Wallpapers in 3440×1440
Time for new ultrawide walllpapers. As always, all are in 3440×1440 resolution, made for 21:9 monitors. And as always, you can get all from the wallpapers page here.
New ultrawide wallpapers
And here are the new wallpapers:
Budapest center
Here goes another one of my huge panoramas. This one is of the Budapest center, as seen with a long lens from the top of the Citadel hill.
The Danube in Budapest is quite busy in the evening, as all the visitors want to see the parliament light from the river. Normally I don’t like them in my photos, but here, I think they add more to the life of the photo. What do you think?
I used three shots for the panorama, with each one being from three exposures. I used PTgui to create the blend planes and then created a HDR in Oloneo Photoengine. Then I put all together in Photoshop.
And here are few details:
Right after returning from Cinque Terre, I thought about putting together a list of spots to take photos there. And since I even already got questions about it, here goes :)
Cinque Terre
For those who don’t know, Cinque Terre is an area in Italy. It consists of five little tows, those being Vernazza, Manarola, Riomaggiore, Monterosso and Corniglia. There are all quite tiny and one can actually visit all of them in one day.
Before I get to the spots, few general things. I would not go there by car, it’s just not meant for it and you can’t enter the towns anyway. There are local trains every few minutes during the day and every half an hour in the evening. The trips take only few minutes. You can also buy a discount day pass, which is worth it if you plan to go more than 4 times that day (daily is 16 euros, single is 4 euros).
To access the walk paths, you need to buy a pass. Spots I mention here are not on the paths, except two, which I will mention. But it you don’t plan to hike, you can go without this pass. Also, in the evening you can get on the paths without paying, as there is nobody to check you at the entrance.
I stayed in Vernazza and I find that town the most photogenic. I will share more spots for that one than the others.
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Vernazza – over the city spot 1
This is probably the most popular spot in Vernazza. It gives nice view of the town and you will see some photographers here almost always. It takes a bit of waking up the stairs from the town, but it’s not that bad. If you wan’t to do sunset from here, I would go a bit earlier, as it get’s full quickly.
Vernazza – over the city spot 2
This spot gives a quite similar view to the previous one. But there is one big difference. If you look at the tower in the city, it does not reach through the horizon in the back here. I find the way it breaks the horizon line very annoying, so I prefer this spot. This is only about 5 minutes walk up the stairs from the previous one.
Vernazza – on the path spot 1
This is the first spot that’s on the hiking path. But if you go here for the sunrise or sunset, the path is open and you don’t have to pay. The view from the side of the city is great and most photographers go to the bit further spot so it’s not so full here.
Vernazza – on the path spot 2
This is the more popular spot. You will see a railing with a lot of photographer here. In front of the railing there is a spot with quite better view, but one should not go there as it is dangerous. But everyone is responsible for their own actions, so do what you think is best.
Vernazza – down by the rocks
If you don’t just want views from above the city, I would suggest going down to the rocks. Makes for a great long exposure spot. The view of the city is also nice, I just got noghting as it was crazy sunny the day I was there, and that made for horrible photos.
Manarola – opposite the town
Let’s move from Vernazza to Manarola. The best view here is from the walkway opposite the town. You can either stay lower on the walkway, or go a bit higher, to the top of it, where is a small park. Again, if you want to go there, go a bit earlier, as it’s quite a popular spot with photographers. There photos are from the higher spot.
Some also go down onto the rocks, but that’s a more dangerous location. Again, use caution if you want to go there, and you are there at your own risk.
Riomaggiore- down by the rocks
Another very popular spot. Not just for photographers. There will be many people here around sunset and you will be lucky when you get a spot at all. Don’t forget to take good shoes, as the rocks are a bit slippery. It get’s better later, as most of the people leave once the sun goes down.
Missing photo here, will be added as soon as possible
Monterosso – view of the beach
Monterosso is a bit stretched out, but my favorite view was from the side, seeing the beach together with the ship and mountains in the background. This location is easy to access, just walk along the sea. Here you can even go completely down to the rock, and have a nice foreground. I don’t have one as the area was occupied with people, but you maybe have more luck :)
Monterosso – behind the tower
There is a little platform here with quite a nice view. If you look right, you will see a similar view as the one in the spot before. But if you look straight, you get this nice view of this tower surrounded by the sea.
Corniglia – side view
The last but not least, Corniglia. This town is on top of a hill, so be ready to walk up many, many and even more steps, or take the bus :) My favorite view here is from the side of the town, but since you don’t see the sea as much, it’s not as spectacular as the other ones.
And that’s all for this list, hope you find it useful when you go and visit the beautiful Cinque Terre.
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I’m back
You may have noticed no updates during the last week. The reason for this was simple, I was having a vacation. I visited the city of Zadar in Croatia, and instead of focusing on photos, I focused on enjoying the sea, the sun and good food.
Early morning in Zadar
But of course I also took few photos. Not that many, as the hot, a bit hazy, weather is not really that great for it. And of course the town was full of other people enjoying their vacation, so the center of the town was just crazy full most of the time.
So one day I somehow managed to get up before the sunset to take few shots. And here is a vertorama taken around 5 in the morning. During the day, this area was just full of people and even at 5am I was there not alone. This is the Zadar Catherdral right in the city center, and yes, you can go up the tower. I did so and will share a photo from there soon :)
This is a two shot vertorama, with a third shot used to brighten few areas. Combined in Lightroom, finished in Photoshop.
Dubai
If you plan to visit Dubai, don’t forget to check out my Top Photography spots in Dubai list :)
Flying over the Dubai Marina
While I was in Dubai earlier this year, one of the things I did was to take a tandem flight over the Dubai Marina. It’s only around half an hour, but the the experience is wonderful. The new view you get is just spectacular.
So I took this photo while sitting in a second paramotor and being very high up. For me this was the first time I had an experience like this. For a moment I though it will be scary, to just go up in a thing like this. But luckily, I don’t fear heights and I could enjoy the flight fully. If you can and are not scared I would suggest trying it. When I go back to Dubai again, I will go again for sure :)
I have a lot of photo from this flight, and I don’t like them that much. I used the 16-35 lens, and I’m not sure what happened, but most photo are out of focus. will have to redo it.
This is a single photo, edited in Lightroom and Photoshop
