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Photographer’s Note

The Diavolezza cable car on its way up from Pontresina. Normally cable cars in Switzerland are red as are cameras, but the swiss sense of hospitality went as far as repainting this one in yellow to honour a famous Belgian visitor ;-)

leo61, MarinaBlue, leonorkuhn, asajernigan, cbrman, subhendu_bagchi, Gerrit, jjcordier, Muse, Angshu, ymrk, paololg, belido, Emile, cherryripe, MLINES has marked this note useful

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leo61 (43438) 2009-10-08 9:48

Hallo Jean Yves!
WOW;technisch einwandfrei und eine atemberaubende Tiefe!!!!!
Tolle Kompo mit dem gelben Ungetüm und seinem Schatten.
Gruß,Leo

Tweety (3380) 2009-10-08 9:53

Salut Jean-Yves,
Une photo très réussie grace notamment au point de vue choisi et au cadrage. Le lac et la cabine jaune sont bien placés dans la composition et contrastent bien avec l'ensemble montagneux. J'aurais bien aimé quelques nuages de plus mais on ne peut pas tout avoir ;-)
Christophe

MarinaBlue (65) 2009-10-08 9:57

Hi Jean Yves!
Oh my God! How beautiful ..and scary...and beautiful :)
Feeling like I am hanging in between the wonderful blue sky and quite scary groung hehe :) The green lake adds even more depth and this wonderful feeling of Eternity.... AMAZING photo :)

hugs,

Marina

hardyuno (2369) 2009-10-08 10:07

Bonsoir JY,
great composition. The light, colours and view are really great. The eye-catcher is the emerald glacier lake and of course the beautiful sky. TFS
Have a nice evening
Hartmut

LOOOK13 (2981) 2009-10-08 11:23

Salut.
Photo impéssionante, par le ressenti, par la couleur naturelle,par cette profondeur, un super cadrage et une belle compo.
Bravo.

leonorkuhn (13641) 2009-10-08 12:02

Dear JY,

Die schöne Teufelin! Nice mountainscape, amazing alpine view. Excellent POV, great colors, light and sharpness. The yellow car is a nice bonus.

Have a nice day
Leonor

asajernigan (14182) 2009-10-08 13:07

JY,
This is a great shot of this colorful cable car suspended above this barren scene. The car provides excellent contrast for the barren landscape. The lighting and colors are great with excellent sharpness and DOF.
TFS,
Asa

gilou530 (35336) 2009-10-08 13:18

salut JY
elle me plait bien cette télécabine JAUNE, mais le paysage me plait bien plus même sans neige, car je présume que tu le préfére avec, beau travail
amitiés
gilou

mortijo (12266) 2009-10-08 13:43

La photo est magnifique, tout comme le paysage. La cabine jaune est au couleirs de la Flandre, moins le rouge. J'avoue que je ne reconnais pas le personnage belge.
Amitiés
John

cbrman (18929) 2009-10-08 22:30

Hello Jean-Yves,

Une vue qui intègre un élément jaune !
C'est quelque chose qu'il faut noté venant de ta part.
C'est vrai que le rouge lui irait mieux ! ;-)
On a un peu l'impression de se tenir au dessus de la surface de la lune tellement le décor semble désolé.
Bientôt le tout sera recouvert de neige...
A+

Dominique

ktanska (16611) 2009-10-09 0:32

Hi Jean-Yves,
Very deserted looking alpine scene. Nothing grows that high up but at late September amnount of snow seems to be at minimum. But I bet at a little lower altitudes nature looks as beautiful as ever. Well framed and the gondola is just on the right place.
Kari

subhendu_bagchi (3195) 2009-10-09 2:26

Namaste JY,
Very well composed shot that shows the cable car station in FG and the yellow car at middle and the grey mountains at background. But I am impressed with the emerald coloured lake. It is fascinating. Colour balance, depth, sharpness and light all perfect. Tfs.
Have a nice day.
Subhendu

Gerrit (35841) 2009-10-09 2:29

Hi Jean Yves,
good balance in this composition.
Great view in fantastic light. The turquoise lake is a grateful element
regards, Gerrit

francio64 (11212) 2009-10-09 2:46

Ciao Jean,
bellissima immagine ben movimentata dall'inserimento della cabina della funivia e la sua ombra sul terreno.
L'inserimento di parte della stazione sulla sinistra, dà dinamicità alla scena e il piccolo lago completa bene la composizione.

