Moravian Tuscany in May
Moravian Tuscany is a beautiful part of Czechia to the east of Brno, in the south-east of the country. This area exhibits a unique folded landscape, seen only in Moravia, the original Tuscany region of Italy, and in the Palouse in north-western USA. Apart from being a very attractive wine-growing region, this area is famous for some classic landscape views, usually involving a small element of the folded landscape in dappled sunlight. There are three recommended times for visiting: April, when the landscape is largely green, May, when dramatic reds from poppies and crimson clover appear, and September, when the landscape is golden and brown. The April photographs are in a separate album.
I went back in May to capture more of this amazing landscape, with a splash more colour. This time I went with a different Czech photographer: Emil Ä?elustka, who has probably done more than anyone to popularise this area and has personally discovered numerous unique locations. He is an excellent guide with over a hundred remarkable spots he can take you to. We were very lucky with the weather â?? I got all the shots I was looking for and had an exceptional time. I highly recommend Emil as both guide and photography tutor.
Unlike my previous guide in this area, Emil shoots full-frame, so I brought along my Nikon Z7 with a new 150â??500mm Tamron lens and my trusty 24â??200mm Nikon zoom. The camera performed well, though with no better image quality than the much smaller and lighter Olympus OM-3 from the earlier trip. I normally include geolocation data on every photograph, but have omitted it here, as the exact locations are part of the local guide’s stock-in-trade.
Photographs in this album include: folded Moravian hills at various focal lengths, crimson clover, Moravian vineyards, crimson clover at dawn, ploughing as art, and poppy fields.
For camera settings, techniques and equipment used in shoots like this, see the Technique posts on mcaughtry.photo.