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gurndog16 t1_jbxmt20 wrote

What. A. Picture. Thank you for sharing!

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joeclarkestudio OP t1_jbxn1oj wrote

no problem at all, so glad you like it

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[deleted] t1_jby457b wrote

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dWaldizzle t1_jbyic2c wrote

Am I OOTL on this phrase?

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atjones111 t1_jbys3fm wrote

It’s a bot that meant to reply to idiocracy post

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gurndog16 t1_jbytdfs wrote

Hold up, are you calling me a bot?

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azazelsthrowaway t1_jbyu5vr wrote

No lol but now I think you might be

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joeclarkestudio OP t1_jbxkm8k wrote

Taken in Alpe di Siusi in the Dolomites and looking towards the towering peaks of Langkofel, jutting spectacularly out of the rolling fields below. It's an impressive sight at any time of day, but especially so when the evening sun lights up the mountains with a warm glow. One of the best views in Europe, it's a must see if you're ever in the area.

More of my work can be found on my Instagram or website

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onelittleworld t1_jbyhss0 wrote

I've stayed twice in the Dolomites, and many other places in the world too. It's the only spot where both I and Mrs. 1LW have considered making a semi-regular (like, once-a-year) destination. The scenery, the hiking trails, the unpretentious locals, the hearty food & wines... all 100% top-tier. (If they could only fix the peak-season traffic in the Val Gardena.)

Anyway, beautiful shot. I'm ready to go back.

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zantosh t1_jbz6iig wrote

We're thinking about going. Do you have an itinerary to share?

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onelittleworld t1_jc05qom wrote

Our first trip there, 13 years ago, we based in Selva/Wolkenstein (every town has like two-three names, btw). So many great places to go and see, but for god's sake don't miss Seceda. Here are our pix, broken out by location: https://onelittleworld.zenfolio.com/f14888621

More recently, we based in the Val di Fassa in town called Vigo/Viche. Equally stunning area, but a little less jammed with tourists (thankfully). Once again, categorized by location, here are some pix: https://onelittleworld.zenfolio.com/dolomites2019

MODS: I realize these albums include shots that are not EarthPorn-ready, per rule 2, but this guy is looking for recommendations. With that in mind, I hope you'll let this post stand. Thank you.

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TJZ24129 t1_jbzdp2s wrote

My wife is a flight attendant and we’ve traveled quite a bit of places. Dolomites is legit the place where we say we’d go once a year. It’s incredible.

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joeclarkestudio OP t1_jbyl3xo wrote

Thank you. And me too..

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onelittleworld t1_jc03v1p wrote

So... that offhand musing turned into a discussion with the missus. Which turned into the beginnings of a plan. Late summer '24, most likely.

It's happening.

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katiejim t1_jbzkdw8 wrote

Probably the most breathtaking place we’ve traveled.

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someotherbob t1_jc0xa2z wrote

Was this a drone shot? It looks pretty high off of the landscape.

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MantraOfTheMoron t1_jbyietx wrote

It's dolomite, baby!

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Benindetto t1_jbytl1b wrote

The tough black mineral that won’t cop out when there’s heat all about!

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skippy_1037 t1_jbz3e1s wrote

It's beautiful. I'll be in Italy someday. Hopefully, with my best friends or SO!

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413mopar t1_jbyj624 wrote

Im 30% dolomite!

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ermahglerb t1_jbyq4un wrote

Yeah well Bender is 40% Dolomite so there!

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OverYon t1_jc0xg10 wrote

The politest way to correct someone for their inferior Futurama knowledge

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Purgent t1_jbxud08 wrote

Headed here the first week of June. Beautiful.

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joeclarkestudio OP t1_jbxw14i wrote

It really is. Go to the Malga Contrin if you can and have a coffee with this view

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Purgent t1_jbxw55n wrote

We will have a rental car so options are wide open. Thanks for the suggestion!

