The Huangshan Mountains have been famous in China for more than 1000 years because Chinese artists have used them as inspiration for their paintings. This is an 8-image HDR panorama that shows how dramatic and beautiful these mountains are. Each of the frames consist of 5 exposures combined to produce detail in both highlights and shadows. The scenes here change rapidly because low clouds swirl about the peaks and the gorges, and it's really amazing. When I was here 33 years ago, the only way to the top was climbing 15,000 stone steps. I did that with 40 pounds of medium format film equipment on my back, but now there is a cable car that brings you to the top in 10 minutes -- and there is no way I can carry that kind of weight anymore. I used a Really Right Stuff pano head for the picture along with my new Canon 1Dx Mark II and a 24-105mm lens in vertical orientation.
2 Comments
Sep 19, 2016, 7:02:37 PM
Jim - Thanks for your enthusiastic praise, Rob.
Sep 19, 2016, 8:57:23 AM
Rob Smith - I carried 40 pounds of equipment along a very steep vertical incline back when my kids (and I!) were much younger...It's a feat at any age! But the picture is filled with the majesty you describe. WOW! Thanks for this Jim!