Primitive

Bognanco. Italy

 

The wild high valley of Rio Bognanco, along the trail to Pontimia pass. The snow covered mountains at the horizon are the summits of the range of Pizzo Montalto, 2.704m(8,890ft).

This shot has been taken at an elevation of about 2.200m (7,300ft).

 

This is near the border with Switzerland, an old trail used by smugglers for more than one hundred years. I walked almost three hours to get here. I met no other human being, just a chamois, a couple of marmots, the rain and, last but not the least, some rays of sun.

 

I liked the original jpeg, but I loved this shot, so I spent a few minutes in the free version of CaptureOne for Sony cameras, and edited the raw image. Just added a bit of local contrast and pushed up the right of the histogram; for the rest it is the standard conversion style of the software, that is very neutral.

 

 

L'alta valle Bognanco, con la catena del Pizzo Montalto; gdal sentiero per il passo di Pontimia, subito dopo i laghi di Campo.Dopo tre ore di cammino solitario, incontrando solo un camoscio e un paio di marmotte, e dopo mezz'ora di pioggia, finalmente qualche raggio di sole

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