Tour Ronde - SE Ridge

Taken at about 3800m/12500ft on the way to an alpine summit, the tourRonde, at the top of the picture. Italy is on the left, France on theright: the border runs on the ridge. There is a fall of a good1000m/3000ft on the left, some 500m/1500ft on the right.

I know the polariser took a bit my hand here... but your opinion arewelcome. Composition? Subject? Crop?

Other shots from the trip are here.

very nice

loved it!

Again, I think your right that the polarizer is a bit too heavy. I like the picture though and the climber "surveying" the route ahead is a nice touch. Too many climbing pictures have the climbers looking at the camera and they end up feeling more like a portrait than an adventure photo, as this one feels. Well done!