Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix, a photo from Rhone Alpes, South

Photographer's Note

Bird's eye view to Aiguille du Midi

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Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix

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Wikipedia:
Die Aiguille du Midi (3842 m) ist ein felsiger Vorposten im Mont-Blanc-Massiv südlich von Chamonix und überragt das Stadtzentrum um 2800 m. 1955 wurde die Seilbahn, Télépherique de l'Aiguille du Midi, die von Chamonix in zwei Sektionen über die Mittelstation an der Plan de l'Aiguille (2310 m) auf die Felsspitze führt, eröffnet. Damals galt sie als die höchste Seilbahn der Welt (Höhe der Bergstation: 3.777 m). Diesen Titel hat die Bahn inzwischen verloren, ist aber nach wie vor die zweithöchste Seilbahn Europas nach der Bahn auf das Klein Matterhorn in Zermatt. Die Bergstation und die dazugehörige Panoramaterrasse, Restaurant und Café gehören zu den meistbesuchten touristischen Attraktionen von Chamonix. Auf der Gipfelspitze steht zudem eine Radio- und TV-Sendeanlage.

Obwohl diese Sendeanlage nur über leistungsschwache Sender verfügt, gelingt insbesondere unter Verwendung einer Richtantenne der Empfang ihrer Signale noch in einigen hundert Kilometer Entfernung.

Von der Aiguille du Midi führt die technisch einzigartige Kleinkabinenbahn Vallée Blanche über den Glacier de Géant zur Pointe Helbronner (Italien) auf 3462 m. Die Pointe Helbronner wird von La Palud bei Courmayeur im Aostatal über das Rifugio Torino auf 3375 m ebenfalls mit einer Seilbahn erreicht. Somit überspannt ein System von mehreren Seilbahnen das gesamte Mont-Blanc-Massiv. Aufgrund der Windstärke über dem Glacier de Géant verkehrt die Seilbahn zur Pointe Helbronner allerdings nur unregelmäßig.

Von der Bergstation beginnt einer der üblichen Anstiegswege auf den Mont Blanc (über die Refuge des Cosmiques und Überschreitung des Mont Maudit). Ebenso ist sie Startpunkt für die berühmte Skiroute Vallée Blanche, die über den Glacier de Géant und den Mer de Glace bis nach Montenvers bzw. bis Chamonix führt. Mit einer Länge von ca. 20 km und einem Höhenunterschied von 2800 m gilt sie als längste, mit Aufstiegshilfen zu erreichende Skiroute der Alpen.

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Tag: France, Rhones Alpes, Chamonix, Mt Blanc, Aiguille du Midi, 3842 m, Bergstation, Refuge des Cosmiques, Skiroute Vallée Blanche, Glacier de Géant, Mer de Glace, mountain, station
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The Aiguille du Midi (3,842 m) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps.

The cable car to the summit, the Téléphérique de l'Aiguille du Midi, was built in 1955 and held the title of the world's highest cable car for about two decades. It still holds the record as the highest vertical ascent cable car in the world, from 1035m to 3842m. It travels from Chamonix to the top of the Aiguille du Midi – an altitude gain of over 2,800 m – in 20 minutes. An adult ticket from Chamonix (as of March 21th 2009) is €40 return.

The Aiguille summit contains a panoramic viewing platform, a cafe and a gift shop. The Vallée Blanche ski run begins here, and the nearby Cosmiques Refuge is the starting point for one of the routes to the Mont Blanc summit. From the Aiguille another cable car (summer months only) crosses the Glacier de Geant to Point Helbronner (3,452 m) at the Italian side of the Mont Blanc Massif. Point Helbronner is served with a cable car from La Palud, a village near Courmayeur in the Aosta Valley (Italy).

The name "Aiguille du Midi" translates literally as "needle of midday". It is so called as the sun sits directly over the peak at noon, when viewed from Chamonix.

Model: Canon DIGITAL IXUS 400
Exposure Time: 1/159
F-Stop: f/7.1
Date Taken: 2003-07-19 08:44

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Telo (307) 2006-09-01 5:52

Hi Achim,

This is really an outstanding shot! Even tghough I believe there's a domninant blue and slightly overexposed I think you did well in publishing this amazing view.

