Sunset in the valley Photo

Photographer’s Note

Segunda foto tomada desde la iglesia de Sant Cristòfol de Anyós, en el Principado de Andorra.
Yo recuerdo que en otra de mis presentaciones de las montañas, nuestro amigo Enrique me preguntó si tenía alguna foto de un atardecer en Andorra, y yo respondí que los profundos valles entra altas montañas eran un problema para captar bonitas puestas de sol, pero también le prometí que lo intentaría. El tiempo que estuve esperando que llegase el atardecer para tomar aquellas fotos me provocó un pequeño resfriado ;o).

Esta foto es el resultado de esa promesa, en una serie de fotos a la hora azul que están dedicadas a él.

En WS se puede ver un ángulo más abierto sobre el pueblo de La Massana y el valle del Valira del Nord.

Espero que os gusten a todos vosotros.

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The second photo taken from the church of Sant Cristòfol de Anyós, in the Principality of Andorra. I remember that in other one of my presentations of the mountains, our friend Enrique asked me if I had some photo of a sunset in Andorra, and I answered that the deep valleys between high mountains they were a problem to catch nice sunsets, but also I promised him that I would try it. The time that I was hoping that sunset was coming to capture those photos provoked a small cold. ;o).

This photo is the result of this promise, in a series of photos at the blue hour that are dedicated to him.

In WS it is possible to see a wider angle on the village of La Massana and the valley of the Valira del Nord.

I hope that all of you like.

xavshot, gracious, danos, Buin, PaulVDV, Photo65Net, Gerrit, Emile, Bluejeans, carper, pablominto, Cricri, chrisnet, zeca, Loic_bzh, paura, Didi, riclopes, parbo, Charo, ocskaymarci has marked this note useful

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xavshot (62517) 2008-10-05 10:11

Bonsoir Josep
j'aime bien ta photo; Les différentes lumières apportent une belle profondeur à cet ensemble. Jolies nuances de bleu égalmeent. Bravo.
Xavier

gracious (20017) 2008-10-05 11:23

Hola Josep,
Oh! I loved this one!
Great lighting down at the valley in the best time of blue hour! excellent exposure and focus indeed to achieve such beautiful and difficult shot!
very sharp with nice colour and superb details in it
well done
muchas gracias
Saludos
Tony

danos (32538) 2008-10-05 11:27

Hola Josep,
nice composition with a great POV of the village of Anyós taken at the most perfect time of the day,the blue hour.I don't think you could better the quality or the sharpness, they are just outstanding. It's a superb capture,with the depth of field to be impressive.Well done.

Regards,Danos

barrufeto_77 (25809) 2008-10-05 11:50

Hola Josep.

"Estupenda" vista...quasi bé com cert partit ahir de futbol. Bé, la primera part al menys.

Bona profunditat i captura del poblet.

Apaaaaaaaa

Buin (37736) 2008-10-05 12:01

Hallo Josep!
A really worth seeing photo with a special atmosphere, a nearly solemn one. The contrast betwen all these lamps and the bluish valleys and slopes in the background is breathtaking and gorgeous. A photo "to dream into"...
Greetings from rainy, stormy and cool Germany!
Frank

PaulVDV (5208) 2008-10-05 12:39

Hola Josep,
I can imagine it must be very difficult to catch a good sunset in Andorra. But this picture is a very good capture of those deep valleys and the surrounding high mountains. The composition is really good and you managed the light very well. Beautiful colour and light of the buildings down in the valley.
Best regards, Paul

Photo65Net (43096) 2008-10-05 12:41

Salut Josep,
J'aime beaucoup ton expo ici.
Les lumières, mais aussi les contrastes bien gérés... Un bel ensemble, bravo,
Bonne soirée,
JB.

emka (21538) 2008-10-05 12:49

Hi Josep,
Beautiful evening or rather night view. I like the shapes of the valley very much, nice lights in the town.

Warm regards

Malgorzata

angie-barcelona (1859) 2008-10-05 14:02

Hola Josep,

el contrast del color de les muntanyes i de les llums m'encanta! Que gran que és Andorra!

Una abraçada des de Barcelona,

Gemma

ElAprendiz (7370) 2008-10-05 18:48

Hola Josep:

Bueno, ante el requerimiento de Enrique valió la pena esperar, para obtener una toma como ésta.

Aunque como tu mismo lo describes, es dificil ver una puesta de sol en este punto, considero que la escasa luz que se aprecia detras de las montañas, conjuga armónica y fielmente con las luces artificiales del plano mas bajo.

Me gusta tanto esta foto, como el WS, con un adecuado manejo del largo tiempo de exposición.

Saludos, John

Emile (19999) 2008-10-05 19:23

Hola Josep.
Creo que esta magnifica foto la vi en tu apartamento en Barcelona y me gusto mucho, me gusta el efecto de la hora azul detrás de las montañas formando una estupenda silueta y las luces de la villa en el valle. Esta muy bien captada desde un alto POV y tu WS esta estupendo también. Felicitaciones.
Abrazos para ti y muchos cariños para Pili.

