First lights Photo

Photographer’s Note

I love mountains. They can always astonish me, they have always something to give me. And I particularly love those fastly vanishing moments, when the first rays of sun reach the peaks, encompassing them with some extremely soft and warm lights.

I was lucky to see this wonder in Peru, too. It happened me in the Cordillera Huayhuash, when I participated to a week-long trekking. On our third day I woke up early for make a short climb to the hill close to our camp. It was freezing and I was soon out of breath, but it was worth to: I could catch these wonderful first lights on the peaks of the central range of Huayhuash. Those peaks - there are about half a dozen of them in one group - are almost all over 6000 metres. The highest one, the Yerupaya has 6634 metres - it is the second highest peak of Peru. From the camp they did not even seem so high - perhaps because the camp itself was at 4300 metres... It was a real wonder anyway, something to remember for a lifetime.

Camera Model Canon EOS 5D
Shooting Date/Time 2006.07.24. 6:26:35
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/30
Av( Aperture Value ) 9.0
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation -1/3
ISO Speed 400
Lens 24.0 - 105.0 mm
Focal Length 40.0 mm (the image shown here is cropped, so the focal lenght is not valid)
Image Size 3168x2112
Image Quality Fine
Flash Off
White Balance Mode Auto
AF Mode One-Shot AF
Drive Mode Single-frame shooting

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sayan (2609) 2006-09-05 12:13

Hi Andras,
Wonderful capture of the snow capped mountain top. The first colour on the top is beautifully captured. The orange coloured cloud in front of the peak is creating a mystry by engulfing the peak. Great work.
Best regards
Sayan

soumik1976 (173) 2006-09-05 12:18

Dear Andras,
Ahhhh...Great colors and sharpness. Excellent interplay of light and shadow with the first sunrays lighting up the mountain top.

Regards,
Soumik

IgorDeleze (9247) 2006-09-05 12:22

Hello,
Beautiful mountain picture. Perfect lighting and excellent framing. I like the clouds on the summit.
Greetings.
Igor

managua (902) 2006-09-05 12:23

Hi Andras,

what a beautiful image..
the early light is (almost) always the best.. and you are showing it here..
sun light gives a special "honda" to the whole photo, in particular to the peak.. and the cloud took also a beautiful colour..
Regards,
andrea

pilpel-adom (3016) 2006-09-05 12:24

Fine landscape shot, Andras! Those early freezing mornings are the one that "freeze" in your collective memory and stand out every time you go back in time to the trip...The still quietness is so strong, and the display of strong Hue's on those white peaks...Timing is very good, capturing that snaking cloud covering part of the peak...
Well taken!
Chen

Gierlinski (940) 2006-09-05 12:32

Hi Andras,
Fantastic moment of the dawn.... This clowd is well captured. Very good piece of art. Well done!!
Regards,
Michal

rhizomes (15325) 2006-09-05 12:58

Hi Andras,
Impressive colors !! The mist and the clouds are very nice and their shadow on the moutain give a good effect !
Christophe

cissou (336) 2006-09-05 13:17

Wow! The colors are amazing! The blue of the sky and the yellow/gold of the mountain and snow are just really impressive.
Bravo!
Cecile

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baba_flies (7941) 2006-09-05 13:18

Dear Andreas ... and I love mountains too. This is so beautiful up here and the first light just so perfect. I also like the clouds hiding the mountain top, keeping it secret.

Greetings, Barbara

izmirli (2935) 2006-09-05 18:27

merhaba andras
wonderful picture.wonderful mountains.
well done.best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

Galba (0) 2006-09-06 9:05 [Comment]

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cengiz (3581) 2006-09-09 10:27

its asuperb capture andras,
very welldone
cengiz

JVS (466) 2006-10-10 10:22

beautiful veiw!
For me early morning in mountains is something special

asajernigan (13929) 2006-11-18 5:47

Andras,
Great photo with excellent lighting and sharpness. The colors of the early sunlight are remarkable on the mountain and the clouds.
Nice contrast between the brightness of the sunlit areas and the deep shadows.
Thanks,
Asa