Axalp 2 by jcv2

Photography • Landscape • posted on Mar 24, 2005

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Description

Axalp is a resort at 1535 m (5036 ft) mainly for older people enjoying the clear air on this altitude. We park the car and walk a few hundred meters up to Chrutmettli at 1706 m (5597 ft), through the exuberant snow covering this landscape. What a joy! The vista on the lake (Axalp lies in front of it) at 564 m (1850 ft) with the mountains on the background ending in the Brienzer Rothorn (2350 m, 7710 ft, just right out of this picture) is something that makes me stare for a long time. Human activity can be seen by the very little vehicles moving deep down there in the valley. This is a place for rest and reflections, where all the speeds of life seems to come to rest. *sigh* Minolta X-700 (Fuji Sensia 100, 35 mm) Thanks for your attention and your always valuable comments

Comments (25)

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Chaos911

2:55AM | Thu, 24 March 2005

wow, the water reflection is wonderful, super shot!

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Zacko

3:01AM | Thu, 24 March 2005

Awe...that is such a beautiful place!!! What a calm and blue river!!! A very majestic landscape for sure!!! EXCELLENT CAPTURE!!! Happy Easter #:O)

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cryptojoe

4:08AM | Thu, 24 March 2005

Absolutely stunning! The clarity of the the water front is spectacular and the shot of the mountain is ruggedly beautiful.

pimbotin

4:26AM | Thu, 24 March 2005

I think I will love those mountains forever...

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tallpindo

4:42AM | Thu, 24 March 2005

It reminds me of a law in the OT that kings had trouble with, "Do not eat in the high places." I offer you the prophets as men now no longer active to understand this. How one can understand something wholly history while going about his normal day to day endeavors is one of the great secrets of the law.

vlaaitje

5:20AM | Thu, 24 March 2005

wow.....GORGEOUS VIEW

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AnnaKirsten

6:20AM | Thu, 24 March 2005

Doesn't the size of the chalets in the distance really bring out the enormous size of the mountains and bring the full perspective to this picture. Lovely capture once again...

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Mikan

6:45AM | Thu, 24 March 2005

very nice to see so many beauties in one picture...

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diomedes66

6:50AM | Thu, 24 March 2005

A superb and peaceful place and a wonderful composition to bring a small moment of into our lives. Well done!

shandybob

7:16AM | Thu, 24 March 2005

Looks almost too perfect to be real :D gorgeous shot!

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glix70

10:19AM | Thu, 24 March 2005

Wow!!! Dreamful high mountain landscape!!! The blue lake in the middle show me the real blood of the mother earth!! Thanks to share this beauty!!! VOTE :)

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Cosme..D..Churruca

10:38AM | Thu, 24 March 2005

Spectacular !

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marybelgium

11:26AM | Thu, 24 March 2005

Beautiful !

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Enmos

11:47AM | Thu, 24 March 2005

Beautiful shot and place !! What an immense scale here, WOW !!

tvernuccio

2:02PM | Thu, 24 March 2005

Wow!!!! so beautiful!!!!!! i love those blues in the mountains and POV which leads us down into the valley!!! Now you would think this would be a place where i would love to sit atop this hill and just rest and soak in the beauty, particularly since i have the flu. But i gotta tell ya when i look at this all i wanna do is grab and sled and go speeding down that the mountain and feel the cold wind in the my hair and on my face!!! Wheeeeeeeeeeeee! Come guys!!!! Haven't we sat enough??? Let's go sledding!!!!! Sorry, Jan-Carel!! I can't help it!!! This is just TOO much fun!!! here's something to get you going...splat...jumps on sled and speeds away!!! :)

cynlee

2:40PM | Thu, 24 March 2005

yes!!! take me there!!! *joins sheila on the sled :]

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TwoPynts

3:19PM | Thu, 24 March 2005

Wonderful vista, the reflection in the blue waters is awsome! Definately a place to pause and reflect on what makes good sci-fi. Definately give FarScape a chance, you won't be dissappointed. ;o]

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sossy

3:21PM | Thu, 24 March 2005

incredible view and landscape! really clear sky and so very blue! a fabulous capture! ;o)

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Mimey

6:43PM | Thu, 24 March 2005

Fantastic blue water, and a great relief of the mountains !!!

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Punaguy

8:54PM | Thu, 24 March 2005

What a feast for the weary eyes...Beautiful capture! Aloha!

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Richardphotos

9:47PM | Thu, 24 March 2005

the water is so blue that it looks unreal, but I know it is a s real as the beauty of this place

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nongo

12:00AM | Fri, 25 March 2005

WOW, this is magnificent!!!!!! What a beautiful image!!! I can almost smell the crisp clean air!!! Ahhhhhhhhh inhale

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sharky_

2:12AM | Fri, 25 March 2005

Such a beautiful capture. Excellent. Aloha

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chantal-france

1:15PM | Fri, 25 March 2005

It's a breathtaking view, Jan-Carel :) with brilliant colours too!! This lake in the valley is so blue and so peaceful :)) You are right, it's a place for reflections :)) and for happy ones :)) Superb!!

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