Gerrit (35763) 2008-10-06 0:46

Hi Josep,
hardly seen here sofar: sunsets, or blue hour photos of the mountains.
Well succeeded here in good tones and an excellent composition.
Regards, Gerrit

Bluejeans (32391) 2008-10-06 5:35

Ola Josep ,
Muito bonito este pôr do sol em Andorra já estive ai uma vez e gostei muito espero voltar um dia para esquiar :) , gostei muito do teu ponto de visão com as luzes a levarem o nosso olhar para dentro do vale , boa profundidade de foto , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

carper (64936) 2008-10-06 7:15

not an easy one Josep,
but I like the difficult shot, the format is good and the balance is very nice, good photojob here, have anice evening.
regard jaap

John_F_Kennedy (31427) 2008-10-07 3:09

Excellent play of the light and layers, superb. A loevly image from an intesting POV. Well done.
Best wishes,
Achim

pablominto (40754) 2008-10-07 3:16

Hello Josep,

It is fairly rare to see lowlight landscape photographs, but it works well here thanks to the artificial lights in the valley!
Lovely colours and fine contrast, well exposed with fine details...
The remaining light is sufficient to create a fine feeling of depth in the image!

Greetings,
Pablo -

clio (22779) 2008-10-07 4:04

Bonsoir Josep,
C'est beaucoup plus beau encore de découvrir ta photo que d'ouvrir une boîte à bijoux, mais c'est à cela que j'ai pense en voyant la photo s'ouvrir lentement (TE n'est pas très en forme encore ce soir!)
Ce jaune orangé scintille merveilleusement sur le bleu.
Très beau, bravo!
Diane

Cricri (43108) 2008-10-07 4:10

Hola Josep
Belle vue ambiance sur la ville avec un joli dégradée des montagnes aux teintes bleutées, excellent POV et luiéres
Good day for you
cricri

chrisnet (20376) 2008-10-07 11:50

Hola mi amigo Josep,
J'aime bien cette atmosphère de nuit ou les lumières scintillent dans la vallée sombre et les silhouettes des montagnes qui se découpent en arrière plan. Tu as bien géré l'exposition.
Avec mes amitiés
Christian

zeca (20026) 2008-10-08 18:49

Hello Josep!
Very nice capture, with low lights at the edge of the day/night. The electric lights are very nice details, and the valley is beautiful.
Regards,
Zeca

jhm (82601) 2008-10-09 3:04

Hello Josep,

You use a tripod, 20 seconds is extraordinarily, perhaps must you 800 ISO or more using.
This is absolutely not bad, but a specially composition, the light above making this picture very attractive.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

Loic_bzh (7053) 2008-10-10 4:07

Bonjour Josep,

jolie vue générale de la vallée à la tombée de la nuit. Les lumières sont un peu comme une coulée de lave... :)

Bon week-end,

Loïc

paura (38456) 2008-10-10 14:31

Josep,
Uma exposição de primeira mostrando o belo lugar. Fotometria está excelente.

Abraço

Paulo

Didi (36158) 2008-10-11 10:35

Bonjour mon cher Josep
La nuit tombée dans la vallée s'équilibre parfaitement au ciel encore sous l'influence de la fin du jour.
J'aime bien ce dégradé de bleu formes par les massifs.
Sincères amitiés.

riclopes (33003) 2008-10-12 3:37

Wow, I love this experiment of Sunset in Andorra, Josep. The streets seem on fire. Like a hot river of lava coming from a volcano...Beautiful vision of all the lines of the surrounding mountains descending to the town and lovely thin stripe of sky on top. The WS is also a nice one, but I prefer this closer view.
Un abrazo,
ricardo

parbo (10970) 2008-10-17 7:33

Hola mi amigo Josep,

You captured an enviable scene again with many fantastic soft lights, looks like a river of lights. Your perfect capture settings show all details without any loss especially amazing tone differences on mountain silhouettes through of valley. A very good one, congratulations. Have a nice weekend.

Friendly Regards,

Ertugrul

Angshu (33697) 2008-10-19 21:55

Hola Josep
Excellent shot taken in tricky light. The darkness of the valley is enveloped by fading natural light on the far end, creating the blue of the mountains. The street lights brighten up the valley. Excellent exposure on this one to make this a fine work my friend!
Best Regards
Angshu

Charo (31671) 2008-10-23 2:07

Hola Josep,
Me gusta mucho esta foto con todas esas luces destacando entre la oscuridad de las montañas. Excelente perspectiva y profundidad.
Un abrazo,
Charo

ocskaymarci (2508) 2008-10-31 14:48

Woow, Josep, that's incredibel! The lights in the valley looks like rivers of lava and because of the surrounding mountins one could think that you photographed the crater of a volcano!!
Great shot! TFS!