Blümlisalp Traverse

Blümlisalp Traverse	Caricata il 2 Dic, 2008 da peterderooij

If this photo is good, it would be nice of you to Fave it. If you would like to see this photo at different sizes, you can view All Sizes. If there is something inside of the photo you want to highlight, you may add a Note. If you would like to link one of your photos to this photo, you can Add a Portal to it. If this photo's rotation is incorrect, you can Rotate it 90° to the left. If this photo's rotation is incorrect, you can Rotate it 90° to the right. If you would like to discard this photo, you can Delete it. A scan from an old slide I took in 1986. If you look closely you can find two pairs of climbers following us on the ridge. I returned to the area this summer: this is the same ridge in profile, and from a more humble location. And so is this, from the opposite side. Questa immagine contiene Note e/o Portali. Puoi vederli spostando il mouse sulla foto qui sopra. Commenti ~bear 1 anno ago: Oh wow. Love the blue tones. Really nice. Dialoghi peterderooij 1 anno ago: Thanks! True colour! This has been one of my favourite pictures for over 22 years (OMG!) now. ~bear 1 anno ago: I just noticed the tag and thought wait what?? 1986. I can see why it's a favorite. peterderooij 1 anno ago: Took long enough to get around to scan it:-) Gotta do some more now... Aggiungi a questo dialogo slowdncr 1 anno ago: I too can see why it's remained a favorite. What are you using to scan your slides. I have boxes full. Dialoghi peterderooij 1 anno ago: Thanks! I borrowed a friend's Nikon Coolscan 4000 ED (thanks Kristine!). Scanned only this one so far, but am impressed. Slow though (1 by 1, and a scan is about a minute or so). Gotta get back to my boxes... peterderooij 1 anno ago: I now know what slow means: I got about 20/h, for scanning only. Add to that your normal editing (or much more, if they are in bad shape). Faster than I thought at first, and practice (or lower quality scans) will improve upon it. Aggiungi a questo dialogo Ian Cowland 1 anno ago: I know it's bandied about, but WOW! Dialoghi peterderooij 1 anno ago: Thanks! Aggiungi a questo dialogo proudmommy 1 anno ago: You ACTUALLY HIKED this???? IN THE SNOW??? WOW!!!! I am a BIG BABY when it comes to snow! Dialoghi peterderooij 1 anno ago: Yes, I did. Unforgettable. If I were fit and current in climbing technique I'd do it again any time. Anyway, imagine the trail - you can follow it over the ridge (you can just make it out). And there is more ahead (behind me in the pic), this is less than half of it. I'll post some more later. Aggiungi a questo dialogo humbertoadriano 1 anno ago: Wow Peter, it is an incredible shot. The light and blue tone are beatiful. The climbers and the trace they left in the snow are the cherry in the cake! Congrats! Dialoghi peterderooij 1 anno ago: Thanks! Aggiungi a questo dialogo peterderooij 1 anno ago: On revisiting I think I left it a bit too blue. Slightly improved version at JPG Magazine. Vuoi cominciare un dialogo? flwrgrl 1 anno ago: I am SOOOOO afraid of heights - even this photo makes me woozy!! ; P It's an incredible shot though! Dialoghi peterderooij 1 anno ago: Thanks! Probably not recommended to try this then - between 1000 and 2000ft down, if I remember well:-) flwrgrl 1 anno ago: Yeah - I think I'll pass on this - I had trouble tonight my step stool while decorating the tree which is only 9ft. ; P Aggiungi a questo dialogo cberengu1 1 anno ago: Peter all the images in your stream are Faves, and lots of them need a much higher rating ! Dialoghi peterderooij 1 anno ago: Thanks! But actually I am quite happy with the way it's going. To me, the most important thing about faves is that it helps me in my editing process: are the ones I like best really the best? (Sometimes I disagree with the community, and will stick to that, and faves are a bit random, but it does help.) And of course, recognition is nice too:-} proudmommy 1 anno ago: okay.. so now you need to update your labels... this one needs a Fav20 and Fav30 (IMHO)! :) peterderooij 1 anno ago: Nahh, I'm lazy. I'll search for the awards instead (all my fav20's have the Fave20 award). Aggiungi a questo dialogo Jyves 1 anno ago: Wow, fantastic. I want to snowboard there! Dialoghi peterderooij 1 anno ago: Thanks! And wow, you must be one extreme snowboarder! Very steep, very deep. Aggiungi a questo dialogo Ollie 1 anno ago: Wow - looking at the newer photo of the same mountain, there's noticeably less snow now! I guess that's the price of global warming. Shame though, it's a beautiful mountain & it looks like you captured it amazingly! Dialoghi peterderooij 1 anno ago: Thanks! Luckily most of the difference in snow levels is due to the angle and position of the newer pictures. Aggiungi a questo dialogo Jyves 9 mesi ago: Hey Peter, I'll probably go on big mountains in May. What lenses do you bring on such occasions? Dialoghi peterderooij 9 mesi ago: I only took a 28-70mm zoom (35mm slide) for this, and currently, I use a 17-85mm (digital 1.6 crop). For my purposes that's enough (95%+) -- I rarely want longer or wider than that. And weight is a consideration... Finally, on this climb, there were very few places where I'd be able to change lenses. Aggiungi a questo dialogo RJ 3 mesi, 2 settimane ago: Incredible! Dialoghi RJ 4 settimane, 1 giorno ago: Every single time I see this picture I'm staring at it at least few minutes. I wish to be there. peterderooij 4 settimane, 1 giorno ago: and me... thanks! Aggiungi a questo dialogo farrrka 3 mesi, 1 settimana ago: wow i cant' believe my eyes Canon T1i Vuoi cominciare un dialogo? sanrdeq 2 mesi, 2 settimane ago: exciting pi, just wonderful shot commented by Tag heuer watches Vuoi cominciare un dialogo? alslal 1 mese, 1 settimana ago: iu huuuuuuuuuuuu commented by Canon G11 \|Canon T1i \|Canon XS\| chaise lounge \| Vuoi cominciare un dialogo? Scrivi un commento Accedi O Iscriviti	alps fav10 1986 ridge scan berneroberland lötschberg blumlisalp switzerland climbing mountain landscape Altre informazioni 63 persone hanno inserito questa foto tra le preferite Questa foto è stata vista 3556 volte. Share this with Friends Facebook MySpace Live Spaces del.icio.us StumbleUpon Embed: