gives a sense of peace and tranquility. Very nice colors and good clarity - were it me, I might have tried to lighten some of the deeper shadows to draw out more of the detail. Well seen and excellent work. TFS. Gerald

AgaA (2636) 2007-10-17 23:26

Witaj,
Fotka super - tyle zieleni a nie wyglada monotonnie ;) bardzo urzekly mnie tu pofaldowania terenu, ktore wyszly tak gladko i mieciutko, no i te wieczorne swiatlo. Piekne miejsce.
Pozdrawiam,
Agnieszka

drewniany (1142) 2007-10-18 14:41

No bracie, tobie to swiate³ko zawsze pieknie s³u¿y. bardzo fajny POV, kompozycja no i te swiat³o:)
Pozdrawiam
M

danarees (2502) 2007-10-18 18:18

Mateusz,

This is so nicely and artfully done, and a very beautiful part of the world. Again, your image entices me to want to travel there and see the place myself.

Thank You
Dana

bibs69 (3251) 2007-10-31 0:12

Hello Mateusz,

Great picture :) The contrast between light and shadows areas is amazing, giving different tones of green colors.

Best regards, Laurent.

Jonas_Schmitt (3074) 2007-11-02 2:20

Hello Mateusz!
This is a very nice landscape picture with a wonderfull view!I like the realistic colors and the differece perts of light and shadow here very much.The sharpness/depth of field couldn´t be better and you chose an excellent point of view.The frame looks good and matches to the picture very well.There is depth in this picture,but maybe you could have improved this by taking a little foreground (for example some branches in the upper right).But anyway,I like it very much like this!

Congratulations for this beautiful composition.

Regards,
Jonas

knerkowski (1476) 2007-11-16 4:44

Hi Mateusz
Nice shot and very beautiful colors. You did well not to include the sky in the frame.
The composition is perfect
I like it a lot
thanks for sharing
Regards
Kevin

mrcrow (3993) 2008-02-04 12:12

hey man!!
i didnt know which to choose..but this thumnail came over in my favourite colour
smart green and with shading
a rocket of a scene in nearly panoramic feel..
sharp and sweet
cheers
geof

Didier38 (710) 2008-02-20 9:42

Bonsoir Mateusz,

La lumière est particulièrement belle et ce jeu d'ombres et de lumières donne un résultat vraiment intéressant.

Didier

Jakab (3867) 2008-06-13 14:30

Hello Mateusz,
the perspective, the play of lights and shadow, the many shades of green - absolutely perfect! The small village with the church gives a centre to the composition. One of the best landscapes I have ver seen. Congratulations!
Laszlo