Italian Photographer Captures Stunning Rugged Landscape by Using Fisheye Lens
Tauheed Ahmad Nawaz
An Italian photographer Riccardo Maria Mantero has used a fisheye lens to capture a series of remarkable scenes while traveling through Utah, Nevada, and Arizona, adding a distinctive touch to these well-photographed panoramas. The twinkling stars in a purple sky, erratic rock formations and iconic landscapes, and the spectacular southwest American countryside, but not quite as you’ve seen it before.
The Milan-based photographer captures the Grand Canyon and The Arches National Park are just two of the spectacular vistas he snapped. The 45 years old photographer aid: in fact, I’ve never gotten tired of the landscape because I love them so much due to their colors, their skies, and their iconic history.
These fantastic places are so popular and have been captured by well-established photographers but I haven’t seen too many do with a fisheye, so I tried to do something different and wanted to change the point of view with extreme distortion to achieve something exceptional.
The Milky Way is taken from the Navajo reservation – which spans Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. The rock monuments here are some of the most famous in the worldThe Arches National Park, Utah, contains the world’s largest concentration of natural sandstone arches. There are over 2,000 arches located within the park’s 76,518 acresThe Horseshoe Bend, Arizona, is one of the most photographed spots and now an iconic image that represents the Grand CanyonThe Milky Way is taken from the Navajo reservation – which spans Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. The rock monuments here are some of the most famous in the worldThe River San Juan, 1,000ft below, carved these incredible rock formations called GoosenecksThis image was taken from Mather Point, one of the best places to take in the majesty of the Grand CanyonItalian Photographer Captures Stunning Rugged Landscape by Using Fisheye Lens – This red rock wonderland is filled with soaring pinnacles, massive fins, and giant balanced rocks. It makes for a scenic drive and visitors can enjoy long hikes, with or without a guide