The first day of August in the heart of Tatras began brilliantly.
First sun rays were touching summits and ridges high above while the valley still remianed deeply shadowed and cold. I woke up just before sunset to admire that magic spectacle of light. I took some photos and got back quickly under my rock to warm sleeping bag and fall asleep again with those morning views under eyelids.
Golden dawn didn't foretell what happened just a few hours later. Sunny mountain landscape around Tazka valley turn into grey and darkened within minutes and the whole area began to resound thrilling thunder roars' music, the storm was near... In a blink of an eye white clouds coming from north, along the depth of Bielovodska valley began to soar higher and higher and appeared above the lake and rocky threshold of the valley to fill the whole area with thick fog, it started to rain...

Stopped by the weather on my climb to Niznie Rysy ridge, standing in front of my cosy rock house, I was waiting for the Sun to come back.

Tomek

Tazka valley, High Tatras, 1st August 2008

Images

Calm before the storm II

Sinking in the dark II

Misty valley

Calm before the storm

Vysoka in clouds

Through clouds...

In the land of darkness

Svistovy and Javorove veze

Cloudy Ganek

Crags at storm

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yatsek

Intriquing

Voted 10/10

album, just like the very name of this gorgeous valley, which seems to mean "Heavy" but, in fact, probably derives from the fact that the path up here is (or rather - was for the shepherds) quite strenuous.
Anyway, alright Tomek,I'd say: fine art
Cheers - Jacek

Posted Nov 3, 2008 5:30 pm


	Tomek Lodowy	Re: Intriquing
	Hasn't voted	Thanks Jacek, I am really glad you like it. Tazka, intriguing, well said! Tomek
		Posted Nov 3, 2008 5:42 pm

kamil

Yeah that's real art!

Voted 10/10

Piękne widowisko natury i piękna fotograficzna impresja. Gratuluję!
pzdr
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Posted Nov 3, 2008 5:56 pm


	Tomek Lodowy	Re: Yeah that's real art!
	Hasn't voted	Dzięki Kamilu, super sprawa z tymi Twoimi Bałkanami! Pozdrowienia z Irlandii
		Posted Nov 3, 2008 6:58 pm

visentin

experienced a similar storm...

Voted 10/10

on Krzyzne last year ! :S

http://h.visentin.free.fr/photosite/11290735_1024.ts1181906012204.jpg

Posted Nov 5, 2008 7:06 am


	Tomek Lodowy	Re: experienced a similar storm...
	Hasn't voted	Mountain storm with all its visual and sound effects on one hand remains always dangerous but on the other so admirable... I remember I was surviving huge evening thunderstorm in Tazka valley in summer of 2006 hiding myself under lonesome little rock, the water was streaming around everywhere, memorable event believe me :) Tomek
		Posted Nov 5, 2008 5:33 pm


	visentin	Re: experienced a similar storm...
	Voted 10/10	http://www.summitpost.org/image/472252//tatra-s-5-lakes-valley-dolina-pi-281-ciu-staw-w-as-seen-from-the-trail-to-krzy-380-ne.html
		Posted Dec 16, 2008 6:12 am

Ivona

piêkny album!

Voted 10/10

zalaczam i moje gratulacje...Zazdroszcze..jestes tam w Irlandii i pewnie teraz rzadziej odwiedzasz Tatry..a tu prosze od razu trafiasz w takie widowisko!! Szczesciarz;)
pozdrawiam i zycze wielu takich trafien w Nowym Roku!!
Iwona

Posted Jan 5, 2009 3:54 pm


	Tomek Lodowy	Re: piekny album!
	Hasn't voted	Dzieki wielkie Iwonka. Oby nam wszystkim szczescilo sie w tym Nowym Roku ! Trzymaj sie! Tomek
		Posted Jan 6, 2009 4:56 pm

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