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Tag Archives: Dom
Back to the Mountains
It’s the season of short days and long nights; time to work on the image archives. I’m busy preparing a new iteration of a talk about Alpine photography titled ‘High ‘n Wild with a Camera’ and in the process re-living … Continue reading
Posted in Black & White, Swiss Alps - Summer
Tagged Almagelleralp, Dom, Mischabel Range, Saas Fee
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Pure simplicity
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
Posted in Black & White, MountainScape
Tagged Black and White Photography, Dom, Mountainscape, Photography, Taschhorn, Valais Alps
29 Comments
The View from the Trift Gorge
Our last day in Zermatt. It was a misty morning as I walked up the Trift Gorge mainly in cloud but on the way down I was rewarded with superb views of the Dom and Taschhorn – the two main … Continue reading
Posted in Swiss Alps - Summer
Tagged Dom, Mischabel Range, Photography, Taschhorn, Trift Gorge, Valais Alps, Zermatt
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After the storm – dusted with snow
Yesterday’s storm is in the past. Today dawned with mist swirling round the valleys and wreathing the peaks. A quick snap before breakfast. Do click any image to see an enlargement – the quality and sharpness is vastly better. By … Continue reading
Posted in Black & White, Swiss Alps - Summer
Tagged Black and White Photography, Dom, Mischabel, Photography, Saas Fee, Taschhorn
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The view from Almagelleralp
It’s mid June and so far we’ve had a mere handful of warm sunny days. In less than a week’s time it will be the longest day and then the evenings will draw in on the long descent into gloom … Continue reading
Posted in MountainScape, Swiss Alps - Summer
Tagged Almagelleralp, Dom, Lenzspitze, Mischabel, Mischabel Range, Mountain Photography, Nadelhorn, Photography, Saas Almagell, Saas Fee, Saastal, Taschhorn
31 Comments
The Mischabel Mountains
Today’s image links back to a series of three Posts that I uploaded earlier this year about The Dom – Switzerland’s Highest Mountain – the central summit of the Mischabel Mountains. Click the link to go to the first in … Continue reading
Posted in MountainScape
Tagged Almagelleralp, Dom, Lenzspitze, Mischabel, Nadelhorn, Photography, Saas Fee, Swiss Alps - Summer, Switzerland's Highest Mountain, Taschhorn, Valais Alps
16 Comments
Lenticular Clouds
It’s a common occurrence in the Alps for a cloudless sky in the morning to be replaced by a slow build-up of Cumulus clouds over the mountains as the day progresses. Sometimes those cloud formations can be extraordinary, bizarre and … Continue reading
High Altitude viewing
There are a number of difficulties that complicate high altitude photography. In no particular order they include: Working in a hostile environment: cold, tired and at altitude when one’s mental faculties may be dulled. Very bright light that may make … Continue reading
Climbing the Dom – The Summit Climb
This is the final instalment of a three-part series on Switzerland’s Highest Mountain – The Dom. Click any image in this post to see an enlargement. Part 1 introduced the mountain with Mountainscapes from nearly all sides. Part 2 followed … Continue reading
Posted in Climb and Trek, MountainScape
Tagged Alpine Mountaineering, Climbing the Dom, Dom, Dom Festigrat, Dom Hut, Dom North Flank, Mischabel, Mountainscape, Photography, Saas Fee, Valais Alps, Zermatt
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Climbing the Dom – The Hut Climb
This is the second of a series of three posts about the Dom (Switzerland’s highest mountain). If you have not read the first post then you will find it helpful to read it now before continuing to read this. Click … Continue reading
Posted in Climb and Trek, MountainScape
Tagged Alpine Glow, Alpine Mountaineering, Dom, Dom Hut, Matterhorn, Mischabel, Mountainscape, Photography, Sunset, Valais Alps, Zermatt
16 Comments
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