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ChristophZee t1_jbymkcc wrote

Please bear in mind that you can only drive up to the Seiser Alm very early in the morning (I believe 9 am) or very late (after maybe 5pm), then the road is closed for private traffic. I‘m not sure about the times, but it’s something around that. Also you can only drive to Compatsch and have to walk or bike from there, if you don’t have a hotel up on the seiser alm.

My favorite is to drive up before sunrise, walk to a nice viewpoint and enjoy sunrise there. Then, after sunrise enjoy breakfast at one of the Almen/Malgas.

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BleepBloopRobotA t1_jc2mfzo wrote

Any idea what the reason is for closures? Coming here at the end of May.

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ChristophZee t1_jc2o8ob wrote

They want to reduce the traffic. The roads there are all very narrow one lane roads, and there are a lot of farmers who actually work there, so tourist cars are just a problem up there.

You can still get up by e.g. cable car

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enjoytheshow t1_jbyesg6 wrote

It’s amazing. I also stayed a couple nights in Riva del Garda while I was in the area and I’ll never forget that place

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krypton22 t1_jby4z2z wrote

Alpe di Suisi is such a magical place, a postcard view no matter which direction you look.

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splattne t1_jbyne4x wrote

*Alpe di Siusi, or the local German name: Seiser Alm

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Wayne_AbsarokaBH t1_jby0ydh wrote

I very much wish to see the Dolomites at least one time in my life..

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onelittleworld t1_jbyi42j wrote

Believe the hype. It's breathtaking. And if you like hiking, the trails are world-class.

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Brutal909 t1_jbxm1xl wrote

This looks like painting. It's so beautiful

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I_love_coke_a_cola t1_jby54iz wrote

Recently went to grand Teton and it had a similar feeling, it felt like I was in a painting, didn’t seem like reality. I’m curious how close it would feel here

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Adin-CA t1_jbydpdk wrote

I always thought that the magical quality of light in Italy was a fairy tale cooked up by renaissance artists to justify travel. Then I actually went there and was astonished to see IRL views I was familiar with from European Master painters. Thought it was glamorized/phony in the paintings. Nope! Italy is truly magical.

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fickerjackson t1_jbzemz0 wrote

We havent had any rain here in south tyrol since like 60 days, kinda start to miss it

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Kelly_Kapowsky t1_jbxqn37 wrote

Im heading there in June. Any other specific recs you have in the area?

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mormigil t1_jbxyois wrote

Tres Cime is possibly the most beautiful hike I've ever done, but hiking to rifugio alpe di Tires through alpe di siusi is definitely right behind that. Staying in or at least getting lunch at one of the rifugios is also a magical way to soak it in.

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starlinguk t1_jbz58i5 wrote

I cycled in the area around Tres Cime for a week and never saw them! Somehow they were always in the clouds when I was around there, even though the weather was great.

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joeclarkestudio OP t1_jbxsju5 wrote

I was only in this area for a day but had a great lunch with an incredible view at the Malga Contrin (just along from where this was taken). If you're traveling around the Dolomites, I would say the hike to lago di sorapis, lago di braies, lago di carezza and Seceda were the most memorable. It's all beautiful though, just try and get to places as early as possible before they get too busy. Have a great time!

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ChristophZee t1_jbylm1v wrote

What are you looking for? How experienced are you as a hiker? Are you interested also in the history of the region? There is so much to see and do there for all levels of difficulties.

Today I watched people go apnoe diving in a frozen lake. They drilled holes into the thick ice and then dove from hole to hole. You can have an easy walk, but you can also do a multi day hike with via ferratas in 800m high vertical walls. You can walk around the tre cime, or you can climb to the summit. Just to give you a perspective of the options you have.

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sidamott t1_jbyotu3 wrote

I live close to the dolomites, I love to go to val di Zoldo, chill and less touristic

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Extansion01 t1_jbzfh9p wrote

How long are you staying? Largely dependent on that.

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czerniana t1_jbyut1h wrote

Used to wake up every day to see views like this when we were station in Italy. So absolutely beautiful. I’d move back if I could!

