Landscape Photography Workshop at the Refuge Mondovi by Luca Gino and Mondoviphoto

In the weekend of 14 and July 15, 2013 I was able to attend the workshop organized by landscaped Mondoviphoto the refuge Mondovi.

The two days were held , despite the bad weather that has not left us to do everything we had planned.

The teacher Luca Gino had an incredible patience to answer all the questions of the participants despite the fatigue of the marches and genepy Mariolino that have really made ​​my evening creating applications is not just suited to the subject.

During the event it was possible to try a set of Manfrotto tripods and heads , two systems Cokin filters , some optical panoramic Samyang provided by Magic Fowa photos and video and a set of Lee filters provided by the teacher.

All of this material was detected truly rise to the occasion . We were particularly amazed Samyang lenses for image quality in the photographs of the night sky. A sharpness that, say some, even the Zeiss is able to guarantee wide open . For the rest, are well known to the construction quality of both stands both for systems of creative filters .

After the meeting at the door of Pian Marchisio at 10 am on Saturday, starting for the first location which will then be reached again in the evening for the sunset.
You stop, Luca tells us countless rules and tricks, someone already doing some test shooting even if the condition is not ideal.
Around 12 we move to the Refuge Mondovi that awaits us for lunch , everything good in the afternoon again Luke tells us other rules and take the opportunity to do some shooting water from a nearby stream using various filters , polarizers , degrading , neutral .
When the light begins to fall we are moving back to the area chosen , the sunset unfortunately gives us great emotions because of the clouds coming up that just the most beautiful darken the sun. Some shots worthy of note , however, turns up.
Around 21 we are back at the shelter , we make dinner , here are a few members of the group exaggerate a bit ' with the digestive and no longer be able to take to the stars ....
Following up 1 .30 am shooting to the sky in the meantime it is clear from the clouds .
All to bed for a few hours , the alarm rings at 4:30 am and you 've got it right ... just like that , the work of the landscape is not compatible with sleep .
The alarm sounds undeterred and all down the camp , someone seems to have turned a chainsaw and the alarm is only the lesser of noise. We open the windows and the weather is not on our side again , probably skip the sunrise , but we carry on the same place , you never know .
At 6 o'clock we are in the area, as it turned even the shadow of the sun , only clouds. Under these conditions, the only alternative is to try to do some shooting water or some macro. After a little ' of shots we go back to the shelter would expect for breakfast, perhaps for many was the most expected after the early rising and the bitter cold of the morning .
In any case, it was a wonderful experience as every time when a group of friends with the same passion is found can not be otherwise .

One of the many pictures taken during the two days.
Canon 40D Tamron 17-50 2.8 cokin filters to graft the front polarizer 2 stop more degrading .