Tatra Mountains vista

What a wonderful mountain scene.

Thank you Jaap, you managed to be first here again. I was lucky to get this shot as the track was sided by pines most of our way.

Regards, Herb

Tres belle capture !

Thank you so much Ghislaine.

Regards, Herb

...very impressive Herb. B&W is perfect for this pic

Thanks LutzP, like you I too was impressed by this jagged peak. The view of this should have been better at the lake we were going to but by that time the cloud had dropped even further and so I never saw it again. As you say mono looked far better for this.

Cheers, Herb

You were ready to take the perfect shot Herb. It looks great in mono! Regards, Rosa.

I was lucky in a way by seating myself up-front just behind the driver and in that way I did not have too many heads to shoot over. This was taken with a long lens. Glad you like this mono version.

Regards, Herb

Right place, right time Herb.............and more importantly you were ready to get the shot when the light was right. Spot on Sir!

Thanks Keith, always good to see you here. Another shot taken as you say very luckily. I was just sitting there with my camera at the ready looking for such a scene in the distance to show itself.
Cheers again for your accolade.

Best Wishes, Herb

Well done Herb, this is a cracker... It pays to plan ahead!

Thanks John. I knew there were many beautiful peaks visible from this up-hill track, which we travelled around 7km on horse drawn wagons. Unfortunately the weather was far from good, but it was not raining and such vistas as this appeared now and again.

Thanks for another call, Herb

Clouds make the peak look much more dramatic, mono suits very well.

Glad you approve my friend. I did look at this for a while, edited in different styles but as you say, this mono won out.

Love the fact that not only the view is very masterfully set up but the treatment increases the mood no end. one of these days...

Nice to see you again Steve. In the best conditions, ie golden hous, one could have taken a thousand photos along this valley, as it was I still managed a few, this being the best I think. Glad you like my treatment too. Looks like you want to re-visit an awful lot of places my friend.

Cheers, Herb

You have no idea how many.

sfeervolle woonplaats van dracula,,,,,was je bij hem?

Wrong country Fred, we were in Poland, Dracula was in Transylvania (Roumania) so our visit with him was not to be. Thanks for your visit with me though. I have kept a glass of red for your thirst and enjoyment.

Best Wishes, Herb

An other wonderful picture here ! ****
Love the processing too.
Have a lovely week end, Herb.

Thank you so much my friend. Very happy that you like the scene and the way I presented this.

Regards, Herb

Erhabenheit! Vor allem auf Schwarz werden die Bäume im Vordergrund unwichtig.

Hello Gisela and welcome here. I know what you mean about the trees importance but I felt that they gave some scale and interest too. In practice I could not get beyond the trees here to take otherwise and to miss them out on the photo would have simply meant cropping the photo down.

Tchüß, Herbert

oh nein, Herbert, keinesfalls beschneiden!
Der Gegensatz zwischen den Bäumen im Vordergrund und dem, was ich mit Erhabenheit meine, gibt dem Bild eine große inhaltliche Tiefe.
Ich denke hierbei an den elenden Zustand dieses Waldes, seine Vergänglichkeit, die unbedeutend ist, wenn man die Mächtigkeit der Berge mit ihrem immer wiederkehrenden Wetter und den Himmel im Hintergrund sieht.

Almost challenging tatranka for great shots of the Tatras, Herb!

It looked like a fantastic area Andy, even with this low clouds when we were visiting. The high mountains can give the Alps a run for its money. Would be great to do a walking tour here but one has to watch for bear and wolf.

Cheers, Herb