Photographer’s Note
I went to Saas-Fee Switzerland last month for a business meeting. Lying in the next-door valley to Zermatt, SAAS-FEE is often overlooked, mostly because it doesn’t have any train access. Oozing out from between the mountains is the giant Feegletscher – or Fairy Glacier. This was the attraction for the meeting since it is early in the season we need a year round glacier to afford us the opportunity to ski/snowboard with the customers. Saas-Fee is a car free village so I enjoyed walking through the village and taking a few photos between setting up and waiting for the customers to arrive. The village is perched on a shelf of pasture at the base of a horseshoe of thirteen 4000m-plus peaks. It takes two gondola rides, one on a train through a long tunnel, and a tow by the t-bar to reach the first ski-able run. The view from the top was awesome though!
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ktanska
(16695) 2005-12-12 2:54
Hi Julie,
You have found a corner of this village that pretty original, even though it nowadays is mostly a tourist resort. I guess the village centre is to the left by that road? Nice fall colours and those rowan berries.
LEA
(4821) 2005-12-12 14:49
I also appreciate the "car free" village. This is a nice picture of the place. I appreciate your comments.
ahudgins
(139) 2005-12-14 10:27
Hi Julie,
What a great shot, Switzerland is probably my favorite country and this photo says it all. I feel this really captures the feeling of the town, the mood and culture. Great POV, well done!
Alex
LCannon
(2776) 2005-12-21 20:18
Wow! Looks like a wonderful place to hike too! Too bad I couldn't go with you. This photo is so beautiful, the mountains look very majestic and grand. I love the tree framing the shot at the top. Well done.
Cruize
(0) 2005-12-30 3:40
A magical image Julie, it does indeed set the mood, I can almost feel a mountain chill in the air from just looking at this image. I like the vapour trail in the sky over the mountains too. Good DOF and sharpness.
Best wishes
Vernon
Photo Information
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Copyright: Julie Wyatt (j_wyatt)
(685) - Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2005-11-11
- Categories: Nature
- Camera: Canon PowerShot G2
- Exposure: f/4, 1/501 seconds
- Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
- Date Submitted: 2005-12-11 23:22
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