PHOTO TREKKING TO CIMA DI PIAZZO – MONTE SODADURA

THE WONDER OF THE SUN

The photographic trek lasts two days and allows you to photograph the landscape at sunset and dawn by climbing two nearby mountains: Cima di Piazzo and Monte Sodadura from where your gaze can range in every direction. Photographing the sun as it rises and disappears on the horizon is an experience that activates our inner energies and makes the joy of living flow within us.

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The trek starts from the village of Moggio following the path n.725 that immediately enters the wood towards the Piani di Artavaggio - Rif. Cazzaniga Merlini and Rif. Nicola. This path is not particularly difficult even if in some places it has some rock steps to overcome, better if not the help of the sticks.We continue on the same path that is indicated on the signposts with n. 24.

Arriving at the Piani di Artavaggio we continue along the cart track until we take the path, not binding, which leads us to the Cima di Piazzo. From here we can admire the astonishing landscape and photograph the sunset that magnificently illuminates all the peaks. Then we await dinner and overnight in a refuge.

The next morning we head instead to Monte Sodadura - whose climb is quite challenging and winds along the ridge where we find some rocks to be overcome carefully - not to miss the sunrise at the summit where the spectacle of the sunrise leaves ecstatic and , also in this case, the gaze can range in all directions enjoying the magnificent panorama and meeting the profiles of the Resegone, the Grigne, the Zuccone Campelli, the Pizzo dei Tre Signori, the Monte Aralalta and the Pizzo Baciamorti.

After breakfast we will return to Moggio following the same path as the previous day.

Meeting point: in the village of Moggio at the cable car parking area at 3.00 p.m.

The program may undergo changes in the route in relation to weather conditions.

• landscape reportage: observing nature and communicating one's gaze on the world through photography
• the search for one's own personal style: images as an expression of one's Self
• the composition: choice of framing, the rules and how to break them, the close-up and the balance of the image
• the tripod: how to use it in the best way
• the choice of lens: depth of field, shooting angle and creative use
• the camera settings: ISO values, shutter and aperture, white balance, focus, advantages of shooting in Raw and in manual mode
• the light: adjust the exposure to obtain the maximum dynamic range
• the use of filters: the polarizer, the Neutral Density (ND) and Gradual Neutral Density (GND) filters and how to use them in long exposures
• multiple exposures, panoramas and the HDOFR (High Depth Of Field Range) technique

During the photo trekking the participants are also invited, if they wish, to a constructive exchange of experiences and ideas.

BEFORE THE PHOTO TREKKING

• the conception and planning of the photographic trek in every detail, which include: knowledge of the area, the use of applications to find the days with the best light conditions, monitoring of weather conditions, the preparation of maps and cards
• the inspections necessary to choose the points from which to photograph the landscape and verify the data provided by the applications, check the practicability of the paths and guarantee the carrying out of the photographic trekking safely
• the sending by e-mail of all the useful information relating to the photo trekking and my willingness to answer any of your doubts or requests regarding the organization and photographic and excursion equipment

DURING THE PHOTO TREKKING

• the service of conducting along the photo trekking route (I am a qualified trekking instructor, id number 2799559 )
• training activities in landscape and nature photography techniques, and in the expression of a personal style
• education in the photography ethics and in sustainable behavior for the environment
• individual and personalized photographic assistance for the entire duration of the photo trekking
• the compulsory personal insurance policy valid during the photo trekking
• dinner, bed and breakfast service at the mountain hut

AFTER THE PHOTO TREKKING

• one hour of tutoring and consultancy (individual and personalized) online on the post-production of the shots you took during the photo trekking

  ❌ transport to and from the starting point of the photo trekking

  ❌ drinks consumed in the mountain hut

  ❌ any your personal expenses

  ❌ everything that is not specified in "What is included"