mountains - valais From the summit, the reward.

When on a mountain summit there are several options open for a

picture: a panoramic landscape, a zoom into the valleys, a zoom to the

next peeks and so on. Here, I've chosen to show the view through

someone taking it in: does it make you feel on the summit as well?

 

Your comments, suggestions and criticisms on my growing mountain

portfolio are most welcome!

I think such an image commands merit because of difficulty of location, not just composition, etc. This, like others in the series are just incredible. Good job Salvatore....

now those are the shots that require getting there. :) I am glad you took your camera.

Salvatore, when I look your picture I'm VERYYYYY jealous. I love the mountains too. The picture is very beautiful also. Great job.

what a feeling this must be ?

Yes, the mood works. This setup is the best one, otherwise, one tends not to really realise how giant this can be. One critique, though: I think you should dramatically improve the exposure level of this image. Remembering how light is fabulous at these places (reflected from everywhere) it is easy to have the TTL expometer fooled ... or was it intentional from yours to keep details in the snow ?

I really like this one, great composition, light, tones & details!!! Best regards.

One gets the top of the world feelings. Beautiful!

I like the way you have your climber "sitting" snuggly between the two ridges. It gives the photo a comfortable feeling, satisfaction on having reached the summit. The viewer can "relax" and enjoy the view too.

 

On exposure, I'd say somewhere between the two versions.

This one really gives you the feeling of being on the summit. The climber is ihe perfect spot and you took the shot from his viewpoint. I wish I was there.

Salvatore, to me this is a really good way to convey the message. There is beauty of place and the achievement of getting there, and the stance of the climber is just right - standing tall.

 

As for exposure, halfway between the original and suggested would work best for me.

Salvatore, this is a really effective shot. The red climber, perched at the summit, looking out over the incredible panorama of mountains, really gives me a "top of the world" feel. I also like how you've composed this nice, sharp shot.

 

I concur with Dominique and Jeff's comments on exposure, though I do think the saturated colors have some appeal, too.

 

I'm still not a fan of your thick, black frames, but on photos as good as this one, I hate to bring it up! Also, after close inspection of this one, there some unusual artifacts to the left of the climber's head and backpack--do you know what that is from? They can only be seen if you enlarge the photo.

Having a climber included not only brings more color but also conveys the sense of being there to the viewers. Well composed, brightness has been mentioned before, i'd check for possible cyanish cast (rocks might look better without it). Regards,

...about the conditions in which this picture was taken, here you can find a shot of truly-yours she took of me while I was preparing for this one.