Aguille du Midi, a photo from Rhone Alpes, South

Photographer's Note

In the Chamonix Valley, a cable car will take you to the Aiguille du Midi. A two-stage journey takes you to the top station 3842m) for a fantastic view of the Alps.

The photograph was taken from higher up the valley, at Argentiere, as the evening sun shone on the mountains.

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dougie (2523) 2007-05-01 8:51

Hi,
Dizzy heights! The composition is good and the sihouetted trees work well. Just a pity that the backgrounnd subject is a bit overexposed although you can see the pink late sun tint. Maybe a polariser might have helped too. Thanks.
Dougie.

bibiweb (8) 2007-05-01 12:05

Hi Lisa,
You had a sunset with beautiful colors that evening and I like the way you've composed this image with the dark silhouette of the ridge and the pine tree in the foreground. I don't find the background overexposed and think it's really close to what you actually did see that day, however I found the picture a bit soft so I did a WS.
Regards, Brigitte

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ThierryA (6704) 2007-05-01 14:45

Hello,
I like this color of the sky and snow. The tree in first is beautiful. Very nice shot of this celebity mount. Good, job

Have a good evening,

Thierry

auldal (1380) 2007-05-01 16:08 [Comment]

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tyro (30513) 2007-05-01 18:21

Hi, Lisa,

Funny, on this occasion I agree with Alastair (auldal) and everything he says about this picture. I often feel that pictures on these sites are sometimes over-processed to the extent that they probably bear little resemblance to what was actually seen. We don't often see indigo skies, emerald-green trees or vermillion sunsets but, when we do, they are dramatic: that doesn't mean that every true-to-life picture has to be processed to achieve these effects.

Enough ranting. I love this picture. Well done.

Best Wishes,

John.

vjmite (6660) 2007-06-12 8:00

Hi Lisa,
I think this photo is great as it stands. The composition is very good, with the tree silhouette in the foreground, and the softness in the texture and the fragile pink colour give it a real poetic character. I don't think the background is overexposed, but maybe on some monitors it would appear so. Every computer screen shows a slightly different picture.

A polariser is a filter that you screw on the lens of the camera, but only if your camera can accept screw-on filters. It cuts out glare from bright things like snow, makes the sky look bluer, makes trees look greener, cuts out reflections on water. It does the same thing as polarising sunglasses, if you have ever tried them. However, the polariser also makes things darker, which means you would need a slower shutter speed, maybe 1/10th second in this case, which might have been tricky if the camera was not on a tripod.

Complcated stuff, this photography business.

Cheers,
Vince