Watzmann Sunset
Sitting atop the 506-meter-high Festungsberg hill, the Fortress Hohensalzburg towers over Salzburg. Not only one of the most iconic features of the city but also one of the largest medieval castles in Europe, it is one of the most easily recognisable and most photogenic subjects of the city. Yet, just beyond this fortress (which lies out of frame here) is a sight even more impressive still – the huge Untersberg massif. Having originally found myself in a location ready to photograph the fortress, I found my attention being more and more drawn to one peak in particular – the 2713m Watzmann – which even miles away seemed to dominate the sky behind the fortress.
As the light was fading, I swiftly moved my focus away from photographing Hohensalzburg and instead concentrated on the landscape behind it. Naturally striking, Watzmann caught my eye with its jagged peak, almost mirrored in the cloud formation sitting below its pinnacle. Backed by a soft golden-yellow light, the mountain was made all the more striking, gently highlighted by the dying embers of sunset and shadowed by the silhouetted mass of trees in the foreground. Creating a nice three-layered image, the midtones of the midground and the highlights of the background along with the foreground’s dark trees all added plenty of detail, whilst still never detracting from the beauty of the mountain itself. A real ode to the incredible mountain landscapes that surround Salzurg and the nature that awaits beyond the city.
Sitting atop the 506-meter-high Festungsberg hill, the Fortress Hohensalzburg towers over Salzburg. Not only one of the most iconic features of the city but also one of the largest medieval castles in Europe, it is one of the most easily recognisable and most photogenic subjects of the city. Yet, just beyond this fortress (which lies out of frame here) is a sight even more impressive still – the huge Untersberg massif. Having originally found myself in a location ready to photograph the fortress, I found my attention being more and more drawn to one peak in particular – the 2713m Watzmann – which even miles away seemed to dominate the sky behind the fortress.
As the light was fading, I swiftly moved my focus away from photographing Hohensalzburg and instead concentrated on the landscape behind it. Naturally striking, Watzmann caught my eye with its jagged peak, almost mirrored in the cloud formation sitting below its pinnacle. Backed by a soft golden-yellow light, the mountain was made all the more striking, gently highlighted by the dying embers of sunset and shadowed by the silhouetted mass of trees in the foreground. Creating a nice three-layered image, the midtones of the midground and the highlights of the background along with the foreground’s dark trees all added plenty of detail, whilst still never detracting from the beauty of the mountain itself. A real ode to the incredible mountain landscapes that surround Salzurg and the nature that awaits beyond the city.
Sitting atop the 506-meter-high Festungsberg hill, the Fortress Hohensalzburg towers over Salzburg. Not only one of the most iconic features of the city but also one of the largest medieval castles in Europe, it is one of the most easily recognisable and most photogenic subjects of the city. Yet, just beyond this fortress (which lies out of frame here) is a sight even more impressive still – the huge Untersberg massif. Having originally found myself in a location ready to photograph the fortress, I found my attention being more and more drawn to one peak in particular – the 2713m Watzmann – which even miles away seemed to dominate the sky behind the fortress.
As the light was fading, I swiftly moved my focus away from photographing Hohensalzburg and instead concentrated on the landscape behind it. Naturally striking, Watzmann caught my eye with its jagged peak, almost mirrored in the cloud formation sitting below its pinnacle. Backed by a soft golden-yellow light, the mountain was made all the more striking, gently highlighted by the dying embers of sunset and shadowed by the silhouetted mass of trees in the foreground. Creating a nice three-layered image, the midtones of the midground and the highlights of the background along with the foreground’s dark trees all added plenty of detail, whilst still never detracting from the beauty of the mountain itself. A real ode to the incredible mountain landscapes that surround Salzurg and the nature that awaits beyond the city.