Mohelno Steppe #1 Photo

Photographer’s Note

From Southern Moravia my journey continued to the Vysocina (highland) region and I stopped by very interesting Serpentinite steppe near the town of Mohelno (Mohelnska hadcova step). It is situated in 130m high rocky slopes forming a beautiful canyon of the Jihlava River. Due to unique natural conditions supporting rare flora and fauna, the Mohelno Steppe was declared as protected area in 1952. Here are very detailed information on Mohelenska Serpentine Steppe in English.

This picture shows the most dominant tree species of the Mohelenska steppe -- a pine of the rare form Pinus silvestris hamata. It's taken at the end of a steep path crawling 100m up from the canyon. No post processing, except resizing and small adjusting of contrast.

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Rinie_Hoff (9334) 2005-05-08 7:37

Hi Marek, lovely compostion with the path leading us out of the frame, the bend in the path is very nice, it creates a feeling of adventure. You got a great sky, and the colours are very nice.

bantonbuju (48830) 2005-05-08 7:48

ahoj marek,
very nice composition and image of the place; vibrant colours, excellent sharpness... it all is very characteristic for minolta (and a good photographer);
pozdrowienia z polska :-)))

lcask (591) 2005-05-08 9:14

Very lively colours and good composition!

Jean-Luc (5488) 2005-05-08 11:51

Très belle composition avec un angle de vue qui met bien en relief ces vieilles marches.
L'arbre (pin silvestre) et ce nuage dans ce ciel très bleu complètent harmonieusement la photo!
C'est une réussite!
Note intéressante.

jjbach (9111) 2005-05-08 16:13

Stunning clarity !! Beautiful vivid colours !! Excellent composition with this small path going. Well done!!

Regards John

MvS (4163) 2005-05-08 16:29

Marek,
Beautiful tree and a friendly path leading up the hill. Great contrasts and colours.
Thanks,
Magnus

Clochette (8076) 2005-05-08 16:40

Hi Marek ! A lovely place, very inviting, with appealing vivid colors. And fortunately, you had the good idea not to title this pic "Stairway to heaven", as hundreds of other stairs have already been titled.. ;-)
A good one !

cessy (13647) 2005-05-09 1:21

beautiful landscape, very well captured and composed, Marek
gorgeous colors too