If I had not driven to the sea first, I wouldn't have missed a lovely sunset in the Dolomites, but there was also a surprise...
A missed Sunset in the Dolomites
Passo di Giau
As promised a couple of weeks ago, I have once more been to the Italian Dolomites and the Passo di Giau (Google Maps: Passo di Giau).
On December 8, 2022, a holiday in Austria, I had the funny idea that I could drive to the Adriatic Sea and take some beach photos. My decision was made quite late and so I arrived close to lunchtime in Grado in Italy, of course much too late for sunrise.
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It was a little cloudy, but the sun was shining and it was quite warm, so I made a walk on the beach and took some photos from the sea and also from the thousands of seagulls. But because the sun was very high already, I didn't enjoy photographing a lot and thought of another destination ... Sunset in the Dolomites came into my mind.
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So, after a long walk along the water back to the car park, I drove north again, but not towards home, but more to the west to South Tyrol and the Italian Dolomites.
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Because I didn't take the shortest route, it was a long journey on sometimes narrow roads through small villages and over one cool to drive mountain pass of which I have forgotten the name. You want to know why it was cool to drive over this pass? Answer: the road was very narrow and curvy and I love such mountain roads.
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The final section of my route lead up to Passo di Giau and the road was partly icy and even snowy = very slippery and driving there made a lot of fun.
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When I arrived on the pass, the sun was already setting and I had to find a parking spot first. There have already been a few other photographers on the hill that's marked on Google maps as Viewpoint Passo Giau.
Because I rarely go to places where other photographers are, I drove a bit to the other side of the pass and parked my car on the parking spot where I have been last time.
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I didn't have snow shoes with me and the snow was over knee deep, but I needed to get up to the other hill where no other photographers were, and so I trudged upwards through the snow ... you might even have heard me breathing hard and loud 🤣.
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But the sun was faster than me and because the very steep part of the route up the hill was still in front of me, I decided to stop take some photos where I was before the sunlight was completely gone.
I would love to know which version of my snow walk you prefer: the cool one on the left or the warmer toned on the right. The image was taken with my Xiaomi phone.
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Somehow I like the images which I certainly wouldn't have taken if I had been there earlier that evening. I like the ones most where's only a kind of snowy desert and the orange sunset sky behind to see.
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The Surprise
On my way back down to the car I suddenly saw a shine behind the mountains in the east: the full moon was about to rise. I had not known that there was a full moon that night, so I was even more happy ... I had missed the sunset, but was on time for the moonrise ... good luck in bad luck 😀
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That was it for today thanks a million for staying here till the end - I hope you liked the images of my missed sunset and the rising moon.
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Mmm and again nice atmospheric photos😊 How amazingly the atmosphere and airiness are conveyed.
You don't always need to be at the big photo spots where everybody else is shooting. You may not get the big vista images, but you get images from views no one else has seen and sometimes they turn out better than the iconic ones 😀
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Beautiful photos but looking quite surreal! Nature is wonderful and surprising.
Yep, I'm thinking the same about some of the photos and you're very right, Mother Nature is wonderful and surprises us all the time 😀
Thank you so much kindly for your nice words, dear @kaminchan 🙏😊
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OK I may have lighthouses near by but honestly they pale in comparison to the beauty of the Dolomites there and love all these images
But WOW the full moon rising over the mountains is incredible
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Thank you so much kindly for your nice compliments, JJ 🙏😊
The grass in the neighbor's garden is always greener 😂 I love our mountains but if I had to decide whether to photograph a lighthouse or a mountain, I think I'd opt for the lighthouse ... and then drive to the mountain 😉
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Truly lovely photos. The sunlight on the Dolomites is beautiful. Love the moon shots.
You asked about the two photos. They are both perfect so it’s difficult to pick one.
