TITLE: Peace
During spring and summer a great friend of mine and I climb the mountains searching for beauty and peace.
In the summer of 2022 we were on the Nivolet plateau, at 3000 meters in sight of the Gran Paradiso.
It was almost time to return after a long day trying to get good shots at Lake Leità.
I was looking for a photo to finish the roll when came across this shot: an alpine swamp with the summit of the Gran Paradiso at the bottom.
I put down the heavy backpack with lenses and camera, mounted the tripod and took this 1 second shot at F22 on IR-sensitive film and deep red ND filter.
Now it hangs in my studio printed 1m x1m and when I look at it it brings me a lot of peace.
AUTHOR: Marcello Colombo (Italy)
Marcello Colombo was born in Milan on 03/27/76 and lives in Monza near the park of the same name, breathing breadth and beauty.
After high school he completed a three-year engineering course to then deal with automotive design.
He holds several patents within his scope and defines new standards of method and merit.
In 2006 he began a journey of analogue photography "in the workshop" of a skilled black and white professional, until he acquired complete mastery of the process during the pandemic. Thanks to the passion for the mountains he fixed beauty in specially organized expeditions, panoramas and environments, trying to convey his sensations to the film, with the most appropriate techniques from time to time.
Now he dedicates a good part of his time between mountain expeditions, ptrocessing and printing, verifying whether to make it his main profession.
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