Rhumsiki Peak, a photo from Extreme-North, North

Photographer's Note

The small village of Rhumsiki is set in a lunar landscape of extraordinary volcanic plugs and basalt outcrops surrounded by a series of imposing peaks.
Andr� Gide, writer and explorer, found the area so attractive he considered it was "one of the most beautiful landscapes in the world".
The mountains are dotted with little thatched houses huddling against the rocks and looking almost if they had simply grown rather than been constructed.
I took this shot during harmattan period: a wind bringing sahara sand in suspension giving the idea of a foggy atmosphere.

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fayeulle (27827) 2006-08-06 6:14

Hi Alberto.
Marvellous shot with soft colors reinforced by the sand mist. I like very well how you framed this pict. From my opinion a light crop of the top (sky)would locate the horizon for a better respect of the 3/3 rules. Stunning postvolcanic landscape.
Cheers
JP

gelor (3233) 2006-08-06 6:26

Bonjour Alberto,
Tr鑣 beau paysage, bien 閝uilibr� et bien 閏lair�. Du beau travail ! Bravo.
G閞ard

Delfin (1529) 2006-08-06 7:20

Very nice picture, Alberto.
Thank you for sharing. Very soft focus goes well with eveing mild colors and your foggy-windy atmosphere.
I think, the "tooth"-rock is too centered in your composition. Myabe, some cropping (see previous critique ) togeter with cutting the image from the right would make the picture more impresive. just an idea)
Olga

crhieatt (5347) 2006-08-06 8:05

Brilliant and atmospheric shot of a landscape I've not seen before. Magic and mesmerising.
Regards
Colin

jmdias (116441) 2006-08-06 12:17 [Comment]

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Deepforest (9260) 2006-08-06 15:07

Hi Alberto,
what amazing and beautiful landscapes with old volcanic rocks!
I like the composition and frameing. Great shot!
Thanks for sharing. Best regards,
Andrzej

qpochet (1412) 2006-08-07 8:04

Bonjour Alberto,

Tr鑣 bonne photo d'un paysage magnifique et surprenant. Jolies couleurs et lumi鑢es.
Bien vu!
Quentin.

loic-jaouen (204) 2006-08-07 8:35

Etonnant paysage, les maisons apportent une id閑 de la taille.

gabrielpat (7163) 2006-08-07 18:24

slt alberto,
beau coup d'oeil � rhumsiki.belle lumi鑢e sur "la case" au pied du rocher!!

Merou (4726) 2006-08-18 17:15

Thank you for sharing this photo. For many of us it is unusual to see this type of photo of cameroun
Excellent POV
regards
jean-no雔

Amaniman (1122) 2006-09-10 6:01

Ce rocher est stup閒iant. Tu as bien fait d' int間rer les maisons dans ton cadrage, on a ainsi une id閑 plus juste de sa taille.
La lumi鑢e "poussi鑢euse" est tr鑣 bien rendue.
Une image qui donne envie de visiter ce pays dont on ne parle pas souvent.

henrytf (985) 2006-10-13 12:45

Bonsoir Alberto
Une bien belle lumi鑢e de fin de journ閑 et un paysage que je ne connaissais pas.
C'est magnifique.
Henry

davidescu (70) 2006-10-15 17:23

salut,
le paysage est d閖� tr鑣 jolie, la lumi鑢e est belle, et en plus les petites habitations en premier plan!
玎 doit 阾re pas mal de se r関eiller tous les matins avec un paysage comme 玎...
merci

vesilvio (750) 2006-11-07 10:08

Ciao Alberto,
molto bella questa tua composizione. Bilanciata, dai gradevolissimi toni smorzati dalla sabbia in sospensione e ben esposta. Ci presenta un paesaggio molto insolito ai nostri occhi.
Veramente un bel posto !
Ciao,
silvio

atus (15878) 2006-11-19 17:14

Ciao Alberto,
questa immagine del Rhumsiki mi ha colpito in modo molto favorevole e mi ha fatto decidere di mettere questo paese nella mia lista dei desideri. L'inquadratura con le capanne ai piedi della roccia � molto suggestiva e rende l'idea delle dimensioni del picco. Pure qui non ho resistito ad un WS per attenuare l'effetto del harmattan, facendo risaltare il cielo rosato. Ovviamente va tra i preferiti!
Ciao e complimenti.
Attila

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Lix (0) 2006-12-14 10:28

Ciao Alberto
un luogo bellissimo, quasi surreale con questi "Rhumsiki Peaks" straordinariamente suggestivi.
Le tue foto sono molto importanti perch� ci ricordano di paesi troppo spesso dimenticati (o trascurati...).

Thanks! nice shot , well done!

Alessandro

bibs69 (3251) 2006-12-16 2:40

Bonjour Alberto,

Belle image :) Cet endroit semble effectivement remarquable et tu lui rends un bel hommage. La composition me va bien avec un premier plan bien pr閟ent et une belle 閏happ閑 dans le lointain. De plus, tu sembles avoir choisi le meilleur moment de la journ閑 et la meilleure lumi鑢e pour prendre ta photo.

Cordialement, Laurent.

cepekdong (3676) 2006-12-21 11:55

wow, such amazing landscape ! i intend to go to africas north as well in 2008 and one day i want to visit cameroon as well !

dan

Uncia (253) 2007-01-11 4:40

Plus je me promene dans TE, plus je note des endroits qu'il me reste a visiter.

Cette photo represente merveilleusement un autre de ces endroits, la lumi鑢e y est douce (couch� ou lever), les petites maisons au pieds du pic sont effectivement tres naturellement implant閑s dans le paysage et la profondeur de vue avec de temps en temps un de ces pic est ennivrante !

Superbe image !

Marc

Angshu (56760) 2007-01-11 22:44

Hello Alberto
Your pictures continue to amaze me...I cannot but agree with Gide totally..the landscaope is amazing with the jutting basalt cores forming a landscape which is out of the world. Taken in morning light, nice & soft with the long shadows. Wonderful
Regards
Angshu

lucinka (9976) 2007-07-10 9:17

Hello Alberto, this is really unique landscape. It goes directly to my list of places I have to visit. TE is a great website to get inspired by unusal places to visit. This is definately one of them. TFS. Lucie

Photo Information

Copyright: Alberto Piubello (albertopiubello) (2623)
Genre: 风景
Medium: 彩色
Date Taken: 2004-12-23
Categories: 自然
Exposure: f/4.5, 1/100 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): LANSCAPES OF LINES AND COLORS (contribute for NGO), Landscapes, Exotic places I [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-08-06 5:39
Favorites: 5 [view]