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On our second morning in Val d'Orcia, we decided to visit one of the most famous cypress avenues in the area. As we had been so lucky with the beautiful fog around Podere Belvedere the morning before, we were hoping for such conditions again, but the forecast didn't look good. And it turned out that the forecast was right, but we chose this spot as it doesn't need fog and can be very beautiful even in very clear conditions, which we had that morning.

There are actually two viewpoints at this location, one slightly higher up and one lower down right by the main road. As it was crystal clear, we thought that the elevated viewpoint might not be ideal as there wouldn't be enough separation of the cypress trees from the background, so we decided to head for the other one. After parking our car, we set up our tripods in the meadow right next to the main road, which was a little scary as Italians drive quite fast on this S-bend. I then used Photopills to check where the sun was going to rise, and it turned out to be at the right end of the cypress avenue. Somehow I had hoped it would be between the cypress trees so I wouldn't have to include the other not-so-nice trees on the far right, but there you go. While we waited, however, I took one of my favorite images of this place: a very minimalist composition of cypress silhouettes and sunrise colors.

I already really liked this image on location, but I still wanted to get the shot I had in mind: the old house on the left, the silhouetted cypress trees in the center and a sun star on the right, so we continued to wait in the freezing cold. I carefully tuned my composition until I was satisfied, and just as the sun was coming up, a motorhome drove into the frame and stopped right next to my sun star, “ruining” my composition. Sure, Photoshop's generative fill could take care of that, but I still prefer this much more minimalist image anyway. I hope you like it too!

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Taken on: October 31, 2024
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Camera: Sony ILCE-7M4, f/11.0, 0.8 sec, 105mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Sony ILCE-7M4
Lens: Sony FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS (SEL24105G)
Aperture: f/11.0
Exposure Time: 0.8
Focal Length: 105mm
ISO: 100
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program: Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode: Auto
Metering Mode: Multi-segment
White Balance: Auto
Color Space: Uncalibrated
Software: Capture One Macintosh
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