Don't fall down here! Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is a crevass in a glacier in the Mont Blanc range. Rather a large hole, its a fracture point where the ice can not bend as it travels like a river down the mountain (a bit more slowly though!)
Most of the winter snows have long since gone from the surface, although some can be seen in the background. What is noticable are the grey lines which indicate the summers where dirt etc built up until new snow falls stated in the next winter.
A warming climate means most glaciers are now retreating rather quickly.

Mark Thompson kindly modelled his scruffy climbing gear which was all the rage, when new items were brought, so not to be seen as a nerd we would roll around in the dirt and tear them a little or a lot, as fashion dictated. Just thought I'd tell you that so if you see a hard looking man its because he's been rolling in the dirt, Red deer do that! its a man thing I think.

ben4321, chicken, ton, Photo65Net, SamB, colibri, manub, tsemin, tobourge, ppmiranda, coco, abulafia, jaywalker, sarvesh, Clairedelune has marked this note useful

Critiques | Translate

Lix (0) 2006-12-26 6:37

Hi Simone
a very good photo, great!

Alessandro

vad (319) 2006-12-26 6:39

Belle photo. Très impressionnant!

picardo (2282) 2006-12-26 6:47

Great capture and incredible place. Looks very dangerous. Nice B&W.
TFS
Picardo

samrat_roy1 (683) 2006-12-26 6:53

hi

man.............my mouth is still wide open. what a shot. i appreciate the angle of the shot. wonderful work...

regards
samrat

claudio74 (6269) 2006-12-26 7:09

Hi Simon
Great view,really good atmosphere due to the clouds in background.
Regards
Claude

ben-on-net (106) 2006-12-26 7:15

Hi, great photo, very true we blokes are slaves to our ego's. Happy new year, Ben

ben4321 (9781) 2006-12-26 7:47

A classic mountaineering image Simon, so classic in fact that it almost looks like a photograph from one of the pioneering Himalayan expeditions of the 1930's. The black and white reinforces this impression.
Great composition, with the yawning mouth of the crevasse making for a dramatic and quite unnerving image, and the mist in front of the rock face adding to the drama.
You wouldn't catch me that close to the edge, but then I'm a complete wuss when it comes to heights.
Great stuff!

Cheers,
Ben

chicken (1781) 2006-12-26 8:31

Good composition and a wise decision to add a model to the scene, gives us a sense of the size. B&W suits the subject very well, adds some kind of dark, gloomy feeling (helped by the bits of fog in the background).

ton (82) 2006-12-26 9:08

Hello Simon! This is such a great outdoor shot! good use of B&W. i like the composition. Splendid! it's good that you dont have Acrophobia. great shot! Thanks for Sharing! Happy new year!!
Cheers!
Ton

flpanthers1 (390) 2006-12-26 9:37

What a great shot. Great composition and contrast. Especially with the person in the photo. It really give you a sense of what size the gap is. Great picture

vincenti (851) 2006-12-26 10:08

bonjour simon
vraiment une composition impressionnante.
A+
Bonne Année

xavshot (61947) 2006-12-26 12:03

Bonjour Simon
très impressionnante cette photo. Le n&b et le cadrage sont très bien vus. Bravo
Xavier

SamB (1948) 2006-12-26 14:42

Hello, Simon--
Nice work, the B&W works well, and the POV is great also. The dark background with heavy clouds is very moody and contrasts well with the lighter foreground. You did well to place yourself in such a way that the man's silhouette is lined up with the high stretch of snow, allowing it to stand out more. The way the crevasse fades to black as it recedes is ominous as well.
Thanks!
sam

janink (1038) 2006-12-26 15:03

impressing!!
Ingrid

Photo65Net (43084) 2006-12-27 3:34

Hi Simon,
A very impressive picture, it is the man versus the nature, great.
Your POV amphasize this dramatic situation.
Very good picture,
JB.

colibri (294) 2006-12-27 4:53

Hi simon
scary I dont want to fall
very good description
TFS
Marco

manub (920) 2006-12-28 1:04

great alpinism shot! just would prefer to see the guy's face sharper. but it's ok.
where exactly was it?
emmanuel

tsemin (316) 2006-12-30 1:00

Hi Simon,
good angle to shoot this glacier crevass which suggests bottomless depth. The climber, whom was "put" at a perfect and shaky position, showed the relative size to the crevass. The darker wall & a trace of fog/cloud are also good.
Tsemin

prezntime (3945) 2006-12-30 1:34

Wow Simon, a remarkable shot and a superb image for B&W. The textures are captured very well and you handled exposure with precision. I agree with the lot here, you wouldn't catch me dead this close to that gaping hole. Stick with film, there is no reason to switch to digital if your alreay accomplished with film. I started with digital and have slowly become more involved with film.
Well seen.
Regards,
Chris.

ceky (2302) 2007-01-01 15:43

Hi Simon
Thank you for this really impressive picture of this crevass... even some concerns related to the stability of the pov...
Black and white color, as well as the floating cloud adds to the atmosphere...
Best whishes for 2007
Georges

barni (14437) 2007-01-09 4:08

Hello Simon
Impressionnant comme vue.
Le noir-blanc apporte un plus à la photo.
Bonne journée
Regards
Christophe

tobourge (899) 2007-01-10 11:09

Hi Simon,

That's quite an impressive POV. I wouldn't dare go close to it ;-)

The size of this guy really shows us how big the crevass is!!!

Well done

Thanks

Tony

alik (801) 2007-01-10 13:13

amazing place and excellent shot. congratulations

[2]

inuit66 (659) 2007-01-12 19:41

A very fine and dramatic photo and the black and white intenses the dramatic feeling. I have posted a workshop for you to consider cropping. I hope you are soon back on green pills..... Regards Jens

[workshop] [compare]

ppmiranda (369) 2007-01-24 9:28

Muito lindo o local e a fotografia, que possibilita ver a profundidade e grandeza do local. Parabéns!!!

coco (27612) 2007-03-19 13:15

Hi Simon.

This time is much more impressive the fall and the mountain than the photo by itself.
But also is a very good photo.

Splendid work.

Regards.

abulafia (4802) 2007-04-19 14:01

Hi Simon
Now you are really starting to show of!
This is great, i love the detailed foreground and the look into the crevasse.
The quality in this one is really good, nice scanning work
regards
Harry

banyanman (7716) 2007-05-08 8:52

A great POV for this shot, Simon, but you are very brave going so close to the edge - look at those overhanging sections of ice in the background - they look like they could fall away at any moment! The inclusion of the other climber adds much needed scale to this impressive photograph. Cheers . . . David

Bruno40 (6440) 2007-07-11 6:13

Simon,
Fantastic photo.. this is an activity that I always wanted to practice.. but... just but... maybe some day.
I love the composition, eventhough I agree with the cropping of the WS.
Good work
Jorge

jaywalker (12186) 2007-08-04 8:11

Hi Simon, Wonderful photo of such a dramatic scene, it looks to me that a step back could be just as bad as the step forward, excellent prospective, perfect POV, a superbly composed photo, kind regards Wilson. PS love the note, it's great.

Clairedelune (4883) 2008-03-30 9:00

Ooooooooooh gosh! I don't share at all your passion for mountaineering, that's a sure thing! I am flaw with the scare of heights... :(( Just to look at your photo and I feel dizzy... But these great crevasses are fascinating me, nevertheless... As long as I see them in photos only!
A good success for this photo, well deserved. For me, ignorant as I am in glaciers, I am surprised by the "bricks shape" there... Nature is an incredible artist!
Love the mist, love the dark, love the point of view... love the photo!
Claire

[2]