Spring Storm, #17, Montserrat, Catalunya, 2025
“Val més una pedra de Montserrat que tot l’Amèrica aplegat.” (Roughly: A single rock from Montserrat is worth more than all of the Americas together.)
“Si Montserrat els núvols han tapat, aigua pel Llobregat.“ (Roughly: If Montserrat is covered with clouds, the Llobregat River will flow.)
–So saith the locals…
The Rains of March
There have been clouds, rain, and fog, and the Llobregat is indeed feeling fatter these days. Catalunya’s drought isn’t over by any means, but life-giving liquid is once again flowing through her veins and filling her cisterns. Sometimes not as much as we would like–and sometimes way too much all at once.
Regardless, the opportunities for landscape photography abound, especially at my favorite photo haunt: La Muntanya de Montserrat.
Here are a few recent monochrome images from two turbulent and foggy days, the 14th and the 15th of March (beware the Ides of March).
The Images
All were shot on a tripod (often under a soaked umbrella) with the Nikon D850 and processed through Adobe Photoshop Elements and Nik/DxO Silver Efex Pro.
Spring Storm, #5, Montserrat, Catalunya, 2025 (Collbató ridgelines)
Spring Storm, #16, Montserrat, Catalunya, 2025 (Tunneling to fog)
Spring Storm, #18, Montserrat, Catalunya, 2025 (Monestir de Santa Cecília de Montserrat, original founding date 945AD)
Spring Storm, #19, Montserrat, Catalunya, 2025 (La Pedra Gran de Sant Benet)
Clearing Spring Storm, #1, Montserrat, Catalunya, 2025 (Los Gorros amb boira)
Clearing Spring Storm, #6, Montserrat, Catalunya, 2025 (Survivor)
Clearing Spring Storm, #9, Montserrat, Catalunya, 2025 (Hope)
Clearing Spring Storm, #10, Montserrat, Catalunya, 2025 (Smooth vapor and ridgeline)
Clearing Spring Storm, #17, Montserrat, Catalunya, 2025
Clearing Spring Storm, #18, Montserrat, Catalunya, 2025 (L’Ermita de Sant Joan)
Clearing Spring Storm, #19, Montserrat, Catalunya, 2025 (Boira, camí, i l’Ermita de Sant Joan)
Clearing Spring Storm, #26, Montserrat, Catalunya, 2025 (Regió de Sant Benet–l’Elefant, la Prenyada, la Momia, la Momieta, et al–amb boira)
Clearing Spring Storm, #27, Montserrat, Catalunya, 2025 (Cavall Bernat, with fresh spring snow in the pre-Pyrenees)
Clearing Spring Storm, #33, Montserrat, Catalunya, 2025 (Face of a Conglomerate Ogre)
Clearing Spring Storm, #37, Montserrat, Catalunya, 2025 (La Cadireta i els Frares Encantats)
Clearing Spring Storm, #38, Montserrat, Catalunya, 2025 (Awaiting the spark of spring)
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