Glimmuschir Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

Sight since the top of the Simplon pass (2006 m) in direction of north. This pass makes the link between the Haut-Valais and the Italy. We can see in the foreground (distance of 6 km), the village of Glimmuschir (altitude 1819 m). Behind him, on the other pouring of the valley of the Rhone, at a distance of 15.5 km, there are the stations of Riederalp and Bettmeralp. The black top just located in the clouds, is the Bettmerhorm (2872 m) at a distance of 19 km. Behind these stations, there is the valley of Aletschwald, with the glacier of Aletsch that we guesse (small piece of white). Behind there are the tops of the Alps valaisannes north, with GrossWannenhorn (3905 m) just above the top of the Bettmerhorn, with the side of snow on the right side. It is located at more than 28 km of the Simplon pass.

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fijiphil (1345) 2006-11-06 12:56

Astonishing depth in this photo.I love the way the sunlight shines on the far hills interspersed with the shadows of the clouds, and i love the way the mountain peaks poke through those same clouds. I need to add this pass to my list of places to be visited in Switzerland!!

jean-marie (3088) 2006-11-09 3:11

Salut jacques,
Superbe. On est haut et ça se sent. Le village au premier plan fait tout petit. Cette vallée est immense et les différents plans qui s'élèvent successivement renforcent le relief et ces imposantes montagnes
Amitiés
Jean-Marie

jrj (34779) 2006-11-13 5:08

hi jaques
What a landscape - what details. Good capture with good use of the foreground, the valley and the distant mountains. Good work - interesting compo with all the details included.

lucski (3676) 2006-11-27 16:52

Amazing picture
great job mate, the clouds formation looks beautiful
splendit landscape too
IMO this is very good photo wit super details, sharp and colours
gratulation lukasz

Didi (36668) 2007-02-10 6:04

Salut Jacques
La Suisse un petit pays aux dix mille façons de photographier sur des distances pas trop grandes, c'est un atout majeur pour exercer ses talents de photographes dans des conditions difficiles de prises de vues.
J'apprécie cette vue magnifique tout en regrettant de ne pouvoir habiter à proximité de ces régions.