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Celestial throne - Mangart saddle, Slovenia

The road to the Mangartsko Sedlo (Mangart saddle) is the highest-lying road in Slovenia, climbing up an elevation of 2072 metres (6,798 feet) above the sea level. The Mangart Pass is located on the border between Italy and Slovenia in the Julian Alps.

 

Mangart is the name of the mountain range between the Koritnica Valley and the Mangart Valley, with the highest peak Veliki Mangart (Big Mount Mangart - the mountain in the middle of the composition), 2679 m (8,789 ft). Starting in Bovec, roads to get to the summit are number 203 and number 902. Both have many switchbacks, tunnels, hairpins, and a wild average percent in many sections. According to several sources, this is the highest road in the country.

 

CATEGORY & EXIF

 

blend - untracked 56 images panorama

 

Nikon D600 & Tamron 35mm 1.4 SP

 

Landscape

Panorama - 2 rows x 14 images per row, ISO 640, f1.6, 10sec. Landscape images were taken at blue hour.

Sky - 2 rows x 14 images per row, ISO 1250, f2, 15sec

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Uploaded on July 5, 2022