Have a wonderful Frigg’s Day dear Hannes. 🤗
Thanks a million for your nice compliments and for everything, dear Jo 😊
I can understand you that it's not easy to pick one of the photos. Mine is the left one because it's more cold looking and wintry, but I also like the warm right one 😎
Wishing you also a wonderful Frigg's Day, dear Jo 🤗🌞
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Good evening @johannpiber 😊
The reflections of the sun on the snow....and just like you say the desert is orange, it's my favorite too and a bit SF. 😊
You had a wonderful walk, saw the sea, but still the snow and the mountains are your story 😉
And finally, a mystical full moon.... A real surprise at the right moment...🤗
I wish you a nice evening ✨
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Good morning @johannpiber ☀️
Always my pleasure 🌸
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😊 Wishing you a wonderful day 🤗
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I wish you a wonderful day too 🌸☀️
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I definitely prefer the one on the left, those must be your steps, well I can't hear your breathing haaaaaa but I imagine it going up, the surprise is the full moon, I'm sure.
I congratulate you for a nice post, I like to read what you say while I look at the magnificent photos
Me too - it's more cold and wintry ❄️
The first few steps were on frozen snow, but then it was all powder snow - beautiful and not as hard to walk in as I said 😉 my breathing was heavy though 😀
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Ah, that full moon was a fitting picture to conclude the post. As you know, I also love surprises and your surprise was indeed a great one Hannes.
With regards to your snow walk, I like the cool one the most. But of course and as usual, all of your photos are high quality stuff and that thick snow with the orange sky is pure magical.
Well done and congrats on another masterpiece!
Blessings to you and the family.
That moon was really a great surprise, Zac, I had almost put my camera back in the backpack when I saw it 😁
I also prefer the blue one a bit more, thanks for your opinion, my friend, and thanks a million for your always kind compliments 🙏😊
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Moonrise in the mountain superb photography, always miss one thing to see another perhaps more rewarding, always with photography and timing!
White snow with gorgeous orange evening sky no doubt stunning, glad you found a windy road to have fun on, don't envy driving in slippery conditions though!
Sorry for slightly later response, blame our countries inefficiency to keep the lights on!
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When you take photos you should always have a look to the opposite side. Especially when you photograph a sunrise or a sunset the vis-a-vis is often more colourful, but this moonrise was honestly a very welcome surprise and you should have seen my big eyes when suddenly the full moon climbed up from behind the mountains 😁
Finding a windy road is quite easy here, but this road was new to me and I really had fun. Snowy roads are slippery but different from icy roads ... icy roads are dangerous but snowy roads make fun 😀
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sorry for another late reply, but yesterday I have come home too late to turn the computer on 😴
Tomorrow we are going to visit our daughter and other relatives in the flat north of Austria - Lower Austria. I love and enjoy the flat countryside and the rolling hills there, but after a couple of days I would get homesick for the mountains.
Oh yes, driving on a narrow and windy mountain road would be an experience you'd probably never forget 😀
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Good morning Joan,
I haven't had any time to go online at work and at home I wasn't in the mood to turn the computer on, so I'm so sorry for another late response.
My weekend was great and we have had a lot of fun. Didn't have much time for photography and still haven't had a look at the few photos I've made on Sunday morning. Maybe during my 24-hour shift on Saturday I will find some time. But at the moment there's so much to do 😅 !LOLZ
I hope no fires nor floods have happened down there, or that at least it wasn't too bad and no people were harmed.
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When away and having fun, last thing one worries about is going online. Great you did get to explore a little for photography, something to look forward to reliving over a tedious work schedule. 😅
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Wonderful shots!
The shot, the cool one on the left, seems more raelistic, wintery to me.
I'm thinking the same about the left cooler image - thanks so much for choosing this one too 😀 and thanks a million for your nice compliment 😊
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The moonrise shots were fantastic. Reminds of the saying "When one door is shut, another is opened." I also like the photo on the left, the cool one and of course the snow desert. Brilliant as usual. I was just a bit worried about you going back all the way to your car, in knee deep snow, in the dark. But I guess the full moon made the trek back a lot brighter 👍
Thanks a million kindly for your nice words and compliment my friend 😊
When you take photos you should always take a look on what's behind you because especially when the sun rises or sets, the sky on the opposite side is often more spectacular. But this moonrise was a great surprise and if I had joined the other photographers I wouldn't have seen it before it was much higher up - I have been on the right place at the right time 😁
I think every one including me likes the left image more - it's just more wintry looking ❄️
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My eyes are feasting on the last two images of the moonrise in the Dolmites.
I've never seen a golden full moon photo that looks this stunning! ✨🌕✨
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I'm wishing you also a wonderful weekend 😊🌞
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