mt. blanc #2, a photo from Rhône-Alpes, Sud

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still from aiguille du midi

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BradP (464) 2004-11-11 12:40

Stunning image!
Your composition is superb and the B & W and levels work well here.
TFS

jp80 (8443) 2004-11-11 12:42

L'immensité de la nature, face à la petitesse de l'homme. Je ne m'en lasse pas, surtout quand c'est exécuté avec une telle finesse. J'aime beaucoup ce cadrage très soigné, et la bonne netteté de l'image. Original de photographier la neige en noir et blanc, ça rend vraiment très bien. Merci,

Pascal

RandomCameraGuy (3071) 2004-11-11 12:44

Impressive. An excellent work in perspective (without the people this would not have been the success it is). Nature's wintery grandeur is well displayed here!

Oldtree (2457) 2004-11-11 13:01

Wonderfully composed Cessy. The zig zag course formed by the snow and you composition is great. Also the inclusion of the 3 characters in the lower right corner gives a stunning perspective. Light is handled very well. I like it.

Hauke (12) 2004-11-11 13:01

Wow! We should have the possibility to watch those splendid views on 70x50 centimeters!

softflower (0) 2004-11-11 13:10

Absolument magnifique cessy, j'adore.
Je trouve cette photo superbe, excellent cadrage et très beau paysage.
Felicitations !

calimero74 (2260) 2004-11-11 14:01

Stunning composition cessy, the use of a telezoom show well the immensity of the mountain. People seems so small !!!

Thanks for the share

fredon (5052) 2004-11-11 14:13

Amazing view of the snowy "dunes". The 3 peoples are bringing the scale to the landscape.
Fantastic!

fred

marcelo_gomes (517) 2004-11-11 14:15

Wow. Great composition. Very nice texture and shadows. People gives a great difference.

Philippe (11836) 2004-11-11 14:33

Very nice picture with all those curves, lines, and shadows. The three people in the foreground give a dimension to the whole.

Hanssie (11022) 2004-11-11 15:01

The people and the overwhelming nature, great ! And you've craeted an "abstract" picture here, very nice done, Cessy!

kikvel (4784) 2004-11-11 15:10

very nice cessy!!!

I like how the men seem so small giving the sense of amplitude to the place!

good also to have this in B/W

K.

nickthegreek82 (1708) 2004-11-11 16:04

This is nice,very nice.Nice pattern and the people who add so much to the image.Very well done!

ishai (4097) 2004-11-11 16:28

Very impressive nature shot Cessy,
Very clear to see that nature still can surprise us
I thing that its very important you left the people in the bottom right
Without them the shot would have been good but the effect of the size and distance would be less

mpb001 (4602) 2004-11-11 18:40

Wonderful shot, Cessy. The composition and sense of scale that you've presented is very well done.

glitch (763) 2004-11-11 19:57

Wow! Cessy, this is a fantastic photo!
I was in this area the week before you, and yet your composition leaves me wondering exactly which view this is.
The contrast between the snow ridges is excellent, as is the choice of b+w.
I've put this in my favourites. :D

KUAN (1502) 2004-11-12 4:30

Amazing...

misha81 (332) 2004-11-12 7:23

adding to my favourite...beautiful, waiting for another one from mt blanc cessy

Rhiannon (1728) 2004-11-12 7:23

If the title didn't tell where this was at, I could almost guess this would be the desert.
B&W is a perfect choice, the forms, light and shadows works well togehter an makes a magnificent artistic shot.
I really like that you have included the people to give size and perspective to this place.
Very, very well done.

cool_s15 (4050) 2004-11-12 8:34

Amazing shot! I really like those textures and curves of the sand. Nice use of black and white here, also the people at the bottom help us be able to determine how big is the sand dune. Very nice shot!

MyriamVillert (3223) 2004-11-17 7:10

Magnifique ! on dirait un tableau d'art abstrait. Le regard est intrigué et parcourt chaque versant entre ombres et lumières, arêtes et courbes... sans se lasser. Les personnages apportent l'échelle indispensable au descriptif de l'image.
Vraiment superbe !

smael (2878) 2004-11-20 13:11

Wonderful image!
It's so full of punch!
The perspective is great, the greytones wonderful and the natural curves in the mountain are almost out of this world...
No critique from me, only envy... ;)

Terje

sayzey (2358) 2004-11-20 18:35

Without the people this is a good abstract photo, it woudl have viewers guessing as to what it was. With them it gives a sense of scale and shows exactly how grand the slopes are. Your decision to make it B+W makes it difficult to decide whether it is snow or sand! It could be either judging by the top of the photo. I would be interested to see how the original differs to this one, i.e. what difference the B+W made, I cant imagine that it would be that much as obviously the snow would be white anyway?

flydragon (0) 2004-12-08 15:56

Hello Cessy
amazing picture
i am impress about the size
from the people here
also a verry nice composition
and verry good black and wite
congratulation
regards
••simon••

green later ;o)

naxius (16685) 2004-12-11 8:40

I am contemplating all you set about the mountaint and B&W photos. You have done a great work, very efficient. I like it a lot. The light and the contrast are really well rendered.
Compliments
Alexandre

paul_bk (0) 2004-12-17 18:43

This B&W describes in a splendid way the big open spaces using the shapes. People become secondary element of the landscape, no more protagonist.
Thanks for the emotions.
Paolo

commenta (0) 2004-12-29 14:24

C'est le genre de photo qui donne la véritable dimension : les personnes en bas à droite donne l'échelle de grandeur à ce paysage magingique et hostile.
Génail cette vue

claude

maciekda (19895) 2005-01-19 8:46

it was a beautiful series.. very nice composition here, great light, very nice photo

ambarbriastuti (6) 2005-06-23 22:00

I loves your mon blanc series. Lovely sharpness and composition.salam

PJE (20758) 2005-10-03 23:29

Well Cessy I think what made this photo gorgous is the balance of tones! A delight to see. Add to that the human element for scale makes this fantastic!

xhanuman (558) 2006-01-13 12:56

Well done - you have a lot of really great work - I saw your pix on the indo photo site as well...
Cheers,
Conrad

cheef (13) 2006-01-24 16:52 [Comment]

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alain_paff (38) 2006-09-16 18:31

sympathique photo: l'absence de référence classique telle qu'un ciel et les courbes et crêtes s'enchainant, on pourrait perdre la notion de haut et de bas. le groupe permet de remettre les choses à l'endroit (tout en donnant l'échelle de l'homme face à la montagne...)

barni (15751) 2007-02-06 10:21

Hello Cessy
Incroyable !
Le noir-blanc est superbe sur cette image.

Regards
Christophe

chrisostomou (568) 2012-01-17 18:03

hola!

masterpiece my friend! the pov is perfect, as the sharpness....the presence of these people shows better the contrast of the real sizes...excellent work!

ty for sharing! my greetings!