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joeclarkestudio OP t1_jbyvk4v wrote

What a place to be stationed..

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czerniana t1_jbz91p8 wrote

It was truly magical. Thunderstorms were the absolute best. We had a great view of the length of mountains from our bathroom window. A huge window with shutters you could sit on the edge of. The bathroom was quite big as well as it was a farmhouse that had been half converted from part of the attached barn. All tiled. When the thunder rumbled it would sound SO amazing in there, and the mountains lit up some with each strike depending on where the storm was. Just awesome! I always wanted to buy that house if it ever ended up on the market, but it was remodeled when we moved out and is probably a half a million euro now. I still keep an eye on the area though XD Italy would likely never let me immigrate there since I’m fully disabled, but I may get lucky and my partner could find a civilian job at Aviano.

There are few places in the US that are awesome as that place, and certainly not many that are affordable enough to live at.

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Amish_Juggalo469 t1_jc0ga3s wrote

This would make Bob Ross shed years of joy. That is a very stunning picture.

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TibotPhinaut t1_jby3hwk wrote

What's difficult to grasp from these images is just how high these cliffs are towering over their surroundings.
You cannot understand the scale until you've been at the foot of it

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bearwood_forest t1_jby97kz wrote

Was this shot on film? I looks vaguely analog.

It's looks like a painting in parts. Beautiful.

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joeclarkestudio OP t1_jby9qqc wrote

Thank you. It was actually digital but I shoot both and often try and emulate film qualities in my digital work so i'm glad you like it

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GregTheMad t1_jbyjoj5 wrote

Everything reminds me of my portfolio...

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Mark3h194 t1_jbym8sm wrote

What an absolutely beautiful photo.

Also some brilliant work on your website. Do you not sell all of your portfolio as prints? Love the one of a rock face amongst clouds in black & white, doesn't seem to be in the prints list though 😕

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joeclarkestudio OP t1_jbyomvq wrote

That’s very kind of you thank you. And yes I do, funnily enough most of my print sales are custom requests off the store actually. I’ll send you a private message

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[deleted] t1_jbyopyf wrote

Whenever I see them I'm forced to wonder at the violence that created such beauty. The right side makes it clear these are uplift peaks, the craggy look says they are fairly young geologically. This is in the top 5 of places I want to go. And spending an afternoon watching the light on then change as the Sun drops sounds line a perfect use of time.

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joeclarkestudio OP t1_jbypddc wrote

Definitely the best use of time. The way they change with the light is spectacular

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pieter3d t1_jc10chv wrote

They're actually dolomitized sponge reefs that grew around a volcanic core (a setting similar to the Bahamas today, but then with sponges instead of corals), mostly from the Triassic and Jurassic. The entire tectonic plate they're on got squashed between Europe and Africa, causing it to be uplifted, but without deforming it.

You're basically looking at what the seafloor looked like ~150 million years ago.

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rmunchie t1_jbyrj65 wrote

That ain’t real and you can’t tell me otherwise.

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PetrusArtio t1_jbysn2w wrote

I really want to do a nature trail in Italy, just insane stunning views

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kennyk2228 t1_jbyvahf wrote

I have a few pictures from just across the valley in Seceda. Me and a couple friends made the trek up while studying abroad in Florence—I’ve never made a smarter decision.

https://imgur.com/a/DvRrfkl/

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Havefunfordayzz t1_jbywzpf wrote

remember that mickey mouse and bean stalk paradise valley cartooon?

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cyanide_girl t1_jbyze42 wrote

Nah that's Dueling Peaks in Hyrule

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Panza009 t1_jbz1628 wrote

I first thought i was an animation!!! Awesome photo!!

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Hydra5120 t1_jbz7hyg wrote

Monte Grappa from Battlefield anyone?

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SkyBaby218 t1_jbzc96d wrote

The last time I went snowboarding was on those mountains. I made the mistake of listening to the friend of my friend, who was one of those "I've been doing this my whole life, so I know the right way" kind of guys.

