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Valle d'Aosta


Valle d'Aosta
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Copyright: Phillip Homer (fijiphil) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 498 W: 103 N: 236] (1332)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2002-07-16
Categories: Nature
Camera: Canon Eos 100, 28-105 mm, Skylight filter
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-06-05 5:54
Viewed: 1226
Points: 8
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
A shot of Mont Blanc from a village in the Valle d'Aosta.

From Wikipedia;

The Valle d'Aosta is a mountainous region in north-western Italy. It is bordered by France to the west, Switzerland to the north and the region of Piedmont to the south. The region has a special autonomous status and forms one of the Provinces of Italy. The regional capital is Aosta/Aoste.

The Aosta Valley is the smallest region in Italy and has the lowest population density.

The region covers 3,263 km² and has a population of about 120,000, some of it Francophone, concentrated in the valley bottomlands. French is used for the regional government's acts and laws, though the language actually spoken by the largest part of the population is Arpitan (Franco-Provençal). This language was once widely spoken in Savoy, Bresse, Lyon area, and the Jura regions of France, and the Suisse-Romande region of Switzerland. Today, the Valle d'Aosta region has the most speakers of any Franco-Provençal language. The regional dialect is called Valdôtain (Valdoten) or patois. The residents of the small town of Gressoney speak a dialect of German.

The Aosta Valley is an Alpine valley that with its side valleys includes the Italian slopes of Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn; its highest peak is the Gran Paradiso, protected in Gran Paradiso National Park, established in 1922. It is a major centre for winter sports, most famously at Courmayeur.
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  • edal Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1037 W: 100 N: 1613] (5600)
  • [2006-06-05 22:05]

Hi Philip!
A marvelous shot of the "White peak" alongside a pictturesque valey. The clouds are managed very well though with some sacrifice of the foreground detail.

I like the pov and the place as a whole...
TFS
Anton

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  • leo61 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3715 W: 343 N: 7468] (31826)
  • [2006-06-06 14:39]

Hi Phillip!
You chosed an excellent POV to show us this nice landscape.The diadonal row of diferent roofs looks great.You had dificult light-conditions,against the sun,but you managed this shot verry well.
Regards,Leo

A difficult one this to expose correctly give the extremes in lighting. I see that you've foregone the foreground so as not to overexpose the clouds. Consequently there has been a loss of quality in the image, which is a shame because its a nice scene.
Best wishes
Mark

The mountain seems to be burnt out here.
The village is hidden behind too much foliage.

Hi Phillip,

very nice place, and well seen composition, I like it very much!

Have a nice day, Ivana

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