Midnight mass in the mountains

annnna8888annnna8888 Registered Users, Super Moderators Posts: 936 SmugMug Employee
edited December 27, 2006 in Landscapes
There is a midnight mass held every Christmas in a chapel on a nearby mountain. People hike there and it's wonderful to see the procession of torches and lamps moving through the night.

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There were fireworks there, too, unfortunately. :dunno

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When the mass was over, people started to head back home:

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The mountain huts, light pollution from the valley and a passer's-by headlamp:

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It was very windy and I had to put all my weight on the tripod to push it to the ground, but still most of the photos turned out blurry.
There was fog in the valley below and those red and orange patches are citylights penetrating through the fog:



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Merry Christmas everybody! :D

Ana


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Comments

  • PhyxiusPhyxius Registered Users Posts: 1,396 Major grins
    edited December 27, 2006
    annnna8888 wrote:


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    How VERY cool!! Thanks for posting, the two above are my favorites, the first while I know what a times exposure makes it seem like 100s and 1000s of people were walking to attend the mass.

    This last one is just awesome and otherworldly. Great job! thumb.gif
    Christina Dale
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  • JeroenJeroen Registered Users Posts: 447 Major grins
    edited December 27, 2006
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    And I love the lightning looking effects in this one:
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  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited December 27, 2006
    very ethereal-

    and very nice-
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