The full Day Hike Photo

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This post is kind of a private message but I guess everybody can enjoy the view, a stitch of 6 featuring the Fälenalp (1400m), high point of a full day hike in the Alpstein range.

The route is as follows, from Schwende take AB and Postauto to Brülisau, then follow the signs towards Sämtisersee or Plattenbödeli (1 hour), from there follow Bollenwees to the Fälensee and at its far end the Fälenalp (1 hour), walk back down and then up to Meglisalp (2 hours), and then down to the Seealpsee (45mn) and down to Wasserauen (1 hour) where you can ride AB back to Schwende. It is not very difficult from a grade point of view but the distance involved makes it challenging. Take plenty of memory cards, Flauder, Rivella and beer will be supplied by the numerous mountain restaurants. It is recommended to start early (6 AM) to avoid climbing in full heat, ideally you should have reached Meglisalp by noon.

Last but not least, regardless of heat keep your clothes on ;-)

bona, marram, bukitgolfb301, ChrisJ, dareco, BelCan75, syrus_persia, papagolf21, snunney, nwoehnl, bakes888, mark_mk, gary91, paololg, emilbo, sleon, cbrman, ktanska, Xalkida has marked this note useful

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rodgerg (23849) 2009-06-05 13:08

Bonsoir Jean-Yves,

Cette couleur verte est superbe, elle "claque" dès la découverte de la vignette. Le gris des rochers la met bien en valeur en plus. Très beau.
Amitiés,
Roger

tiagoalmeida (1294) 2009-06-05 13:19

hello,
nice shot, beautiful landscape and great colours.
regards
tiago

Rafer (4230) 2009-06-05 13:26

Alucinante color y nitidez...me dan ganas de subir a lo alto de la mole rocosa caliza...saludos

sevy (13310) 2009-06-05 14:12

Bonsoir,

Joli rendu des couleurs, ca me rappelle ma bien aimée Velvia, surtout sur les verts.
Tres bien d avoir inclu les chalets, sans ca, on ne se serait pas vraiment rendu compte de l ampleur de ce paysage. Un bien beau coin.

Yves.

bona (2237) 2009-06-05 14:54

Dear Jean Yves,

what a wonderful green carpet here. You made a nice work here. A so giant mountain touching the pretty blue sky.
Great!
Andre

marram (51) 2009-06-05 15:05

Thanks for sharing this green and gray behemoth. It seems as if it is at a much higher altitude than 1400m, but that may be because of the presence of snow and the lack of trees. Sometimes, a lack of trees is an asset, making it easier to see the form of the mountain, as in this case.

jimkil (528) 2009-06-05 15:14

I forget your now in summer, the deep blue sky works to show this range so well, the image looks very refreshing JY.
Regards
Jim

bukitgolfb301 (4588) 2009-06-05 18:07

Hello my dear Jean

Wonderful landscape photo!
Very comfortable and well calculated framework, composition and color coordination.
Congratulation on your supper job !

Thanks for sharing and best regards,
Takero

ChrisJ (70125) 2009-06-05 18:12

Bon Matin Jean Yves

A superb alpine view here, with good sharpness, a marvellous high pov, & wonderful, green meadows. Tfs. Bon weekend!

dareco (17104) 2009-06-05 20:00

I could sit looking at this picture for hours, daydreaming.....oh!! A piece of heaven!!! Love the scenery, colors, detail, pov....everything about it. Great job! TFS

BelCan75 (2418) 2009-06-05 21:26

Hi Jean Yves,

What a beautiful scene. I love that big rocky mountain with so much detail. Great POV with good depth, great colours and wonderful contrasts. I like the buildings in the valley which give this photo scale. Great work!

Greetings,
Ann

jjcordier (24534) 2009-06-05 22:44

Jean Yves
Magnifique photo alpine ensoleillée! Ces trois maisons sont curieusement alignées (une seule ferme?) et conduisent directement notre regard vers ces beaux rochers. Ah, j'allais oublier, quel ciel bleu -)
Amitiés
JJ

MarcT (21097) 2009-06-05 23:22

Salut Pixel,
C'est qui la fille que tu invites à ce RDV ;o)
Ah ton bleu...!
Amitiés
Marc

syrus_persia (2162) 2009-06-06 0:11

salam Jean
Another good capture with good and wonderful colors.
TFS and have a nice weekend
Best regards
cyrus

papagolf21 (56251) 2009-06-06 1:22

Bonjour, cher Jean-Yves,
Une image pleine de reliefs à tous points de vue. La beauté générale est manifeste. Les détails et le piqué sont extraordinaires.
Superbe !
Amitiés.
Philippe

snunney (34732) 2009-06-06 1:36

Hello Jean-Yves,
A good well framed composition of this rocky peak. I like the point of view with the row of buildings acting as a pointer towards the mountain. Good colours and sharpness and excellent stitch work.

nwoehnl (118) 2009-06-06 2:16

Fine scenery, JY, well presented in this sweeping and well-stitched photo. Vivid colors and lots of delightful alpine details to absorb in this one. The scattered buildings are in addition useful to convey the grand scale of the mountain range. Enjoy your weekend.

bakes888 (18155) 2009-06-06 2:39

Hi Jean Yves. Great photo, excellent colours and clarity. Nice work with the stitch also. Thanks for sharing.
Have a good weekend, Paul.

mark_mk (246) 2009-06-06 3:47

Hi Jean Yves,
a wonderful one, so many great colors in here! Impressive location, but Switzerland is just too beautiful, you can basically stop wherever you want and stand in front of an impressive landscape! Great composition, flaweless stitch and a wonderful deep blue sky, lovely one! I like it a lot!

