Blue mountains (720nm IR)

This is from the same cold super-windy April day I took the black & white "Infrared ridge" on, but a bit earlier and a different location with the trees as foreground.

The wind gracefully let me use 6 photos this time, and I used the 43-86mm AI (which seems less bothered by wind, even with the monster rubber hood on) instead of the 80-200mm AI-S I mounted later on.

 

By the way, I climbed the peak in the center many times growing up, it has a beautiful via ferrata up the front face, beginning (now) right at the bottom of the formation that is a bit shaped like a kite with only a short ascent through the cirque. From there (not really visible), an additional peak is possible, but which is pretty exposed and unmarked so only recommended with knowledge and prime weather conditions. The next visible peak to the left is also very popular and is kind of on the opposite side of the valley between, it's like a huge limestone arena.

 

 

The source for this is a 6-piece pano, portrait orientation, 12685 x 4163px, 52,8MP, just slightliy cropped + horizon alignment, ending up with 11851 x 4101px, 48,6MP.

 

Nikon D90 (APS-C / DX, fullspectrum mod)

Zoom-NIKKOR 43-86mm f/3.5 AI

Hoya R72 (720nm infrared pass-filter)

ISO250, 86mm, f/11, 0,4sec

(thus 129mm full frame equivalent)

tripod, regular 3-way head, remote (ML-L3)

Done