Gemmenalphorn 10 by jcv2
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The ibex has walked away and it's time to look around. Because we're here right on the ridge and it's not far to the top! Who wants to have some chocolate? It's Swiss chocolate.... Ho ho ho! *falls on the ground while the chocolate is greedily taken away* Hm, next time I offer this chocolate from a safe place! :)
We walk on the ridge and have a splendid view to all sides. No way of shooting it without a fish-eye wide-angle lens. I don't have it, so I want to incite your imagination only little by showing you this view to the north. We've been here some time now and it's great to see the changes in light. It's around 4 o'clock and the shadows are becoming longer and the light is becoming more red. The details of the limestone texture are becoming better visible now while the sunlight skims over the surface.
We see here the 'Sieben Hengste', seven connected summits, covering a vast network of caves up to 140 km (87 miles)! The slanting surface here is a karst-landscape, with limestone that slowly dissolves in rain-water (and forms stalactites and stalagmites in the underlying caves). This surface is a hard environment for many plants, because the surface literally dissolves! Only swiss stone pines and juniper berry stand a chance here.
Minolta X-700 (Fuji Sensia 100, 70 mm)
Thanks for your attention and your always valuable comments
Comments (23)
oscilis
Amazing photos and scenery but.....aaaaaggghhh!!!Are you levitating or just floating?
Ikarius
Well, not only America offers such landscapes. Great view, great shot!
tallpindo
It's nice to know this view is not forbidden. The effort you've taken has openned a window to those who trust your leadership. Having a change portrayed here avoids the overly harsh fixation on only one possible way of portraying this point of view. These are not "errors", just one day's aging.
Cosme..D..Churruca
Really impressive !
suresh_krishna
This is fabulous scenery. I am very afraid of heights! I dare not look over that cliff! I am quite happy to look at your excellent picture. Well done.
chantal-france
WWWWWOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW!!! Jan-Carel, it's a wonder!! What a view on these 2 shots!! Thanks for this breathtaking landscape!! Absolutely beautiful!! V
Niutek
Very beautiful, indeed! Amazing light in both shots... Bravo! :))
deemarie
I can feel both the excitment and the danger! Great work!
jgkane
Forbidding, rugged landscapes, Jan-Carel. Both shots give one perspective on our place in the universe. This oblique, thrust up section shows the endless creation of our land. This is not very new, however, I think. Such views are inspiring. Thanks, John.
duncanlong
Rather amazing how the light changes the color and looks of the terrain. And what terrain! Thanks for sharing this.
odie
Wow...breathtaking view on top of the world, here! How majestic and inspiring! Thanks for this. :0) Jodie
Blacklilia
It is a lot of air! Very beautifully! Also I like the poetic text to a photo!!! Excellently!
tvernuccio
gasp The perspective of this shot feels as if you have taken it from a very high ridge (judging from the smallness of the trees) and yet somehow I feel as if I'm VERY close to that limestone...almost close enough for touching. I am flying overhead now, swooping to first pick up some of that Swiss chocolate dive bomb...greedily snatching some from your hands then going in to land on that uppermost point to look out at the magnificent vista before me. I enjoy feeling the hard, cool limestone. I wonder about what caves might lie below. And as i feel the vibrations in the limestone, i realize what survives in the harshest conditions are very, very special. They are the strongest, the heartiest, those which are capable of enduring the worst nature has to offer. Magnificent captures, both of them!!! Lighting and shadows are wonderful and the horizon...incredible!
cynlee
karst we got!! & have a passion for caves... sure get the feel of the height from here! thanks for the chocolate :]
Akinom
Both excitement and danger I feel here! Incredible!
sossy
absolutly amazing shot! gorgeous rock formation! looks really dangerous but also wonderful and outstanding! thanks for sharing this exciting view!
b2amphot
Spectacular shots. Not sure which I admire most, your stamina or your photography.
pimbotin
I cannot say more than Chantal! I know that she's addicted to mountains like I am. And for sure it's the same for you... Those 2 images had the same effect on me than it seems they had on her... This is really spectacular!!! Next time you come close to Geneva, give me a call!!
Gabrielsdream
Wonderful views, just breathtaking!
Apophis906
Wow thats just such a beautiful scene here,such a lovely place. Excellent capture and job as always.
shandybob
Thanks for the chocolate - very tasty! A magnificent and breathtaking view - thanks for sharing it with us.
Enmos
What an awesome place and cool plateau !! Excellent work and great info !!
bleachfix
Chocolat...someone mention chocolate! swoop drat...too late...all gone...OH WOW!! Check out that view!