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Opis: Nedvomo moja najbolj odbita lokacija letošnje zims in težko pričakovana dogodivčina na Avstrijski gori Dobratsch!
Če bi lahko vse skupaj opisal z dvema besedama bi rekel: Zimska pravljica!
Kljub temu, da sem še isti dan moral zjutraj ob 5ih biti v službi, sem se poln motivacije in vzhičenosti ob 1ih že vozil proti Avstriji. Priznam, da me je takrat malo zaskrbela moja fizična pripravljenost, ter prav tako nenaspanost, kajti do lokacije sem z 22kg težkim nahrbtnikom in sankami potreboval 2uri vzpona po snegu. A čudoviti pogledi, ki sem jih bil deležen med samim pohodom, so mi krajšali čas in dodatno energijo. Ko sem prišel do hiške ( kjer sem že dve leti nazaj imel načrt izdelati zimsko panoramo ), so se mi zaiskrile oči. Okolica hiške je bila namreč neshojena, sneg popolnoma brez stopinj, prečudovito!
Cel večer sem izkoristil za ogledovanje različnih kompozicij in sedaj lahko vidite prvo izmed le teh: Panoramo zimske Rimske ceste polne čudovitih rdečkastih meglic z Orionom na čelu, katera se razteza točno nad vrhom gore Dobratsch z oddajnikom in Cerkvico. Že doma sem si potihoma želel, da bi ta večer v objektiv ujel tudi Zodiakalno svetlobo, in želja se mi je uresničila!
Nebo je bilo to noč zares prečudovito, posejano z neskončno zvezdami, ter planetama Jupiter in Mars.
V ospredju se nahaja osvetljena lesena hiška, v kateri sem v zavetrju prebil 3 ledeno mrzle ure ( -12 stopinj ), ko sem čakal na zgodnje jutranje ure za prav posebno fotografijo z jedrom Rimske ceste.
Fotografija je na koncu izpadla tako, kot sem si jo zamislil v glavi, prava Zimska pravljica z nepozabnim doživetjem.

Description: Undoubtedly my most memorable location of this winter and a long-awaited adventure on the Austrian Mountain Dobratsch!
If I could describe it all in two words, I would say: Winter fairy tale!
Despite the fact that I had to be at work at 5 am that same day, I was already driving towards Austria at 1 pm full of motivation and excitement. I admit that at that time I was a little worried about my physical condition, as well as lack of sleep, because it took me 2 hours of hiking through the snow to get to the location with a 22kg backpack and sled. But the wonderful views that I enjoyed during the hike made the time shorter and gave me additional energy. When I got to the hut ( where I had planned to make a winter panorama two years ago), my eyes sparkled. The area around the house was unpaved, the snow was completely without any footprints, wonderful!
I spent the whole evening looking at different compositions and now you can see the first of them: A panorama of the winter Milky Way full of beautiful reddish nebulae with Orion, which stretches right above the top of the Dobratsch mountain with the transmitter and the Church. Already at home, I secretly wished that It would be nice to capture the Zodiacal Light this evening, and my wish came true!
The sky was truly beautiful that night, dotted with endless stars and planets Jupiter and Mars.
In the foreground is a lit wooden house, where I spent 3 freezing cold hours (-12 degrees) waiting for the early morning hours for a very special photo with the core of the Milky Way.
The photo turned out exactly as I imagined it in my head, a real Winter‘s fairy tale with an unforgettable experience.

Gear: Nikon Z6IIa, Sigma 20 1.4 Dg Dn + Megadap tze21, Fornax Lightrack 2i, Focus on star mask: https://focusonstars.com/ref/urosfink/

Category:Panorama / Tracked / blended

Exif:

• Sky: iso800, f1.8, 90s, 8panels , low exposure frames for brighter sky parts ( 30s ) + lee soft 5 for stars ( iso3200, f1.8, 20s )
• Foreground: iso1250, f2.2, 80s, 8panels + multi exposure frames for lightning the hut ( 80s, 20s,10s,5s,2s,1s )

Location and date: Austria, Dobratsch Mountain, 07.03.2025