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Meet again at dawn

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2020/12/10 Claudio Beffa / / / / / / / /

Meet again at dawn. Sardinia, Italy

“Meet again at dawn”. Sunrise on the island of Serpentara, southern Sardinia, seen from Punta Molentis. The first lights illuminate the sky and paint it with warm colors, which delicately overlap the blue of the night. A very thin crescent Moon is still visible just above the island, before disappearing into the daylight.
A simple polarizing filter was useful to capture this scene, as well as, of course, a night spent out getting ready for the five thirty sunrise…

EXIF:
Camera: Pentax K-3
Lens: Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art
Focal lenght: 35mm
Shutter time: 2,5 s
Aperture: F/8
Sensitivity: ISO100
 

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Sa Stiddiosa waterfall

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2020/12/09 Claudio Beffa / / / / / /

Sa Stiddiosa waterfall

Detail of the waterfall of Sa Stiddiosa, sardinian name that means “the dripping”; the reason for this name lies in the conformation of the waterfall itself, a vertical rocky wall on which the water flows in random directions and which, before falling into the pond below, crosses a multitude of Maidenhair ferns. Sa Stiddiosa is a natural corner of paradise located along the Flumendosa river in the Sardinian backcountry and, to reach it, it is necessary to take a very steep path inside the wood.

EXIF:
Camera: Pentax K-3
Lens: Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art
Focal lenght: 35mm
Shutter time: 1/50s s
Aperture: F/4
Sensitivity: ISO400
 

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The nest

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2020/09/30 Claudio Beffa / / / / / / / /

The nest: twilight over sea stacks in Sardinia, Italy.

“The nest”. The sea stacks of Nido dei passeri (Sparrows’ Nest) in St. Antioco island, Sardinia, at twilight. While the last warm light gives way to the cold tints of the forthcoming night, the calm sea gently brushes the bottom of the pillars.

EXIF:
Camera: Pentax K-3
Lens: Samyang 16mm f/2 ED AS UMC CS
Focal lenght: 16mm
Shutter time: 107 s
Aperture: F/5.6
Sensitivity: ISO100
 

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0Milky Way, core, stars, Jupiter, night, rocks, stones, pillars, sea, astrophotography, nightphotography, sardinia, italy, landscape

Pinnacles of stars

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2020/07/05 Claudio Beffa / / / / / / / / /

Pinnacles of stars: the Milky Way in southern Sardinia, Italy.

“Pinnacles of stars”. During a perfectly clear night, the Milky Way rises just above the sea stacks of Sparrow’s Nest, in the small island of St. Antioco in Sardinia, Italy. The favorable weather’s conditions helped me in capturing the bright core of the galaxy and a great amount of stars.

EXIF:
Camera: Pentax K-3
Lens: Samyang 16mm f/2 ED AS UMC CS
Focal lenght: 16mm
Shutter time: 13 s
Aperture: F/2
Sensitivity: ISO1250
 

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0Milky Way, core, stars, Jupiter, night, rocks, stones, astrophotography, nightphotography, sardinia, italy, landscape

Stones and stars

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2020/07/05 Claudio Beffa / / / / / / / /

Stones and stars: the Milky Way in southern Sardinia, Italy.

“Stones and stars”. Above a rocky stretch of coast in the southern part of Sardinia, the Milky Way rises in the clear sky of the night, showing the bright core in all its beauty.

EXIF:
Camera: Pentax K-3
Lens: Samyang 16mm f/2 ED AS UMC CS
Focal lenght: 16mm
Shutter time: 13 s
Aperture: F/2
Sensitivity: ISO1250
 

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0Milky Way, core, stars, Jupiter, night, sea, rocks, pinnacle, astrophotography, nightphotography, sardinia, italy, landscape, seascape

Pointing to the core

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2020/06/29 Claudio Beffa / / / / / / /

Pointing to the core: the Milky Way in southern Sardinia, Italy.

“Pointing to the core”. First photograph of the Milky Way of the summer 2020, taken in the south of Sardinia on a particularly clear and serene night. The island is one of the places in Italy with the least amount light pollution, making particularly easy to catch the faint light emitted by the Milky Way.
In this shot the planet Jupiter shines bright on the left of the Milky Way’s core and its light is reflected on the surface of the sea.

EXIF:
Camera: Pentax K-3
Lens: Samyang 16mm f/2 ED AS UMC CS
Focal lenght: 16mm
Shutter time: 13 s
Aperture: F/2
Sensitivity: ISO1250
 

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Dragon scales

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2020/06/09 Claudio Beffa / / / / / / /

Dragon scales: a minimalist seascape of wild nature in Sardinia, Italy.