Well done!
Francesco

Royaldevon (5938) 2009-10-09 2:58

Hello JY,

Not a shot for the faint-hearted or anyone with vertigo!
A great pov where the cable creates a steep lead to take the eyes at breakneck speed across the frame!
The light is great creating shadows to reveal the nature of the terrain as well as interesting cloud and cable shadows.
Great composition with the car perfectly placed in the frame.

Have a good day,
Bev :-)

Yves-triga (3533) 2009-10-09 4:21

Bonjour jean-yves,
impressionnant endroit mais très beau,et quel pdv.
bien vu en tout cas.
yves

jjcordier (24776) 2009-10-09 5:03

Jean Yves
Je suis rassuré. J'ai regardé l'appareil de prise de vue et je vois que tu n'as pas viré ta cuti!L'endroit est impressionnant et d'une grande beauté que tu as, bien sûr, somptueusement photographié.
Amitiés
JJ

pastadog (12821) 2009-10-09 5:07

A good angle to include the pretty green mountain lake, providing excellent balance to the sight of the cable car... I recognized the place already in the thumbnail, I was up there just 3 days after you... cheers ;)

corniste (4236) 2009-10-09 6:07

Salut Jean-Yves,

Tu n'enlève pas les câbles dans tes images? il paraît que l'on a le droit de peaufiner un peu sur TE ;-) En regardant ces montagnes, ce qui est frappant est le fait qu'il n'y ait pas de végétation du tout et qu'il n'y a (presque) plus de neige à cette altitude. Il y a vingt ans ,on en voyait encore bien là-haut, même au mois de septembre! Il reste peu de la station supérieure sur ta photo; c'est à peine suffisant pour la lecture, mais je comprends que tu ne voulais pas en mettre plus; elle n'est pas trop belle, avec ses relais de téléphonie mobile!

Bonne soirée,

Jeff

Nicou (45039) 2009-10-09 8:14

Hello jena-Yves,

superbe vue de la cabine qui mène à Diavolenzza, avec ons ombre q2ui la suite comme son ombre, le lac vert, la vue au lion sur les montagen avec le soupoudrage de neige, c'est un merveilleux cique soit devant, soit derrière avec les sommet de l'Engadine.

Bravoe t amitié

Nicou

Muse (31019) 2009-10-09 8:56

Bonjour Jean Yves,
Un magnifique paysage et un commentaire plein d'humour qui ne m'étonne vraiment pas de toi. Pour faire typique, vous avez bu une bière arrivés au sommet je suppose:-)))
Très joli ciel et bonne lumière
Je te souhaite un excellent week end,
Bizz
Denise

delpeoples (6200) 2009-10-09 17:01

Salut JY, this is a very dizzying POV here. You Swizz must be so used to heights that it doesn't bother you at all. Thankfully I can live through your photos without having to brave the heights :) The colour of the dam water is exquisite as is the depth of field. Inclusion of the cable station was good to give us an idea of where we are and where that cablecar is going. TFS and enjoy your weekend, Lisa.

Angshu (33795) 2009-10-09 21:23

Bonjour/Namaste JY
Belgian friend....let me guess...could it be Marianne? The setting is quite dramatic with the turquoise lake amidst the barren rocks of the high mountains. Of course the yellow cable car vies for attention with the lake. Like the shadow of the cable car...seems to be hanging there!
Best Regards
Angshu

emka (21702) 2009-10-09 23:50

Hi Pixel, i do not guess who the famous Belgian visitor was and why yellow but the panorama here is fantastic and one going by this cable car has wonderful views. Splendid panorama over the Alps.

Regards

Malgorzata

ymrk (8839) 2009-10-10 1:36

Hi,
Did you take to bottom lake on earth?I think this is most amazing than other factors...i have gift importance to it prospect where is with the best ;)
Congratulations!

