Cheile Turzii Gorge, Romania

a_auger · Jun 17, 2014

Hey everyone! Here are some shots of the gorge in Cheile Turzii, Transylvania, Romania. It's a local tourist attraction with a nice 1-2 hr hike through the mountain gorge. There's a nice little hill overlooking the gorge itself and I got to take some pictures.

Here's a daytime shot with my Sigma 17-70:

I also went back about a week later for sunset shots. We got there a little late in the golden hour, but I'm still pleased with the results:
You can see a flagpole in this shot with my Tamron 70-300.

Same subject, different colours.

Here'a a wide angle shot taken with my Sigma 8-16mm:

We waited around for a while to try to get some stars, but the conditions weren't ideal. Light pollution and the moon was shining. Not to mention the wind was turning around a lot and the clouds wouldn't go away. I did get a cool shot of the moon with my 70-300 though:

Also, some HDRs. I'm not sure I'm satisfied with these yet. I think I might have overblown the oranges, but the sky was pretty much on fire when I took this:

This one's better, but not perfect:

I realise HDR's not everyone's cup of tea, but I figured I'd try it out anyways. Thanks for looking!