Images of Switzerland and it's Alps '16

[Paul Abbott]

No photograph can ever do justice to the scenes and viewpoints I looked over and dwelled upon in this beautiful part of the world. Instead, the camera can only belittle as it attempts to record and capture such grandeur...

This is a view into the Lauterbrunnen Valley from a very high vantage point above Mannlichen...Breithorn can be seen along the range.

Lauterbrunnen Valley - Mannlichen, Switzerland '16 - Paul Abbott​

 

[Asher Kelman]

No photograph can ever do justice to the scenes and viewpoints I looked over and dwelled upon in this beautiful part of the world. Instead, the camera can only belittle as it attempts to record and capture such grandeur...

This is a view into the Lauterbrunnen Valley from a very high vantage point above Mannlichen...Breithorn can be seen along the range.

Lauterbrunnen Valley - Mannlichen, Switzerland '16 - Paul Abbott​

When I look at the steep mountains and the lush well providing valleys, I cannot help thinking of the ancient man, "The Iceman", wounded in his chest with an arrow, found frozen in the Alpine ice pack.

He had in his stomach fruits and berries and evidence of plant life that allowed his journey through such land as this to be mapped quite accurately!

Asher

 

[Paul Abbott]

A view of the Silberhorn. It's peak is always snow-capped, it's customarily curved ridge is it's nature and makes it unmistakable in appearance.

Silberhorn - Mannlichen, Switzerland '16 - Paul Abbott​

 

[Andy brown]

Paul, well done for holding that one up your sleeve.
Simply stunning!

 

[Paul Abbott]

A view of the Eiger's north face, also called 'Deadman's Chest'. This is the most perilous path up this mountain and has claimed many a climber's life. A lot of the time the Deadman's Chest can be filled with cloud, creating it's own micro climate.

Eiger, North Face - Eiger Nordwand, Switzerland '16 - Paul Abbott​

 

[Paul Abbott]

Another view of the Silberhorn, along the mountain range of the Jungfrau...

This B&W split-toned image of the Silberhorn is one of only a few B&W's I have managed to process out of all my images of the Swiss alps. Colour has been the mainstay and I can't help it.

Silberhorn - Mannlichen, Switzerland '16 - Paul Abbott​

 

[Paul Abbott]

Looking up from beneath the north face of the Eiger after having trekked along it's base at 2,220m. The summit of the Eiger is something like 3,970m...not the tallest by any means, but it sure is one of the harshest.

Eiger, North Face - Eiger Nordwand, Switzerland '16 - Paul Abbott​

 

[Doug Kerr]

Hi, Paul,

A view of the Eiger's north face, also called 'Deadman's Chest'. This is the most perilous path up this mountain and has claimed many a climber's life. A lot of the time the Deadman's Chest can be filled with cloud, creating it's own micro climate.

Eiger, North Face - Eiger Nordwand, Switzerland '16 - Paul Abbott​

What an exquisite shot, and a great way to appreciate why this peak, and that face in particular, is so famous.

Best regards,

Doug

 

[Paul Abbott]

Thank you Doug, I appreciate it.

 

[Paul Abbott]

Two alpine chalets with a view towards the cloud-capped Wetterhorn...

Alpine Chalets - Eiger Nordwand, Switzerland '16​

 

[Paul Abbott]

Taken from a train ride up through Wengen which afforded me a better view of the Breithorn, top right...

Breithorn - Wengen, Switzerland '16​

 

[Paul Abbott]

A view of the Jungfrau mountain, it's name translates as 'Maiden'. Whereas, on the left of her is the Eiger - 'Ogre', and unseen on the right is the Monch - 'Monk'.

With this one, I spotted these branches in the foreground and loved how they mimicked the shape of the Jungfrau and it's striations, offering up some analogy; which I love and and am always on the lookout for in my photography.

Jungfrau (Maiden) - Sonnenberg, Switzerland '16 - Paul Abbott​

 

[James Lemon]

Excellent job capturing these grand vistas... awesome images!

 

[Paul Abbott]

Thank you, James.

 

[Paul Abbott]

Even though this is a tiny peak, it still has a ceiling of 13,000ft...

Jungfraujoch at 13,000ft - Jungfrau - Aletsch, Switzerland '16 - Paul Abbott​

 

[Wolfgang Plattner]

Hi,

respect, you hit the point ... I say this as a nearby neighbour to Switzerland and mountain photographer there and then ... )

Your photos activate memories of the alpine photos from the seventies ...t

 

[fahim mohammed]

Majestic Alps. Great images.

 

[Paul Abbott]

Wolfgang, your so fortunate to live nearby, I envy you. Thanks...
Fahim, how's things? Thanks for your comment.

 

[Paul Abbott]

To me, these avalanche barriers are amazing, such feats of construction must have been involved in putting them up, and worthy of a photograph I think...

Avalanche Barriers - Mannlichen, Switzerland '16 - Paul Abbott​

 

[Don Ferguson Jr.]

Paul, very nice series and enjoyed them. The north face of the Eiger reminded me about The Eiger Sanction, Clint Eastwood.
Don

 

[Paul Abbott]

Hahaha, you know what Don, I had him and that film in my mind all the time I was there, no word of a lie...
I saw the film in my youth many times.

Btw, you can see the swimming pool of the lido down in the valley...don't want snow getting in that!

 

[Paul Abbott]

A definition of a mountain: a large pile or quantity of something.

Synonyms: peak, height, elevation, eminence, prominence, summit, pinnacle, mountaintop, alp, horn, heap, pile, mound, stack...and cone.

Eiger Summit - Sonnenberg, Switzerland '16 - Paul Abbott​

 

[Paul Abbott]

Two views of the Wetterhorn proper...

Wetterhorn - Eiger Nordwand, Switzerland '16 - Paul Abbott

Wetterhorn - Grindelwald, Switzerland '16 - Paul Abbott​

 

[Andy brown]

Eiger Summit - Sonnenberg, Switzerland '16 - Paul Abbott​

Paul, excellent composition.

Lots of factors going on in this image.

As I've said, great set but do be proud of this one. Very well seen, very well executed.

 

[Antonio Correia]

It is hard to choose the one I like most, Paul !

They are all amazing !

Perhaps there is a haze in all images... am I wrong ?

 

[Paul Abbott]

Andy, i'm happy you like that one. Personally, I didn't think much of it but your words about the image are very encouraging, so thank you...
Up here in the swiss alps it's necessary to find foreground elements to offer up some scale and interest, and I tried my best in doing that.

Antonio, thanks again. There is haze in a fair few of the images, mist and cloud around the mountains can always be forming or just burning off...

 

[Paul Abbott]

First, Switzerland '16 - Paul Abbott​

 

[Antonio Correia]

Great image with the introduction of the human scale !

 

[Paul Abbott]

Some pretty looking chalet front-yards in Murren, they do love they're flowers. Although, I was more interested in the play of angles here...

Murren, Switzerland '16 - Paul Abbott​

 

[Paul Abbott]

Gimmelwald - Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland '16 - Paul Abbott​