Yağmur

paololg (13787) 2009-10-10 7:51

Ciao dear Jean Yves,
excellent image that thanks to the clear and bright day it has allowed you to capture a beautiful scenery with a good depth of field. The yellow of the cable car and the green of the lake give a pleasant chromatic contrast. Always beautiful the mountain!
Ciao, have a nice week end!
Paolo

belido (16623) 2009-10-10 8:04

Bonsoir JY,

this looks dangerous. I know they say it's safe and everything is calculated with safety but think with me: the wires must be a few kilometres long. Supposing each meter of wire is 5kg weight then we have 1000m X 6wires X 5kg. That would be 30ton per km for the towers to hold, not considering the cable car! Well, this capture is good. The subject is right in the frame and the scenery does its part in the composition, specially the blue sky. I have several shots from my last trip to Whistler and I am very disappointed with them. I hope I can work on that to get something similar to yours. Well done!
Amitiés,
Carlos

brandstaetter (14202) 2009-10-10 12:43

Hi JY,
a clever POV and the blue/yellow contrast is hitting the eye.
Cheers Christian

Emile (20003) 2009-10-10 15:22

Hola Jean Yves.
A magnificent photo of the yellow cable car and a panoramic view of endless mountains, a view which allows us to enjoy such beauty, very well captured. I like it.
Have a nice Sunday.
Best regards.

claudio74 (6559) 2009-10-10 21:07

Hello Jean Yves
Sympa ce point de vue, et le jaune c est pas mal non plus dans cet univers mineral...une bonne touche de blanc ce serais pas mal la dessus...va falloir attendre un peu.
A+
Claude

TopGeo (21891) 2009-10-11 0:14

Hi J+Y Beautiful the view from a beautiful corner of mountains Important the diagonal line and the small lake a frame that impresses..
Ciao
Georgios

barni (14541) 2009-10-11 12:13

Salut Jean-Yves
Parfait cadrage.
La cabine jaune.... tu as viré de bord ;o)
Bonne soirée
Christophe

bnallama (3755) 2009-10-11 22:14

Hello JY, for moment I thought they had put the postbus under the cable!! It is strange to see the mountains without snow!!

HimalAnda (1060) 2009-10-12 21:40

Bonjour Jean-Yves,

La photo a été prise pile au bon moment, la cabine de téléphérique étant idéalement placée.
Cette photo nous permet également de profiter de la beauté de ce paysage très minéral.

Stéphane

cherryripe (19031) 2009-10-13 12:44

Salut JY
Ils ont de bon goût ici et j'imagine que Didier en été ravi. Ce paysage lunaire est assez spectaculaire. Ce serait sympa avec un peu plus de neige. Excellente nettété.
Bonne soirée
Nikki

kschanna (6) 2009-10-16 1:37

Hello Jean,

This is very good PoV showing the vastness of the mountain range with the great yellow color of the cable car providing a nice splash in contrast to the grey-ish color of the mountains.

Thanks for sharing
Kamran

rikko77 (6206) 2009-10-16 1:44

Hi Jean Yves
beautiful view , I like the perspective with the cables, the cablecar which looks a small yellow dot in the middle of this universe made my mountains.
Well done!
Have a nice day
Rikk

fanni (8737) 2009-10-16 13:48

Grüezi Jean Yves,
you chose a very interesting composition which presents to us a very picturesque perspective view :) But what I like most about this photo is the combination of two such different objects (which make the composition so stable and original!): the yellow cable car and the oval lake which looks so green :)
Wishing you a very nice weekend,
Elena

MLINES (10884) 2009-10-17 1:16

Hi Jean Yves, Very sharp photo, looks like a venue from a James Bond movie. The clarity of the air maybe very good but your hand is as steady as a rock too. Cropped well to make it quite dynamic. TFS. Murray.

BelCan75 (2420) 2009-10-17 21:04

Hello Jean Yves,

Did they rename it after me??? Hahahaha, oops...I am not famous, I forgot. Anyway, this is a great shot with so much depth and many beautiful mountains tops as far as we can see. Great composition with good light, wonderful colours and details. Great work!

Greetings,
Ann