Grand Capucin

This is one of my first alpine summit-pictures, taken at almost 4000m

from the Tour Ronde, at the border between Italy and France.

 

The central tooth, the Grand Capucin, is among the myths of the Alps,

and many a page of the history of alpinisms have been written along

its vertical granite ascent...go figure how to get up there!

 

I fear that, apart from the elation of stopping on a summit to take a

picture, and the otherwordly feel of high altitudes, there's not so

much to the picture when it comes to composition... or not?

 

Comments are much welcome on how to improve this, or just whether to

toss it away...

Salvatore, the composition of this alpine scene it not particularly strong as you have already honestly assessed. It's OK but not strong. The primary problem is with the unequal weighting of these masses. No cropping that I can suggest is going to remedy that. The shot that suggests itself if the one from below looking up. Getting there, may make that shot difficult to say the least. I respect your ability to honestly evaluate your own work. Cheers...

I don't think it's a bad composition. Having the ridge meet the top l/h corner has the eye travel down the ridge, which leads into the duplicated V's and then off to the peak in the distance, which is a nice piece of background. The tight crop on the right has the effect of leaving some movement in the image - the suggestion is that the ridges and mountains continue, and I like that effect. The rock buttresses in the foreground are not that interesting - I do like the colors of the rock and how the sunlight and exposure bring these out, and like the way the little couloir draws attention to the notch in the foreground and background ridges. Although the exposure as a whole is excellent, the very bright patch of sunlit snow in the foreground draws a lot of attention from the ridge and rock - it was the first place my eye went. The contrails are also a distracting feature, but I think some light clouds are necessary to prevent the sky from over-dominating the image.

 

Might be an intersting shot to place in a similar series or triptych?

 

Best, Jeremy.

Excellent shot 7/7 overall the picture gives a fresh warm and still cool vision.

The texture and depth of the rocks are pure and crisp that give intrest plus the feeling of a 3D image out standing I love it.

The only small thing is not yours but the plane trails in the sky would not be missed from the shot :)

PS Thank you for your comments on my shoy of (the birth of colour) you to kind.

Keep climbing the peeks / but your all ready at the top here.

I've been looking at this for while and internalizing the image.

 

The light & textures of the rocks are certainly commendable and the well tamed blue sky sprinkled with some clouds is also attractive.

 

The more I look at the rocky surfaces, the more I want more details because they make my eyes crave for them. I wonder what this image will do if it's printed really large (like 20-30"). I think it'll be magnificent. I can imagine this being hung on the walls of a Eddie Bauer or REI store.