Maybe I like it so much because I'm afraid of hights, don't know... ;)

Regards,
Décio

stefanocer (10642) 2006-09-01 5:55

Great Panorama shot and fantastic Point of View (from the plane?) , Compliments.
Stefano.

gjeras (68) 2006-09-01 6:10

Hi Achim!
Fantastic shot of fantastic place. It seems to me extremely difficult to build the structure on such place. The view must be astonishing from there... Incredible place..
TFS
Goran

pasternak (15185) 2006-09-01 6:37

Nice picture, Achim. Very good POV and I think you had optimal light conditions to make the shot, also the air is very clear here. I know the place, been there as well. Your shot makes me dizzy!

Cheers
Alexander

nwoehnl (122) 2006-09-01 9:07

Schönes Bild, Achim - die hohe Perspektive ist beeindruckend und ist nur für schwindelfreie Betrachter geeignet. Die Verteilung des Lichtes hilft dabei, den Höhenunterschied gut darzustellen - klare Details auf dem Plateau, und der etwas heller und blasser wirkende Hintergrund mit den grünen Wiesen und dem Blick auf Chamonix im Tal.

DINOZOR (16452) 2006-09-01 11:23

Bravo! usualy we look at down from the terrasse of Aiguille du Midi .
Your proposition is the opposite. Bravo to the bird you are.

NM156 (11) 2006-09-01 16:30

Hello Achim,

That is a superb view, and so much detail to see! Thanks for sharing.

Regards

Neil

papagolf21 (148424) 2006-09-02 3:40

Bonjour Achim,
Eh bien, cher Achim, félicitations pour cette superbe prise de vue, non seulement je ne connais pas cette région, et grâce à vous je découvre ce fabuleux endroit.
Quant à la photographie, c'est une réussite totale.
Bravo !
Amitiés.
Philippe

aduhamel (68) 2006-09-02 3:52

i do like that shot as i'm a climber.. how did you take that one ? paragliding? maybe a litlle bit less blue in the background would help
Arnaud

kermit350 (9016) 2006-09-02 10:45

hello Achim, Which marvellous feelings you have to feel on the ground by discovering a subject like that Ci, the colors and the light sound just, a splendid depth in the image which is besides the major element of this composition, the decoration is imposing, the words miss to me to praise technical qualities of them, sincerely

capthaddock (28790) 2006-09-03 3:47

The vertinigous perspective is excellent, though I would recommend decreasing the blue slightly, I remember being there in august 15 years ago and there was so much snow around, it's sad to see the snowpack disappearing over the years.

Stepan (27210) 2006-09-03 3:52

That's an impressive and incredible pov... It's excellent we can see down in the valley to appreciate the highness of the place. Well composed.
Stéphane

jhm (196497) 2006-09-04 7:59

Hello Achim,

Today I browsed to your dallery as a result of visit to my picture, I find also this picture the most beautifuls, excellent of quality and perfectly colours too!
Thanks for dharing.

Greetings from Belgium,
John

ebayrakci (244) 2006-09-04 13:45

Interesting place, special shot. POV ofcourse perfect. What can i say, i like your photo very much. TFS.

Ertugrul

Joffre (527) 2006-09-05 5:05

Hiya Achim, wonderfully clear shot, natural colours, touch OE, very nice DOF and POV, excellent castle? details, well captured!

chrisnet (23062) 2006-09-05 13:02

Hello Achim,
Very impressive view,this is a superb panorama,excellent POV,congratulations for this excellent composition!
Best regards
Christian

PixelTerror (0) 2006-09-06 6:53

Hi Achim,
I have been many times to this place and curisouly I have never come to shoot from this PoV but I think it works quite well, the piton seems to be floating over the valley far below, nice idea.
Have a nice day,
jean-Yves

Giorgio (11279) 2006-09-06 8:22

- One word only wonderful ! Congratulations, well done !giorgio

Budapestman (82620) 2006-09-08 7:15

Hi Achim!
What a view and fascinating atmosphere! Stunning shot! Gorgeous colours and very spectacular details! Very particular photo! Thank you, nice days
George

josepmarin (59385) 2006-09-08 17:07

Hallo, Achim,
I like this photo and the way how you have done it, with a magnificent POV that shows the depth to us of the valley of Chamonix, with the infrastructure of l'Aiguille du Midi and all its surroundings.
The panoramic one from this observatory is impressive, I know it, I have there been in several occasions, and your photo me remembers it pleasantly.
The shade of the platform and the antenna is very well combined with the rest of the image, it gives a good reference us.
The people seem insignificant ants compared with the immensity of those mountains.
Great shot.
Regards,
Josep

