Little Red Riding Hood

A picture taken at almost 4000 meters, in the Swiss alps. Opening the

trace to the peak was magnificent, in the fresh snow at sunrise...

then, a cloud was suddenly around us and we saw next to nothing.

 

On the way down -following our footprints for safety- the sky opened

up again and -in a single picture- I tried to capture the mist and

snow on one side, and the safety of the way out, sharp and clear, to

the other.

 

Does this justapoxition, enhanced by the position of "Little Red

Riding Hood" work for you?

 

Tanks for your comments!

WOW! nothing else to say

SI

nice shot !6/6

great shot

5/6

Man and nature, no more no less. nice! and cold execution... Pnina

Very cool!

Salvatore, I could say many things here but there's no need. The photo speaks for itself and the message is clear.

 

It's perfect.

out of the three most recents on your main page- I like this one the most.

Beautiful composition and light.

Perfect!

7/7

 

molto bella

Fabulous image. Gives a wonderful feeling of man and how small he/she is, in the broader sense of the world we live. And how there really looks as though there is nothing "red" can do if that mist just sat down on her/him. The composition is wonderful as well. Thank you for capturing such a great moment and sharing it with us.

well composed beautiful exposure ..what ekse it can be......7/6

Excellent photo. My regards!

Rule of thirds to perfection... A very attractive shot, Salvatore!

Another great one, you are having a very productive summer with again awesome meteo conditions, great eye and moment, I love the volume effect of shadows in snow and composition, regards

I wish to thank you all for the positive feedback on this image. I am truly pleased to see that, while in the comfort of your desk, viewing this image conveyed you the feelings I had when shooting it on the top of a mountain in the Swiss Alps.

 

In particular, the feeling of no bright-red jacket being able to pull yourself out of thick fog, which was dear to me, seems to have made it trhough.

 

I attach a picture from the (rather flat) summit, when the fog really kicked in and the choice had to be taken whether to go down the side we came, or continue on the other side of the mountain, as planned, taking the route just to her back... you can imagine what we did!

If ever there was an image to convey man vs. elements and the vastness of the world, this is it. Bravo.

John

I just want to be there. WOW.

Beautiful. I agree with Richard, the play of light in the distance and the contrast with the impenetrable mist really makes the image here. Have you considered cropping so that the human figure is right at the bottom corner of the frame?

John, thanks. Much of my picture-taking activity is indeed devoted to depict man vs. elements, as you put it...it looks like this time it worked.

 

Louis, if it makes you wish to be there, it means it works: I'm glad for it.

 

Richard, the justapoxition between the featurless snow and fog engulfing us and the intoxicating detais to the left hand side was always one of the points I liked more about this image, that's why I asked (almost shouted given the distance) her to face that way for the shot. The only point which I find weak in that direction is the rock part. I have often been tempted of just cropping the thing before the rocks, so to have a more homogeneous snow appearence throughout the picture... but never got around doing it since it seemed to sort of balance her dark pack and trousers.

 

Chris, I guess if she was too close to the corner you would lose some of the effect of the fog actually "engulfing" her... you might think safety is just behind. I like to show that the snowfield continues also in that direction.

Richard, you might have a point on pulling out some drama in the far left but I ought to confess that, ten years after my PhD, I still did not recover from the amount of time spent in front of a computer...and try to keep PS'ing at a minimum!

 

I am glad you share my idea about the rocks to the far left.

Guardo sempre con piacere le tue foto di montagna. Non hai proprio bisogno di voti, vedo! Abile montanaro, abilissmo fotografo. Alla prossima spedizione!

very nice shot, wonderful compotition