“Dragon scales”. As the dorsal scales of a sea dragon, these rocks emerge on the surface. The water flows across the saw-toothed spikes as they put up resistance to the movement of the sea.
This kind of sceneries attracts me a lot, due to the strong contrasts they are made of: solid against liquid, rough against smooth, dark against bright. This is the complementarity that represents the inner beauty of nature and I find it very fascinating.

EXIF:
Camera: Pentax K-3
Lens: Pentax SMC D-FA 100mm f/2.8 Macro WR
Focal lenght: 100mm
Shutter time: 10 s
Aperture: F/7.1
Sensitivity: ISO100
 

This photograph has been awarded at the following international photography competition:
– Honorable Mention in the 2020 edition of the ipa Int’l Photography Awards: “Dragons scales” – Category Fine Art Landscapes

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Paradise sunset

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2020/03/06 Claudio Beffa / / / / / / /

Paradise sunset: vivid colors in a rocky stretch of coast, Sardinia, Italy

Paradise sunset. The warm light of the setting sun has painted the running clouds with vivid colors, balancing the harshness of the windswept rocks. This is one of my favourite conditions in Sardinian seascape and landscapes, where the opposites meet one another: soft and hard, bright and gloomy, vivid and muted. This kind of complementarity is one of the things I often search for.
Taking this photo didn’t require any specific technique; in fact, as for other similar cases, I’ve used a 10 stops ND filter to extend the exposure time, making the clouds movement more visible, plus a 2 stops graduated ND filter to darken the sky a bit. However, the thing that complicated the shooting has been the strong wind coming from the sea: this caused an intermittent spraying of seawater droplets on the filter, forcing me to clean-shoot-check-clean-shoot-checkagain. To make things worse, a 30 seconds exposure is a lot of time in a situation like this. As a result, due to the unsuccessful attempts and the time needed to clean and mount the filter again, just a couple of shots turned out to be really usable.

EXIF:
Camera: Pentax K-3
Lens: Samyang 16mm f/2 ED AS UMC CS
Focal lenght: 16mm
Shutter time: 30 s
Aperture: F/4
Sensitivity: ISO100
 

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Ancient paradise

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2020/03/05 Claudio Beffa / / / / / / /

Ancient paradise: sunset over a rocky stretch of coast, Sardinia, Italy

Ancient paradise. One of the peculiarities of Sardinia is the greatly varied coastlines: every part of the island has some unique features which, in addition, change within a few kilometers. It’s easy, for example, to find a beautiful stretch of fine-grained sandy beach followed by a cliff or a rugged cove. In this case, with this photograph I’ve wanted to show a place which has a “prehistoric” look, made of many scattered and weatherworn rocks, some of which have become islets. The roughness of the coast is enveloped by the warm and pleasant colors of sunset, mirrored on the surface of the sea. Thus, I looked for a sense of wonderment conveied by the imposing, wild and, at the same time, beautiful appearance of this stretch of coast.
To capture this image I’ve used a 10 stops ND filter, which extended the exposure time to 30 seconds, and a 2 stops graduated ND filter to darken further the sky. As a result, they’ve emphasized the movement of the clouds and balanced the global brigthness.

EXIF:
Camera: Pentax K-3
Lens: Samyang 16mm f/2 ED AS UMC CS
Focal lenght: 16mm
Shutter time: 30 s
Aperture: F/5.6
Sensitivity: ISO100
 

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Watching the horizon

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2020/03/05 Claudio Beffa / / / / / / / /

Watching the horizon: twilight colors in a rocky cove, Sardinia, Italy

Watching the horizon in south western Sardinia, Italy. The harsh and serrated outlines of a rocky cove stand out against the polished and clear surface of the sea, during a vivid twilight.
In winter, finding heavenly coves to capture the beauty of sardinian sunsets is an amazing experience. Every stretch of coast hides a treasure, giving endless possibilities.
To capture this view, I’ve used an ultra wide angle lens with just one filter attached: a 2 stops gruaduated ND, aligned with the horizon, which darkened it and balanced the overall brightness of the scene. Differently to what it could seem, it was very dark: infact, the sun was set more than half an hour before. Therefore, there’s been no need to use a full ND filter to reach 30 seconds of exposure time.

EXIF:
Camera: Pentax K-3
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5 EX DC HSM
Focal lenght: 11mm
Shutter time: 30 s
Aperture: F/8
Sensitivity: ISO100
 

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