Category Archives: MountainScape

Selfies

Posted on Sun, 31 July, 2022 by LensScaper

Hi everyone. It must be about 21 months since I last posted an entry on this blog. It’s surprising how something that was so much part of my life was knocked off the board so comprehensively by the Covid pandemic. … Continue reading →

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Alpine monochromes

Posted on Thu, 31 January, 2019 by LensScaper

When I first started visiting the Alps fifty-five years ago, much of the photography that was on view in shop windows and on postcards was in black and white. The images had a starkness about them, the absence of colour … Continue reading →

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The Great Reveal

Posted on Sun, 3 September, 2017 by LensScaper

Back from two weeks in the Swiss Alps and it’s time to start working  my way through over 1,300 new image files, plus iPhone images. That’s going to take some time! We were blessed with thirteen days of dry weather … Continue reading →

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Processing a Memory

Posted on Mon, 18 July, 2016 by LensScaper

As one event in life passes, another is anticipated. In a month or so I and my wife will be back in Zermatt, Switzerland for two weeks and naturally my mind is already starting to plan walks and recall past … Continue reading →

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A Place to Pause

Posted on Mon, 20 July, 2015 by LensScaper

Mountain walking is not always about the objective; there are days when one just wants to walk and soak up the landscape, listen to the quietness, and be at peace. Takehide Kazami – Japanese author, climber, and photographer wrote way … Continue reading →

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Triumph and Tragedy

Posted on Tue, 14 July, 2015 by LensScaper

Today, 14 July 2015, is the 150th anniversary of the first ascent of the Matterhorn – the iconic unmistakable mountain that dominates Zermatt and has made that resort famous across the world and brought it extraordinary wealth. The mid-nineteenth century … Continue reading →

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Ridge Line

Posted on Mon, 13 July, 2015 by LensScaper

In the mountains, the light never seems to be the same from one day to the next. That is especially true early in the morning, when low-lying cloud and valley mist  start to clear and brief gaps allow the sun … Continue reading →

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Pure simplicity

Posted on Tue, 12 May, 2015 by LensScaper

Black and White photography is an artistic medium that attracts descriptive terms: Pure, Simplified, Minimalist, Stripped back to basics. Evocative of the past. All are true, in my opinion. I am of a generation that grew up accustomed to a … Continue reading →

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Descent from Kilimanjaro

Posted on Fri, 8 May, 2015 by LensScaper

Today is a milestone day for several reasons. It’s VE day, the UK election results have produced an unexpected result, and on a personal level this happens to me my 600th post. So today’s image records a milestone too – … Continue reading →

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The Gorner Glacier revisited

Posted on Wed, 3 September, 2014 by LensScaper

Anyone who has visited Zermatt and travelled up to Rotenboden or Gornergrat on the Gornergratbahn will have seen the Gorner Glacier, even if they didn’t know it’s name. It’s the second largest glacial mass in the European Alps after the … Continue reading →

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