Take care
Mark

gary91 (15321) 2009-06-06 3:54

Salut Jean-Yves,
Wouah ca claque un maximum, j'adore...
Ce petit capteur a quand même l'air d'assurer ;-)
C'est marrant car en plongée et avec cette forme arrondie, on croirait à une focale beaucoup plus courte.
Bon il y a juste quelques fleurs à tamponner...
Bon weekend à toi.
Amicalement, Christian

Pascale (10136) 2009-06-06 5:50

Salut Jean Yves
A défaut d'être invités,on a au moins la consolation d'admirer ce superbe paysage !Bleu et vert lumineux qui font ressortir cette roche ,les maisons permettent d'apprécier la dimension de la montagne .Une touche de jaune ???? mais où sont les vaches?
En échange de cette superbe lumière je partage des trombes d'eau ,ok?
bizzzzzzzz

pascale

luighi (4072) 2009-06-06 8:03

Hi Jean , Oooohhh que belleza , que colores y que superdefinicion amigo. Como me gustaria vivir en un sitio como este , una maravilla para la vista y la salud.
Un saludo.
Luis

paololg (13643) 2009-06-06 9:13

Ciao dear Jean-Yves,
Excellent idea, surely your photo is better than a map of mountain! I appreciate a lot the sharpness and the colors pleasantly saturated of this image. In this moment I would like to be exactly in that green lawn. Compliments!
Ciao, have a nice Sunday!
Paolo

Nicou (44641) 2009-06-06 9:34

Hello,

Supèerbe vue, quelle belle forem a cette montange avec un superbe roche, les alpagen en fond, ce vert avec du jaune, gransiose payasage.

bravo et amitié

Nicou

cherryripe (18931) 2009-06-06 9:44

Salut JY
Il y en a qui ont le temps de se balader où il fait beau. Grrrr.
Le paysage est magnifique et les couleurs claquent. Bien sûr j'aime beaucoup les fleurs jaunes.
Bonne soirée
Nikki

maximage (13349) 2009-06-06 10:29

Salut Jean-Yves,
Un paysage alpestre bucolique à souhait. Ces névés avec des restes de neige au pied de la montagne sont superbes. Par beau temps, mais par beau temps seulement, la vie dans cet alpage doit être assez sympa.
Je te souhaite un bon dimanche.
max

emilbo (9333) 2009-06-06 10:44

Allô Jean-Yves!
Magnifique paysage bien présenté et excellente qualité d'image. L'harmonie des couleurs est superbe entre le vert, le gris et le merveilleux ciel bleu. Une bonne exercice pour se rendre la-haut mais je crois que ça vaut la peine. Beau travail et intéressante note.
Tous mes compliments,
Amicalement,
Emilius

sleon (9350) 2009-06-06 11:27

Salut Monsieur
Thanks for reminding me that I need to get the boots out and head off the mountains! Looks like the snow has retreated and the season is here - though thankfully still cool enough for wearing clothes anyway ;o) A nice stitching of this typical landscape. Looks like you are enjoying your 5D mkII...
Bizzz, Susanna

COSTANTINO (22601) 2009-06-06 12:16

Hello
Nice capture of his beautiful view..
It looks like a page from a book with fairy tales..
romantic view,amazing presentation
Beautiful landscape and great colours
regards and compliments
Costantino

Clementi (43843) 2009-06-06 14:29

Ciao Jean Yves,
a splendid day to capture this photo. perfect colors and beautiful landscape indeed.
have a nice week end
Giorgio

Wandering_Dan (3213) 2009-06-06 18:32

Bonjour, Jean-Yves -

There is a kind of a sweep to the lines here, especially in the left fg, which keeps the eye moving, but not in a distracting way, since it moves the eye to a point of interest - the low buildings. And their line carries the eye to the mountain. Whose slope then takes us back where we started. A nice circular trip!

And the colors are a great bonus.

Best,
Dan

cbrman (18802) 2009-06-07 2:23

Hello Jean-Yves,

Ce que j'aime ici, c'est l'impression de masse que transmet cette image. La montagne semble écraser ces quelques maisons. Un ciel bleu éclatantet un vert saturé à souhait. Une envie de promenade me gagne mais le temps gris n'est pas d'accord avec moi...
Merci pour ce soleil.

A+

Dominique

barni (14501) 2009-06-07 7:46

Salut Jean-Yves
Une vue que j'aime beaucoup. Ce petit alpage au milieu des montagnes est superbe.
Bonne soirée
Christophe

gneufeld (15169) 2009-06-07 19:09

Hi Jean,
A very interesting landscape with crystal clear sharpness and gorgeous details and well saturated colors. Well done and TFS. Gerald

ktanska (16530) 2009-06-08 0:48

Hi Jean-Yves,
Landscape looks very inviting, and hardly fits even on six frame stitch. Which is perfectly assembled.
Thanks for suggestion. I need to check height differences before deciding on this or some lighter weight option. No problem, I don't want to upset Appenzeller people, and I don't like sweaty thighs rubbing against each other...
Kari

Xalkida (11740) 2009-06-08 4:50

Crispy shot, great sharpness and hardness. I love the colors and the depth. Fine sky too. Wow shot!

Silversnow (2107) 2009-06-08 9:38

Impressionnante montagne, particulièrement colorée et étrange, avec autant de verdure parmis la neige :)
Difficile d'évaluer la taille du sommet malgré les jolies maisons du bas, mais si ça a pris 6 images recollées ce doit être assez énorme!
J'aime le contraste le la vallée platte et du mur de rocs.

J'essaie de voir le lien avec les vêtements???

pablominto (40508) 2009-06-15 3:10

Hello Jean,

This is a very special scene with many interesting details in the landscape!
I notice the fine colour palette and pin sharp details, and the small houses probably had some agricultural use once...
A fine composition and proper post processing!

Greetings,
Pablo -