The ice and me

Impressive seracs, pinnacles of ice, populate the ascent to the MontBlanc de Tacul, in the French Alps. This is taken at around3500m/11000ft. Originally itincluded also the shadow of my fellow climber, but following somesuggestions I cropped it down to a self-portrait.

What do you think of it?

Incidentally, this is the location where the picture was taken, as seen from the mountain in front, where the day ended.

Self-portrait?

Good, although I quite like the original as well, the way the shadow of the second climber matches the angle of the ridge( or whatever the technical name is). Gives it a certain surreal quality.

if you cant get out of the shot, make yourself a feature!

Great!

I like this one a lot, even with the over-polarized sky. This glacier/hunk of ice is just so monolithic and raw and you've captured it perfectly. Your shadow, small and human, only reinforces the massiveness of the ice. Great shot.

Inspiring, few things in life suddenly make a diference.

 

Congratulations.

 

B. B.

Fascinating

Bella pero preferisco l'originalem dove il bianco del ghiaccio risalta di piu sullo sfondo blu del cielo. Ciao

Photographing one's shadow is not a terribly original idea, but the beauty and uniqueness of your location makes for a very impressive image. A captivating portrait of nature and man.

I noticed that you have an earlier version posted in this Mont Blanc folder. The numbers stacked up quite nicely for that one, but I have to say that I definitely prefer this one. I would love to see this in print form, as opposed to the restrictive environment of the internet jpeg stuff.

I like the composition, the crop, the idea of being there in the mountains. But I'm not sure if I like or dislike the silhouette on the snow... Jiri

I like this, just maybe better posing . The current pose looks abit normal, maybe a sideway shot with camera held on hip can be better. Just my opinion though nice shot nevertheless.

This reminds me of the stunning shots Herbert Ponting took of the ice formations in the antarctic on Scott's expedition. I love it

i love it!!