Zermatt, a photo from Valais, West

Photographer's Note

The Pennine Alps (German: Walliser Alpen, French: Alpes valaisannes, Italian: Alpi Pennine), also known as the Valais Alps, are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps. They are located in Switzerland (Valais) and Italy (Piedmont and the Aosta Valley).
The chief peaks of the Pennine Alps are: Dufourspitze 4,634 m and Matterhorn 4,478 m (14,692 ft)

View of Zermatt in valley.
The name of Zermatt, as well as that of the Matterhorn itself, derives from the alpine meadows, or matten (in German), in the valley. The name appeared first as Zur Matte ("at the meadow") and became later Zermatt. It does not appear until 1495 on a map or 1546 in a text, but may have been employed long before.

Zermatt has a population of about 5,800 inhabitants . It lies at the upper end of Mattertal at an elevation of 1,620 m (5,310 ft), at the foot of Switzerland's highest peaks. Zermatt is famed as a mountaineering and ski resort of the Swiss Alps. Until the mid-19th century, it was predominantly an agricultural community.

macjake, holmertz, Fis2, deffra, pierrefonds, ricardomattos, jhm, ikeharel, lucasgalodoido, Ilonka1974, aliabazari, ChrisJ, mcmtanyel has marked this note useful

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macjake (98456) 2020-01-28 13:12

Hi Piotr
great to see you posting another photo, I thought perhaps you were leaving TE after #1000 :) great to see the town in the valley way below, that puts the photo over the top. and its also cool that you're higher than the clouds. wonderful shot seeing the clouds wrap around the mountain. cheers
Craig

holmertz (102774) 2020-01-28 13:17

Hello Piotr,
A great view of the town looking so small deep down there in the valley. Partly what makes the view so great are the clouds seen at different altitudes, most of them far below you. Very good sharpness and exposure as usual.
Best regards,
Gert

Tue (92470) 2020-01-28 13:26

Hello Piotr,
Fantastic mountain view. I really like the contrast between light and shadows. Also the low-hanging clouds add a great contrast as well as depth. Well done with natural colours.
Lars

Fis2 (170861) 2020-01-28 13:39

Czesc Piotr!
Wspanaialy widok.
Super kadr, kolorki i ostrosc.
Trafiles warunki.
Piekna praca.
Komentarz zbedny.
Lubie takie...
Dobrej nocy.
Krzysztof

deffra (651) 2020-01-28 13:53

Hi Piotr

A lovely vue.

Well done

Deffra

Gerrit (62042) 2020-01-28 13:55

Hello Piotr,
very impressive view. Very clear so you can see all the details and very wide. The low clouds are fantastic.
Thanks and regards,
Gerrit

pierrefonds (114536) 2020-01-28 15:08

Hi Piotr,

The length of the valley is creating depth. The point of view is showing the details of the mountains. The light beaitifies the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

lousat (139332) 2020-01-28 15:16

Hi Piotr,one of your best pic,this time a great full view of Zermatt valley!! The composition is lovely too with some clouds,impressive sharpness as usual. Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

ricardomattos (17460) 2020-01-28 17:36

Hi Piotr

Magnificent view from so high place. Lovely mountains and greens surrounded by these clouds.

Best regards

Ricardo

ifege (48159) 2020-01-28 21:50

Hi Piotr
Great one from on high.
cheers
Ian

Nicou (193806) 2020-01-28 21:50

Hello

Quelle vall閑 et la station de Zermatt en fond quel 閏lairage et ce nuage qui s'accrochent aux pentes de la montages superbe composition et d閏or du Haut-Valais.
Bravo et amiti�
Nciou

jemaflor (147224) 2020-01-28 22:58

Hi Piotr,
Great POV and so charming valley, good and original effect with little clouds, well taken, tfs.

emka (158204) 2020-01-28 23:41

cześc Piotrze, Ale majestatyczny widok. Wspaniałe g髍y i miasto gdzies w dole. Chmury tez w dole. Czy tam jest jakas kolejka linowa? Albo sie wspinałeś tak wysoko?
ostrość jak zyleta i kolory fantastyczne.

Pozdrawiam MAłgorzata

Miguel82 (47110) 2020-01-29 1:46

Piotr, a village is nestled in this valley bottom. The permanent snow melted on the summit in summer. The lookout provides a grandiose panorama. Fine colors, good sharpness, instructive photo note, regards.

Silvio1953 (221729) 2020-01-29 2:05

Ciao Piotr, fascinating landscape with fantasuc clouds and beautiful mountains, wonderful natural colors, splendid light and kagic atmosphere, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

jhm (211736) 2020-01-29 5:06

Hello Piotr,

The low clouds against the mountain an in the valley make jour picture very attractive.
Create depth and perspective.
You show us a nice panorama picture.
An excellent composition.
Nice sharp, and clear, TFS

Have a nice day,
John

abmdsudi (95869) 2020-01-29 5:08

Hi Piotr
Really stunning alpine capture and gives me vertigo! this is what you call a view. The "little" houses on the bottom really helps the depth along with beautiful low clouds help to give a lovely finishing touch. An alluring scenery.
Best regards

rychem (72187) 2020-01-29 7:34

Swietny widok na doline, widoki szwajcarskie sa naprawde urokliwe,
pozdrawiam Ryszard

ikeharel (113427) 2020-01-29 7:42

Famous place scenery from a high point on the mighty Matterhorn, Piotr.
Excellent light clarity and colors down the valley and village. A treasure picture, my cong.s.
Good evening,
Ike

lucasgalodoido (27698) 2020-01-29 8:24

Ol� Piotr,
impressionante a beleza desse local e sua foto, gostei da ver a cidade no fundo do vale, assim como as montanhas ao redor. Belo registro.
Parab閚s e Abra鏾,
Lucas

Ilonka1974 (10305) 2020-01-29 12:53

Czesc Piotr,
Fantastyczne miejsce, pogoda dopisala,wyglada wspaniale .
Niskie chmury dodaja smaku tej kompozycji.
Pozdrawiam
Janusz

aliabazari (22281) 2020-01-29 21:10

Hi Piotr
You have a good view of this beautiful landscape. Good clarity and exposure. Good text. With respect ...

pajaran (115989) 2020-01-29 23:23

Pozdrav.
Interesantan i lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Lep kanjon i planine, lepa priroda.
Lepo pokazano, dobro uhvacen trenutak, lepa panorama.
Lepa dolina Zermatt.
Zelim vam sve najbolje.
Paja.

Greeting.
Interesting and nice view, good text ...
Beautiful canyon and mountains, beautiful nature.
Beautifully shown, well captured moment, beautiful panorama.
Beautiful Zermatt Valley.
I wish you all the best.

jmdias (115252) 2020-01-31 10:55

piotr

looks like we could walk in this sidewalk created by the clouds in the air. amazing height and special view.

take care

jorge

mkamionka (74535) 2020-01-31 12:40

Czesc Piotr,
ale widoki! Zapieraja dech w piersiach!
Te nisko wiszace chmury tak ladnie oswietlone wprowadazja poczucie glebi swietnie kontrastujac z ciemniejszym tlem.
Znakomita kompozycja.
Brak mi slow. Nic dodac nic ujac,
M

ChrisJ (171884) 2020-01-31 17:04

Hi Piotr

A wonderful downward pov into the green valley with the 2 layers of hanging clouds adding mood and atmosphere. Good view of the city below. Tfs!

mcmtanyel (68623) 2020-02-09 19:59

Hello Piotr,
My, we spent a few days in Zermatt but I did not see the place from such an angle. Very pretty! 👍🏻👍🏻
Regards,
MT