I had gone through the terrain park once, no issues. This fucknuckle of a turtle tit tells me how I'm supposed to land on a certain part of the jump to do it the right way and that I needed to be going faster to accomplish said goal.

Long story short, I hit the top of the jump wrong, and was basically in a "V" position 20ft in the air. I tried to break my fall a bit by putting my arm out, thinking I could at least get myself to roll with the fall. I bloodied my mouth, injured my shoulder, tweaked my back, smacked the holy fuck out of my hip....you get the idea. I didn't break anything, but I sure couldn't move my arm for a few days.

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NorCalNavyMike t1_jbzdr7c wrote

Seems a little sus without a pimp cane in the pic somewhere… but still a great shot though!

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kevulrich t1_jbzgn3s wrote

Love the compression of the scene. Looks to me like you used a long focal length… mind sharing the mm you shot at? Lovely work!

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joeclarkestudio OP t1_jc156y4 wrote

glad you like it, i used a 70-300mm lens and this was shot at 120mm

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kevulrich t1_jc1mlai wrote

Pretty killer dynamic range too. Appreciate the reply. Best!

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Bahamuts_Bike t1_jbzh8af wrote

OP what sort of lens did you shoot with?

I am by no means a professional and I feel like whenever I'm out hiking my photos come back a little small, as if I cannot zoom in enough --but also, if I got close enough, I'd be at the mercy of the distorted parallax from the base of a mountain.

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umpfke t1_jbzpd8c wrote

Not gonna lie, probably the best skyline I've seen in, let's say, 5 past years of reddit. Repost or not.

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soupinate44 t1_jbzqv9s wrote

It's this heaven? No, itsa Italy!

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dadcheatsonmom t1_jc0bdz6 wrote

It would be a great view if those mountains weren't in the way

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[deleted] t1_jc0c437 wrote

Gonna use this one tonight live the huge sharp mountains>:)

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K9US t1_jc0ri37 wrote

Just woow

I never seen it during the summer months, always in the winter.

It's wonderful.

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[deleted] t1_jc11hss wrote

Forgot to breathe for a second…

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SpaceHawk98W t1_jc16lsh wrote

Whaoh, this is somewhere I would love to spend my retirement days

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TheDevilsAdvokaat t1_jc1d72h wrote

Ok, but ..where's the pasta recipe?

Just kidding this is 10/10 view.

Also, looks like it is a fragment left from an even bigger mountain.

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Ipsider t1_jc1dlmn wrote

I just came back yesterday from skiing in Val Gardena. Amazing landscape. Incredible

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Anonymark88 t1_jc1kwy8 wrote

Stunning photo. And perfect aspect for my phone wallpaper. Thanks!

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PImedias t1_jc1rqju wrote

🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

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emason_art t1_jc3qlrp wrote

Wow breathtaking. Almost doesn't look real!

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[deleted] t1_jd4lyqn wrote

Those places are just breathtaking

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AustrianStylez t1_jbxyqc6 wrote

Austria

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onelittleworld t1_jbyi8n5 wrote

Not for the past 100 years, no.

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GregTheMad t1_jbyjmzz wrote

Be nice. He may be American and geographically-challenged.

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htomserveaux t1_jbyk8tn wrote

At least check his comment history before assuming.

It isn’t always us

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GregTheMad t1_jbylni9 wrote

Honestly, if he's really Austrian like his handle claims, that insult should hit twice as hard, so it's ok.

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fickerjackson t1_jbzfpmh wrote

Its more political rather than not having looked at a map. Many people here say the same (of which im not one of). Our culture is basically a perfect 50/50 mix, pizza and risotto right next to schnitzel and knödl.

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_twokoolfourskool3_ t1_jbzfyvy wrote

I love how you claim intellectual superiority over Americans yet you say stupid shit like this. How's that for irony?

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Buckeyes2010 t1_jbz4cb5 wrote

Chose the wrong side of WW1, buddy. Sucks to suck

Maybe try not atarting 2 world wars next time, pal

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