Huesca, October 2022.
A road through the beautiful Pyrenees mountains. Watch one of my videos from that trip here.
Through the Pyrenees
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Framed
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Pyrenees Mountains, September 2021.
If you want to see more of the stunning Pyreness, watch the video of my hike to Lacs d'Ayous. Breathtaking landscapes all around.
Street in Riglos
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Mallos de Riglos, Aragon, October 2021.
Riglos, one of the many cool towns in the Pyrenees.
Waterfall, Canfranc
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It was a rainy day, this one, so I'm not even sure if this waterfall flows regularly. I made this image from the town of Canfranc, in the Pyrenees, very close to the border with France.
Peak behind the clouds, Pyrenees
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Another image from my trip to the Pyrenees, this time an image made from France of a Spanish peak which name I don't remember. What I do remember, though, is the beautiful sight that early morning.
Long exposure of Lac Gentau, Lacs d'Ayous
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A long exposure of Lac Gentau with the beautiful Midi d'Ossau in the background. Yet another great view from the stunning hike to Lacs d'Ayous in the french Pyrenees.
Baby horse and mom, Lacs d'Ayous
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Even though I got a few images from some majestic peaks on my hike to Lacs d'Ayous, this one of the baby horse with its mom has to be one of my favorites.
Besides the moment between the horse, this image is all about the light.
Hiking to Lacs d'Ayous, in the french Pyrenees National Park
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One of the most beautiful hikes I've done in the Pyrenees. The lakes reminded me a lot of the Enchantments in Washington State, another of my favorite hikes.
This is a moderate hike, a 9.5mile / 16kms loop with some 2,500 feet / 800m of elevation gain. Rocky terrain, it was also a bit slippery due to the rain of the day before.
Photography wise, there are plenty of opportunities. The hike starts through a dense forest with some very beautiful trees, and then opens up once the lakes start. You get incredible views of Midi d'Ossau, and there are other peaks as well.
As always in the mountains, it's all about the light. Conditions can change quickly, especially on partly cloudy days. If you find a composition you like, it might pay off to wait a little bit to see if the light improves.
The town and the mountains, Sabiñánigo
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The town of Sabiñánigo with the mountains of the Pyrenees in the background.
Peña Foratata, Sallent de Gállego
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The beautiful Peña Foratata, in two images. The first one, with a human touch, and the second one, just the mountain. What a beautiful place in the Pyrenees.
Torla, Aragon
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Torla, a small town in northern Aragon, is the gateway to the beautiful Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park. As I was heading back home after a long hike, I decided to stop and look for some images, those I had failed to make in the park.
I knew that, many times, adding a human touch to a landscape makes images so much more interesting. In this case, it wasn't just a "touch", but a whole church. I absolutely loved the contrast of the stone building, and the towering wall of rock that stood in the background.
The human made walls versus the walls made by Nature.
A human touch
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Nature was, is and will always be what inspires my photography. The beautiful landscapes of Oregon were the reason why I picked a camera up and started to take photos a few years ago.
Over time, though, and as I looked for more ways to practice my photography every day, subjects other than nature started to sneak into my images.
The lost mountain
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Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, October 2021.
Somewhere behind those clouds lays Monte Perdido (Lost Mountain), in Ordesa National Park.
Hiking in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park
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A beautiful hike I got to do in the Pyrenees mountains, in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park.
Pic du Midi d'Ossau in the fog
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In my opinion, one of the most beautiful peaks in the Pyrenees mountains. I was lucky enough to see a couple of sunrises at the feet of this magnificient mountain, and during one of them I was gifted with some fog to make everything even better.
Hiking to Ibon de Anayet in the Pyrenees mountains
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This is a place I'd been wanting to see with my own eyes for a long time, and I finally made it happen. The light was not the best the firs time, so I went back another time. I made a few images, including one that I love, and got to see the lake with the beautiful Midi d'Ossau in the background.
Gavarnie, Parc National des Pyrénées, October 2018
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Camera and Lens: Sony a6500, Sigma 30mm f/1.4
Settings: ISO 400, f/4.5, 1/60sec
It rained quite a bit on our first day in the Parc National des Pyrénées. We made it to the impressive Cirque de Gavarnie, but couldn't reach the waterfall due to the torrential rain.
Rain can make photography very hard and challenging, and it can ruin your gear in seconds. It also offers some of the best light you'll ever get (even better than sunrise / sunset) and the mood is unbeatable.
This is how I made this image.
If you haven't watched the video of this adventure, you totally should!
Landscape Photography with a Vintage Lens and Sony a6000
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Again, I got sunny and clear skies in the Pyrenees, so I thought it'd be nice to use a vintage lens that I'd been wanting to try for landscape photography.
The lens is a Minolta Rokkor 58mm f/1.4 mounted on a Minolta MD/MC to Sony E adaptor.
I shot it wide open and stepping it down. The results were soft when wide open but I love that look. It's a sharp lens when stepped down.
Still, the focal lenght when mounted on a crop sensor camera like the Sony a6000 makes it a less than ideal lens for landscape photography. And I mean, as the only lens. 90mm can be a very nice focal lenght for landscapes when you combine it with something else.
Below, you can see some of the images I got and that I show in the video.
