Winter Marvels

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 4, 2013185 views17 comments

This is one from last december taken at Belchenfluh/Switzerland. In the distant you can see the swiss alps.
Usually it takes only about 20 minutes from the parking lot to hike to this place. But on that morning the road over the pass was closed and we had about 3 feet of snow and it took us almost an hour to get to this place.

D700, f11, 1/640seconds, iso320

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Joerg Bonner on January 4, 2013 at 8:18 AM

beautiful light and details here. i love the distant panorama of the alps!

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on January 4, 2013 at 9:29 AM

Beautiful! Great light and I love the clarity and mood. The Swiss Alps make for a wonderful background! This is really nice work Bill.

The large version is fantastic and makes me feel like I'm right there beside you. Excellent processing too.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on January 4, 2013 at 9:43 AM

Very good composition Bill! The snow covered foreground sets the stage nicely. I also like the mountain range in the bg. It adds a lot. It is small, but has a lot of meaning for this composition.

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on January 4, 2013 at 10:16 AM

Well rewarded from the hike to get this capture

Very well composed and captured

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on January 4, 2013 at 10:18 AM

Outstanding Bill,
The large version is a 'Must See'. The detail, colors and mood of this image is very impressive.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 4, 2013 at 10:23 AM

The clarity of the larger version is stunning. The sharpness of the tree and the foreground ridges against the low lying clouds creates a 3D feeling like the old Viewmaster 3D viewers and the Alps in the distance add an interesting tension. Very well done!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 4, 2013 at 12:13 PM

Another excellent composition and grand scene captured. I like the placement of the sun held up by the tree. The layers created a lot of depth. Very well done!

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on January 4, 2013 at 4:24 PM

Quietly beautiful Bill, with great light and a nice sense of vastness and depth. The large version is great!

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on January 4, 2013 at 7:52 PM

The large version really brings out the clarity of this image. Sweet!

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on January 4, 2013 at 8:14 PM

Bill,

The light here is just exquisite, especially in the snow, wind-drifted rock. Wonderful thirds composition - there is something of interested and beauty in all parts of the frame - even the snow covered pines in the LR. Beautiful!

Lon

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Comment posted by Nick Palmieri on January 4, 2013 at 8:31 PM

Very nice Bill. Worth the effort. I love the light and the composition.

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Comment posted by Todd Liotine on January 4, 2013 at 9:09 PM

Sweet light and details!

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Comment posted by Paul Gasior on January 4, 2013 at 11:26 PM

Beautiful light and comp.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on January 5, 2013 at 3:22 PM

This is beautiful Bill, and the large view really brings it to life. Excellent light, color and detail. Beautifully seen and presented.
John

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Comment posted by Kris Johnson on January 5, 2013 at 6:14 PM

Very nice composition. I really like the light and for in the valley as well.

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Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on January 5, 2013 at 11:37 PM

Outstanding image, Bill. Excellent light and composition. I used to live in CH and we made many afternoon hikes in BL. Good memories when I look at your photos, though we never caught such a beautiful light. Thanks for posting.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on January 6, 2013 at 10:30 AM

Nice! the lonely, bare tree has captured my heart. Love this one.

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