Highlighting Unterwasser Photo

Photographer’s Note

View down to village of Unterwasser from the slopes of Churfirsten mountain chain. The weather didn't look promising that day and in fact the cable car connection to top of Chäserrugg (2262 m) was closed due to the strong wind.
But funicular to intermediate station of Iltios was open. Hike down from there offered some beautiful sights every now and then when there was opening between cloud masses.
Pushed contrast and saturation. Interpretation of camera was originally rather lame compared to what my eyes saw.

alainh, amaryllis, sevy, daddo, pboehringer, pasternak, npecanhuk, vinicio, noborders has marked this note useful

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alainh (35349) 2008-06-01 23:07

hello Kari
nice ray of sun passing thrue the heavy mettalic sky. a very good composition. the heaven is in the valley !!
friendly
alain

Waylim (10717) 2008-06-01 23:11

Kari,
Very nice view of the valley, in comparison to the mountain, the houses looks like miniature model house, like those use for village around model train. Very nice and charming. Very good sharness and clarity, Very nice and natural colors with good composition. I just return from Switzerland, it is such a beautiful and scenic country. Thanks
Way

amaryllis (17131) 2008-06-01 23:17

bonjour,
une très belle photo de ce rayon de soleil sur les maisons disséminées dans ces alpages, un bon cadrage et de belles couleurs
une superbe composition montagnarde avec les nuages sur les montagnes
bonne semaine
juliette

sevy (12961) 2008-06-01 23:45

Hello,

The lightning is very good with this village lighted punctally in the middle of the mountains. You were lucky to get such scene regarding the fog in the background.
Sometimes it is worth to try.

Yves.

daddo (11283) 2008-06-01 23:55

Hi Kari. It seems a village blessed with a beautiful setting and I am sure sunny days.great view, and despite the apparent haphazard scattering of farmlets and cottages, it all looks very tidy. Lovely moment as the sun lights up the valley. Regards. Klaudio.

hatti52 (12654) 2008-06-02 1:21

Hi Kari
Amazing shot
great colours,lighting and POV
my compliments

WichardGraas (322) 2008-06-02 2:46

Hello Kari,

Your picture looks almost as some sort of display for miniature trains :) Nice vivid colors and good sharpness. Thanks for sharing this with us.

Wichard

dta (4454) 2008-06-02 5:53

Hello Kari ,
Your composition and POV are excellent . This landscape is so wonderful . So typically swiss .
A great light on the valley , and a nice sky on the mountain .
Congratulations
Denis

Greg1949 (8507) 2008-06-02 6:11

Kari, this one looks like something out of a story book, more painting than photo, great shot. The air must have been incredibly clear and the light is perfect. I love how the buildings dot the green but the roads are not so visible. Very well seen and captured.

Greg

pboehringer (770) 2008-06-02 11:35

Kari,
that is the best blend of composition and light that anyone that wants to do some nice landscape photography could ask for. This is an image to sit there and look in awe. Wonderful, nothing else to say!
Peter

barni (14437) 2008-06-03 2:45

Hello Kari
Belle lumière et superbe mosaique des champs.
Have a nice day
Christophe

pasternak (13038) 2008-06-03 3:00

Excellent PoV and light for this view, Kari, it is great how the houses are scattered in the sunlit valley, pity that the left mountain top is cut off, but sometimes this is unavoidable...

Cheers
A

npecanhuk (13161) 2008-06-03 5:19

Hi Kari!
I cannot hide my admiration for Switzerland, a Country I visited in 2005 and just fell in love completely with!
This photograph of your is very nice, with natural colors and a great POV, a love the field and the houses down in the valley - so beautiful!
TFS - Congratulations!
Warmest regards,
Neyvan

claudeD (11168) 2008-06-03 9:08

Hello Kari,

very fine picture from Switzerland which I like really very much.The landscape make me think to a model railway circuit.Perfect fotojob.

With regards from Luxembourg

Jean-Claude

r021251 (3917) 2008-06-03 14:06

What abeatiful landscape, Long shot good exposure
Bravo i like this post Réal.

vinicio (22262) 2008-06-03 23:10

An excellent light for one beautiful landscape picture, atmosphere of mountain comes great from this image, well done Kari, compliments.
Ciao
Vinicio

trekks (14262) 2008-06-04 2:35

hi Kari

Superb valley view and great capture in bright exposure and nice sharpness to show a fine perspective view. The light is so nicely captured here.

tfs, bill
later

baba_flies (7941) 2008-06-05 8:35

Hello Kari ... As I sit here at the airport, waiting that the rain stops for us to go flying (this is in Colorado/Grand Junction) I play around with the internet and as things go I see my village where we own a cottage and that you were there and did not knock on our doors ... shame on you, I would have had special Barbara views for you ready to go but also cake and coffee, bbq and wine, beer and snacks ... But I must admit it is not bad at all the view you have for us. My garden view shows directly to the Churfirsten and the little train that goes up to the middle station to Chaeserrugg but also the whole Churfirsten view. I might be a little homesick when I see this but not really, once it clears up at Grand Junction the sky is all ours :)))) Barbara.

noborders (14197) 2008-07-05 11:37

The light is fantastic, very inspiring vision.
If I remember well, it is there that I learned first to sky but this is such a long time ago in childhood, I am not totally sure - it resembles though ! Clouds can make such an impact...
Bravo and have a good weekend,
Cath.
:))