K20D on vacation in the French Alps

K20D on vacation in the French Alps · 01:00 AM

My first big trip with the K20 and I'm very happy with the results. Of course the location is so awesome that it would be difficult to mess up.

This is the "Parc de la Vanoise", at about 2000 meters high (7000 feet)

Here's a pano of 4 shots. We started to walk from the left top part of the photo, where you see the trees and small roads, that's a parking lot.
We walked for 8 hours straight that day, the time to get to the lake at the top, and come back down.

Here's the lake, Lac de la Plagne, located at 2150 meters high.

That is another day, another mountain. We were hiking so high and literally passed through the clouds.

And another lake was waiting for us on the top. Pano made of 6 photos.

And I will end with this pano made of 7 photos, taken at the very top, completely in the clouds. On the right, my friend was trying to get a bug.

All shots taken with the Sigma 17-70mm.
There's many more here for the one interested: Savoie mountains, France Photo Gallery by Michael Erard at pbase.com

It was such a great place to be, and the photos don't do justice.
Thanks for looking and comments always welcome.

sagaboy · 09-07-2008, 07:34 AM

Looks very nice. The Greens are very rich...

gawan · 09-07-2008, 08:55 AM

Great scenery, excellent photos, been a log time since I visited the Alps, must do that again soon!

daacon · 09-07-2008, 09:30 AM

Wow those colors really pop ! did you do much PP (other than the Pano's ?) . That is an exceptional series of landscape beauty - well done.

Jimbo · 09-07-2008, 10:38 AM

Looks like a Beautiful area... I realy like #1, 3 and 5.... Good job. JIMBO

Stratman · 09-07-2008, 01:30 PM

Fantastic shots !! I'd also like to know how much post processing you've done on these, in the first few the sky is so blueeeeeeeee, hehe

roentarre · 09-07-2008, 02:25 PM

High contrast image with good eye for selection of such scenes. I love all the photographs

Duh_Vinci · 09-07-2008, 03:25 PM

Couldn't add anything was not said already... Terrific views, great captures, vivid, crisp, pleasure to look at, thanks for the tour of this beautiful place!

Regards,
D

cupic · 09-07-2008, 08:42 PM

A great piece of photography

cheers

mikerigel · 09-08-2008, 12:29 AM

Thanks everyone. I did the same PP on all of them: check levels, boost saturation a bit, resize and sharpen for web.
The sky and the grass were that vivid and bright that day, but the K20 didn't record them that way so I had to boost them a bit to match the reality.

AlpenTak · 09-08-2008, 12:31 AM

Excellent shots Mike great work, all of them.

nulla · 09-08-2008, 12:57 AM

Quote:

My first big trip with the K20 and I'm very happy with the results. Of course the location is so awesome that it would be difficult to mess up.

Hard to mess up.... hey you should see my flagged shots that go into the bin, I reckon I could soon mess up a beautiful place like that.

Your photos taken are excellent.

Well done

Neil

Jewelltrail · 09-08-2008, 07:52 AM

Stunning & beautiful!

Mechan1k · 09-08-2008, 10:05 AM

This is amazing ... especially to hike for so long .... and halfway up a mountain to come across such clear still lakes ... definitely a scene not to miss.

fillerupmac · 09-08-2008, 02:03 PM

A lovely bit of paradise! Not USA's Rocky Mountain, but just a scenic, and without the haze/smog of big cities like Denver. Well done!

September is usually our best month for clear skies in Colorado - hoping to get out again in the next week or so.

Thanks!

Al S.

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09-07-2008, 07:34 AM	#2
sagaboy New Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 6	Nice Looks very nice. The Greens are very rich...

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daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	Wow those colors really pop ! did you do much PP (other than the Pano's ?) . That is an exceptional series of landscape beauty - well done.

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Jimbo Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Maple Ridge BC Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,368	Looks like a Beautiful area... I realy like #1, 3 and 5.... Good job. JIMBO

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Stratman Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: St Louis, Missouri U S A Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,464	Fantastic shots !! I'd also like to know how much post processing you've done on these, in the first few the sky is so blueeeeeeeee, hehe

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roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783	High contrast image with good eye for selection of such scenes. I love all the photographs

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Duh_Vinci Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 1,300	Couldn't add anything was not said already... Terrific views, great captures, vivid, crisp, pleasure to look at, thanks for the tour of this beautiful place! Regards, D

09-07-2008, 08:42 PM	#9
cupic Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia-NSW Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,824	A great piece of photography cheers

09-08-2008, 12:29 AM	#10
mikerigel Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Florida Photos: Gallery Posts: 354 Original Poster	Thanks everyone. I did the same PP on all of them: check levels, boost saturation a bit, resize and sharpen for web. The sky and the grass were that vivid and bright that day, but the K20 didn't record them that way so I had to boost them a bit to match the reality.

09-08-2008, 12:31 AM	#11
AlpenTak Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 106	Excellent shots Mike great work, all of them.

09-08-2008, 12:57 AM	#12
nulla Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 1,560	Quote: My first big trip with the K20 and I'm very happy with the results. Of course the location is so awesome that it would be difficult to mess up. Hard to mess up.... hey you should see my flagged shots that go into the bin, I reckon I could soon mess up a beautiful place like that. Your photos taken are excellent. Well done Neil

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Jewelltrail Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Rhode Island Photos: Albums Posts: 4,180	Stunning & beautiful!

09-08-2008, 10:05 AM	#14
Mechan1k Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,891	This is amazing ... especially to hike for so long .... and halfway up a mountain to come across such clear still lakes ... definitely a scene not to miss.

09-08-2008, 02:03 PM	#15
fillerupmac Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Colorado Springs Photos: Gallery Posts: 124	A lovely bit of paradise! Not USA's Rocky Mountain, but just a scenic, and without the haze/smog of big cities like Denver. Well done! September is usually our best month for clear skies in Colorado - hoping to get out again in the next week or so. Thanks! Al S.