Ray of light on the Glacier Photo

Photographer’s Note

Chamonix, France.
This city is stuck between the highest mountains in Europe (including the Mont Blanc 4807m). Glaciers are running down the slopes all around the city, and I caught this ray of light during a late afternoon (while shopping !)

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ukasz (799) 2006-01-12 6:25

Hi Olivier,
Great shot, the sun-lit part of the glacier looks so warm and pleasant in contrast to the rest of the comosition that is dark and gloomy due to the clouds... I like your composition with the lit part in the central place surrounded by the darkness, the framing is nice too:)
greetings
ukasz

cobraphil8 (11652) 2006-01-12 6:28

Salut Olivier
quelle belle lumière sur ce glacier !
Un filet de soleil sur une tranche de glace.
Est-ce la Jonction en haut?
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Philippe

hadi1121 (479) 2006-01-12 6:28

Hi Olivier,
Absolute beauty shown by the only pack of sunbeams that found its way through. Great colors and shades and awesome contrast. Great combination and composition. Well Done.

sebautourdumond (3104) 2006-01-12 6:29

Etre au bon endroit au bon moment et ne pas être manchot... bravo, superbe lumière, belle compo, peut être un poil cramé. Felicitations pour la composition.
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Seb

ktanska (16585) 2006-01-12 6:31

Thet lit spot is right on!
It's a long time since I visited Chamonix. Didn't remember that the glacier is so steep.
Great scene. And tells a lot about Alpine climate.
Kari

johnnyh (637) 2006-01-12 6:45

Nice shot oliver, i love the way (The Junction) on the right handside disappears into the clouds.

MisterWhite (340) 2006-01-12 6:57

Hi Olivier,

What a great, dramatic shot of this glacier! Excellent composition and contrast. I love the different, parallel lines.

Shopping must be fun if you can take pictures like this!

Cheers, Sander

Tracker (1934) 2006-01-12 7:30

Hi Olivier,
What's the great contrast! Lucky choose of the light spot on the picture space. Nicest sharpen. Good job!
Regards,
Denis

MarekP (4744) 2006-01-12 8:48

Hi Olivier,
An impressive shot indeed. I like its graphical composition based on strong diagonal from top left to the bottom right. Also the light is excellent. Very well done!

Thanks,
Marek

jluca (10300) 2006-01-12 9:05

jolie cette lumière sur le glacier des Bossons. J'aime bien ce genre de photos avec un ciel sombre et une partie éclairée. Par contre, c'est dommage que le glacier éclairé soit un peu cramé, mais c'est le genre d'exposition assez difficile à réaliser !
a+
Jean-Luc

Albrecht (11098) 2006-01-12 9:33

Hi Olivier
Great timing. Well captured moment and atmosphere.
Greetings Albrecht

nygus (8077) 2006-01-12 9:48

interesting, even if normally i dont like landscapes so much

donluicu (23927) 2006-01-12 10:38

Salut Olivier
excllente prise, et surtout excellent emaitrise d ela lumière, avec ce gros contraste..
bravo
loic

sleon (9352) 2006-01-12 12:28

Salut Olivier
While shopping? Must have been a long zoom lens! The shot is fabulous - the sunlit glacier against the mist and darker areas is fantastic, really atmospheric. Great capture!
Susanna

alainh (35377) 2006-01-12 14:28

bonjour Olivier
superbe lumire que tu as reussi à capturer ici.
juste sur la cassure du glacier
bravo pour cette jolie prise.
amicalement
alain

gilbriones2002 (930) 2006-01-13 11:30

well done, great shot of the glacier you manage to give attention to it with very nice lighting.

jbweasle (9294) 2006-01-15 9:00

Hello Olivier, well done for capturing this moment of perfect natural lighting. It's like a spotlight on your subject. Nice composition too with the glacier running down the diagonal and the ridge of the mountain echoing it behind.