a_i_ren (1315) 2006-09-11 17:12

Hello, Achim,
Great POV, nice composition! Well done!
Regards.
Inna

Buin (42580) 2006-09-14 14:20

Hallo Achim!
Das hier hat mich ganz besonders fasziniert. Ein ungewöhnlicher und irrsinniger Blick und Tiefblick. Das gezeigte Gebäude ist eigentlich hübsch hässlich, aber es ermöglicht vielen, sich dem Mont Blanc zu nähern. Ein tolles Foto!
Grüße aus Siegen!
Frank

corsicastorm (3236) 2006-09-24 9:51

Une vue puissante impressionnate; il doit bien y avoir 3000 m de dénivelée avec les maisonnettes au loin. Quel régal pour les yeux et pour les objectifs...

UnTrained (0) 2006-10-08 4:21

Hi Achim,

sharp and clear. It gives me the impression of being one step to far and missing part of the ground.
Regards Ulf

cepekdong (3676) 2006-10-26 12:44

a fantastic view it really seems to be a great place

bebel (7588) 2006-11-25 6:29

Bonjour Achim
étonnant ce cadrage. Je n'imaginais pas qu'il y avait autant d'installations techniques et sans doute commerciales, en haut d'une montagne... LOL, je suis d'une grande naïveté n'est ce pas. Bon, je préfère la mer en général mais le sujet là est intéressant à découvrir !
cordialement
pierrot

Photo65Net (43144) 2006-12-09 4:52

Hi Achim,
What a nice view of this great place !
The POV is very original, and the DOF is perfect.
I really like that,
JB.

wolf38 (30) 2006-12-22 6:20

Hello Achim. An impressing view. In addition the saying of another photo occurs to me on treakearth: "I would like to be a bird". The photo is perfectly composed and also technical protruding. Very beautifully. Best regards, Wolfgang.

matt_harris_42 (151) 2007-06-14 14:37

This is a bizarre and intriguing piece of architecture, photographed well.
Regards,
Matt

Didi (61587) 2007-08-18 10:21

Hello Mr President
I have a good souvenir of this place; but the coffe was desgusting
Very nice and original composition from this good POV.
Cheers.

Loic_bzh (7646) 2008-07-03 7:04

Hi Achim,

Wow!! What a PoV there... I feel like I'm there. Thanx! :)

Cheers,

Loïc

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giorgimer (35017) 2009-05-24 13:56

Hi,

really an impressive view, already since the thumbnail.
Great vertigo effect from this POV.

TFS

Gio

npecanhuk (79329) 2009-05-31 10:40

Hello Achim!
Unusual, unique, wonderful and very attractive viewpoint of the "Aiguille du Midi"! When I was there - in Chamonix-Mont Blanc, I was supposed to go up there, but the weather was bad and I could only go to other lower places! It must be fantastic up there, with good weather!
Sharpness, exposure, colors, composition are all excellent!
TFS - congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

hopsy_life (101) 2009-06-24 9:37

Great bird view

jimmyjimmy (4616) 2009-08-07 20:02

Hello Achim

This is a spectacular image of this place. The POV makes this image a treat for the eyes. Excellent image. TFS

Regards
jimmy

alin-m (3716) 2009-08-31 8:31

Wonderfull immage and place.I'd like to go there one time.Good picture.Congratulation.Alin.

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cadillacgrill (0) 2009-10-19 15:43

Great shot, lots of details, hints of color, nice POV, I like where the shadows fall adding a certain dynamic.

F064564 (66) 2009-11-25 6:08

Simplement ENORME !

javierphoto (168) 2010-11-01 10:34

Hi Achim,
Very good POV.
Very impressionnant!
TFS

Javier

HFASSOURAKIS (4) 2011-05-12 10:42

EXTREMELY BEAUTIFUL PHOTO
I WAS JUST DOWN AND BECAUSE OF HEAVY CLOUDS I DIDN'T CLIMB UP - UNFORTUNATELY.
YOUR PHOTO MAKE ME FEEL SAD OF WHAT VIEW I LOST !

THANKS HERCULES ATHENS

Kielia (24077) 2011-07-23 6:00

Hallo Achim,
ich bin froh, dass ich endlich diese Perle in der beinahe unendlichen Galerie hier gefunden habe! Der POV ist sagenhaft, Dir ist eine wirklich spektakuläre Aufnahme gelungen. Ich kann mich meinen "Vorrednern" hier nur noch anschließen. Glückwunsch!
Herzliche Grüße,
Harriet

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