Above the Fog Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is the view from the Tegelberg when there's fog over Schwangau. The Tegelberg is a mountain in the Ammergauer Alpen, 1881 meters high. It's a very popular place to go hang gliding and paragliding from.

If you don't want to do the two to three hour advanced hike up the mountain, the Tegelbergbahn will bring you up to the Bergstation (which you see on the right). On your way up you have a wonderful view of the castles Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau (but only if there is no fog...)!

Our story: After getting up very early to take this shot and this one, Didier and I had breakfast in Schwangau and then walked around Füssen, hoping that the fog would lift.

It was around 10 am when we drove back to Schwangau and it was still foggy, but "hey," we thought, "coming all the way from Belgium, might as well try!" We decided to take the gondola up the Tegelberg and see what was in store for us.

The Tegelbergbahn goes very steep and when you look down, it sure would be a deadly fall. There were two woman in the gondola who were obviously incredibly frightened, clutching their men and shaking.

About midway, the fog got so thick, you couldn't see anything. Then shortly before we arrived at the berg station, we were through the fog. Everyone in the gondola (including the frightened women) said, "OOOOH!!"

What an intense feeling - simply amazing. I hope that everyone gets to experience that kind of thing at one point in their life.

Then off we went, hiking up the mountain, bathing in the sun and meeting all kinds of friendly people.

In the WS, a photo of Didier with his new hat... Those of you on Facebook will recognize it. :-))

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AROBN54 (10777) 2009-10-11 10:58

Just AWESOME, Linda!!
I have never SEEN anything like that. The light and color are magnificent and I like the very dark green in the FG and the bare tree limbs. The depth is fantastic and you can feel how high up you were. But the clouds below you and those far mountains are just breathtaking. Fabulous shot! Many thanks and warmest wishes,
Shelly

mesutilgim (36868) 2009-10-11 11:08

Hallo Linda,
Einfach grosse Klasse ! Standpunkt, Licht, Komposition alles bestens.
Und dazu noch dieses tolle Nebelstreifen in der Mitte als Bonus !
Danke schoen und mfg
MESUT ILGIM

hardyuno (2327) 2009-10-11 11:10

Hi Linda,
ich sehe ihr hattet jede Menge fun. Ein wirklich schönes Bild, vor allem auch durch den Blickfänger im Vordergrund. Sehr schöne Tiefe (trotz Nebel ;-)))
Viele Grüße
Hartmut

Buin (37756) 2009-10-11 11:12

Hallo Linda!
Hier bleibt nur noch das Staunen ... ein Blick, ein Wetter, eine Landschaft aus dem Bilderbuch. Dieser tote Ast im Vordergrund ist ein schönes Detail. Ein sehenswertes Bild!
Grüße aus dem nass-grauen Westfalen!
Frank

mark_mk (246) 2009-10-11 11:20

Hi Linda,
tja, wer hat gesagt du sollst es hochladen? ;-)
Tolles Bild, schöne Vordergrundelemente und vor allem der Nebel, einfach klasse!
Super Bild, gefällt mir richtig gut.

Grüße
Mark

COSTANTINO (22775) 2009-10-11 12:02

Hello
Fantastic view from the Tegelberg,the fog makes the atmosphere more impressive full of mystery
Dreamy photo from a popular place
Nice presentation
regards and compliments
Costantino

feather (49862) 2009-10-11 12:27

What an amazing feeling looking down on the fog, and a very wise decision you made. I love how the little building is perched on the edge of the mountain and the fact we can also see more mountains peeping through the clouds in the background.
Great hat Didier! Did he wear it for a bet!? ;D
Kath

batalay (20984) 2009-10-11 13:34

Hello Linda,

Nice to hear from you again. This is a spectacular view with the peaks jutting out of the soup of fog engulfing the valleys. The colors and resolution are first rate. The architectural structure with the green roof give useful scale to the photo, and your informative note completes a wonderful TE package.

Warm regards,

Bulent

delpeoples (6136) 2009-10-11 14:49

Hi Linda, anyone who wakes up early to take photos always gains my admiration. And on top of that the photo is excellent, with such an amazing DOF. Seeing mist that high up and mountain ranges that go on forever is such an impressive sight -especially to a gal fro the "lowlands" who doesnt do heights. Great work, beautiful colour too. TFS and enjoy the nice weather, Lisa.

bema (8788) 2009-10-11 22:38

Hallo Linda,

toller Blick vom Gipfelkreuz hinunter zur Bergstation, da habe ich vor ein paar Jahren auch mal gestanden, und den Gleitschirmfliegern beim Start zugeschaut..allerdings hatten wir damals Superwetter.. :-))

schöne Grüße Bernd

wolf38 (12859) 2009-10-11 23:35

Hallo Linda. Hier zeigst Du eine grandiose Landschaft mit großer Tiefenschärfe. Excellent. Viele Grüße, wolfgang.

PixelTerror (86192) 2009-10-12 6:32

Hi Sister,
LOL, and Didier took you even some more meters above the cable car arrival station ! It must be the magic hat effect that the fog sea remained low enough for that nice "above" photo... yes you can ;-)
Have a nice day JY

leo61 (43426) 2009-10-12 10:08

Hallo Linda!
Es freut mich sehr daß Dir meine Bilder gefallen.
Aber diese ist genial.
Ja über den Wolken zu stehen erzeugt in mir immer ein sehr erhabenes Gefühl und ich hoffe ich werde es in 7 Wochen auf den Kapverden wieder erleben dürfen.
Das Bild hat vom Aufbau große Ähnlichkeit mit meinem "high above Munnar".
Tolle Tiefe und ein guter eyecatcher mit diesem bizarr geformten Holz im Vordergrund.Auch der Wolkenturm oben links gefällt mir.Wenn der mal nicht zum Gewitter wird....
Lieben Gruß,Leo

Waylim (10843) 2009-10-12 22:38

Hi Linda,
Beuatiful shot, it like about the cloud there another world of land and mountain and above that there is another layer of clouds. I see the falls is finally arrived as the fog thicken. Well at least above the fog, you have a wonderful view with great light, allowing you to capture this scene with great clarity and sharpness. Normally the death tree would be a nice addition to the forground, but for some reason here I find it kind of distracting to the otherwise pristine landcape, but that is being really picky. just beautiful shot regardless.
Way

dkeus31 (26212) 2009-10-13 3:17

hallo Linda
ist der Hammer dieses Wolkenmeer, auch wenn wir es von unten nicht gewust haben war dieüberraschung um so grösser!
LG
Didier

Clementi (44265) 2009-10-13 12:58

Ciao Linda,
the effect of the fog is always very beautiful that fill the valley and it allows to emerge only the peaks of the mountains.
very beautiful
Giorgio

danyy (68887) 2009-10-18 0:07

Bonjour Linda,
la Bavière na manque pas de relief, on y voit déjà les Alpes. Un avant plan qui accentue la profondeur de la scène mais aisso apporte des lumières plus sombres bien utiles pour contratser avec des brumes très claires.
Beaucoup de profondeur grâce à ces motagnes puissantes de l'arrière plan.
Je te souhaite un fabuleux dimanche.
Daniel.

npecanhuk (14011) 2009-11-08 4:47

Hello Linda!
I love going to those high places and having such views!
Your photo is truly beautiful and has excellent qualities: sharpness, exposure, dof, pov, colors and composition!
TFS - congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan