• Piz Palü • Photo

Photographer’s Note

The Piz Palü, with its 3 majestic peaks above the Pers glacier, one of the wonderful icy peaks top of Engadine in the warm afternoon light.
I tried a black white conversion maybe the black sky is a bit too much?
taken on the trail from the Diavolezza to the Munt Pers, I had some time since resting there, the last cabin going up at 5 and the evening lunch served at 7 ;-)

I'll post a coloured horizontal one soon for comparison.

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grigand (12586) 2009-11-06 10:41

Hi Didier,
A great shot, I love this place, perfect schoose of BW.
ciao
andrea

smarcell (14257) 2009-11-06 10:49

Hello Didier,
the landscape is fantastic, of course. But I also like this black and white interpretation, with black sky and strong contrast. As if you used a red filter in the old times of analogic black and white.
Regards Stefano

Bartleby (4802) 2009-11-06 11:02

Salut Didier,
très beau...mais ce ciel noir est un peu perturbant...c'est sans doute l'effet recherché. On se croirait dans l'espace...

Philippe

avene (10938) 2009-11-06 11:06

hi Didier,
as far as I'm concerned the black sky is just right for this cosmic scene. love the pattern of curves on the right, great shot.

best,
Kristine

BoisBarb (9260) 2009-11-06 11:11

Salut Didier,
Un noir et blanc somptueux avec un ciel noir profond et un plâtrage fantastique sur les sommets!
Un jour, il va falloir que j'aille prospecter dans ces contrées de Suisse orientale! ;-)
@+

pasternak (13208) 2009-11-06 11:23

This is really an extreme conversion, even looking at the photo hurts my eyes, I can imagine what it was like to look at the real scenery :) I think you need some sky for balance, so it works very well for me this way.

Cheers
A

isabela_sor (42020) 2009-11-06 11:32 [Comment]

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cd70 (695) 2009-11-06 12:51

Hello Didier,
Très impressionnant ce B & W ! ambiance dramatique assurée, le contraste est magnifique, un cadrage très étudié qui offre une belle profondeur. De loin on peut croire à un paysage lunaire... Encore bravo à toi !
Cyrille

belido (16255) 2009-11-06 14:20

Hi Didier,

no, no...the sky is NOT too much black. Actually it works pretty well as it is. It makes the scene even more dramatic and exquisite. Very good filtered b&w photo. I like it!
Regards,
Carlos

sayeed_rahman (2265) 2009-11-06 21:03

Its strange i was enjoying a travelogue with photos in bnw of the high himalayas in the afternoon and was wondering why we dont try the same on te more often..leave aside the colours and saturation..etc..and let the landscape stand out with its grandeur stand out in it complete purity..and it does very well...you show us how...

remembering A A

tc

sayeeed

Waylim (10741) 2009-11-07 0:21

Hello Didier,
What a majestic landscape of this snow mountain, Very strong contrast, the sky is nearly black, great texture of the rugged rocks and landscape. I'll be carious to see the color version for comarision. Thanks
Way

julia74 (458) 2009-11-07 3:20

Bonjour Didier
Très beau cliché en noir et blanc
J'aime le cadrage et les détails du glacier !

jjcordier (24436) 2009-11-07 8:16

Didier
Saisissant contraste entre la neige d'un blanc lumineux et le ciel d'un noir profond. Très beau noir et blanc.
Amitiés
JJ

xkolba (3186) 2009-11-07 11:10

Hello Didier,
Very good and clear image! Works perfect with B&W
Black sky is amazing!
Cheers,
Maciek

Bandit (2064) 2009-11-08 10:14

Bonjour Didier,
Très belle image qui ressemble à une vue lunaire peut-être à cause du ciel noir .En tout cas, c'est une impressionnante montagne !

Fabien

claudio74 (6408) 2009-11-08 20:59

Hello Didier
Tres belle composition meme si ala premiere vue le ciel noir est un peu deroutant.
Bien vu
Claude

brandstaetter (13930) 2009-11-10 8:30

Super, Didier, dieses Schwarz ist wie aus Ansel Adams Küche !
Und das letzte Licht zeichnet starke Kontraste, die drei Grate rechts hinten sind sehr plastisch und ideal positioniert.
Super Arbeit, Christian

Signal-Womb (11661) 2009-11-16 12:18

I like thid Didier even though the sky is pitch black. Maybe a little less sky and more of the foreground to balance composition. Well done.