Stop for a moment
by Cosmin Stan
Title
Stop for a moment
Artist
Cosmin Stan
Medium
Photograph - Photograph - Canvas Print, Framed Print, Art Print
Description
Image made in a beautiful summer morning in Retezat National Park from Romania. The Retezat Mountains are part of the Southern Carpathians, mountain group Retezat-Godeanu. It rises between two major depressions, Petrosani and Hateg, and between two major rivers, the Great River, which delimits them to the north and east, and to the South West, which delimits them to the south. The highest peak in the Retezat Mountains is Peleaga Peak at an altitude of 2509 m, is the highest peak in the image.
A beautiful sunrise caught in Retezat National Park, Romania. In the image we see the highest peak from Retezat Mountains, Peleaga peak with at an altitude of 2,509 meters. And down in the middle we can see a little portion from Bucura lake, the largest glacial lake in Romania. Many times I climbed Retezat, but most of the time I failed to capture the beauty of this place as I wanted. I can say that I met many faces of Retezat mountains in all these outings (since 2011).
We had rains, storms, high waters, strong winds, snow overnight that completely changed the landscape and, of course, we also had sunny days with clear skies (a totally boring atmosphere for a landscape photographer).
We also caught beautiful sunrises and sunsets, but it seems that this sunrise surpassed them all. From the moment I opened the tent tent and saw the clouds in the sky (those clouds that were already taking on color) I knew it would be a memorable sunrise. I left Bucura lake around 5:10; around 5:40 the sun was starting to appear, so I was a little late to catch the sunrise from Taul Portii (another glacial lake from Retezat), but it seems that I was still in shape so I arrived exactly when I had to. (For those who don't know, the route from Lake Bucura to Lake Taul Portii is about 50 minutes - 1 hour).
It is important for a photographer to study the area in which he is going to shoot in order to be able to find the right elements to achieve a harmonious, well-composed frame. It often happens to come across a good frame, a good composition without studying the area beforehand; but in this case I studied the area the day before, because I was photographing the sunset. I remembered this place with this composition and, at sunrise, I knew where I needed to be so that this image would result.
At Taul Portii I continued to photograph the sunrise, it is a rather iconic and photographed place, but so far I have not managed to make an image that I am completely satisfied with; I hope it's done now (I'm not sure yet, I'll see; if not before). I will remember for a long time this wonderful morning when it was just me and the mountain.
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September 1st, 2019
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Comments (28)
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups Special Features Nominations For Promotion #23 . Please help your fellow artists by visiting and passing on the love to another artist in the the 1000 Views Group....L/F/Tw
Jurgen Lorenzen
Wonderful composition and perspective, Cosmin, nominating your work for a Special Feature in the 1000 Views group!
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Feel free to place your featured image in the Features Archive and any Genre specific Archive l/f/p
Only A Fine Day
Nice image. If you haven't already done so, please consider posting this to my "Favorite Features" contest.
Gary F Richards
Magnificent beautiful composition, lighting, shading and artwork! F/L …voted for this piece in the contest MOUNTAIN PAINTINGS AND PHOTOGRAPHS
Gary F Richards
Outstanding sky composition, lighting, shading, beautiful color and artwork! F/L…voted for this piece in the contest SKY!
Gary F Richards
Spectacular composition, lighting, shading, colors and artwork! F/L …voted for this piece in the contest SUNRISE AND SUNSETS
Gary F Richards
Spectacular composition, lighting, shading, colors and artwork! F/L …voted for this piece in the contest SERENITY OF THE GOLDEN HOUR
Judi Dressler
Gorgeous photo; I had no idea Romania had such beauty! l/f
Cosmin Stan replied:
Thank you Judi. Romania is a great country and it has a lot of wonderful places. Feel free to browse to my image collections and discover the beauty of Romania :)
Gary F Richards
Spectacular capture, lighting, shading, colors and artwork! F/L …voted for this piece in THE BEAUTIFUL PLANET PHOTO ONLY contest!
Gary F Richards
Beautiful composition, lighting, shading, color and artwork! F/L …voted for this piece in the WILD NATURE contest
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!" Sharing on Twitter!
Jordan Hill
Congratulations on being featured in the FAA Group ‘The Outdoor Photographer' To ensure your feature remains available over time, post your featured images in the Group's 'Thanks for the Feature / photo archive