The Pelóri

[Haakon]

The Pelóri are supposed to be absolutely massive and the tallest of all mountain ranges. Maybe we are going to need special effects here, but let's post some pictures and discuss - what kind of mountains are they?

One inspiration could be these, I think. It's from Kauai.

 

[Haakon]

Of coure, somewhere in the mountains we've got the Taniquetil. But that deserves a thread if its own.

 

[MithLuin]

I feel like the Rocky Mountains would be appropriately massive, but it is slightly more difficult to get a good mountain range next to a beach like that.

 

[Haakon]

Yes...there aren't a lot of obvious alternatives.

 

[MithLuin]

Well, the jaggedness of the Pelori suggests young mountains, and your volcanic suggestion is pretty clever. Perhaps we can have a two-part location, where one location is the Pelori-as-seen-from Valinor (no sea needed) and a different location is the Pelori-seen-from-the-sea.

 

[Haakon]

Well, the jaggedness of the Pelori suggests young mountains, and your volcanic suggestion is pretty clever. Perhaps we can have a two-part location, where one location is the Pelori-as-seen-from Valinor (no sea needed) and a different location is the Pelori-seen-from-the-sea.

Good idea, because the peak of Taniquetil should be more a really high mountain with snow on top.

 

[Haakon]

Something like this will be ok for Taniquetil, although this is too broad I think. Also, we won't have two peaks. (And, as usual, the structures are added later on... 😉) Oh right, I said we should have a seperate thread for taniquetil. Well, we can anyway.

 

[MithLuin]

Baja California is where the vestiges of the Rockies hit the Pacific Ocean. These are *not* tall, impressive mountains. But, if you film them without any scale, perhaps they could stand in for the much-more-impressive Pelori?

Erase the kayak, and this could be the Calacirya:

*sigh* not on the coast:

 

[MithLuin]

The Alaskan Coast would have a better scale, though still not the Himalayas:

Art by Albert Bierstadt:

 

[Haakon]

Here's an interesting view. From New Zealand, of all places...

 

[Haakon]

Norway. (Please morph sailing boat into Vingilot)

 

[Haakon]

I found some pretty nice pictures from Alaska. I'm thinking the Pelóri could look more like this towards the north:

Of course, some of these pictures won't be necessary this season. But when the Noldor go into exile and wander along the shores, they might be good.

Getting closer to the Helcaraxë (season 3):