This mountain landscape was captured last December at the end of a cold winter day. It features the Schluchhorn (2,579 m – 8,461 ft) with its very characteristic north face. It extends all the way from the left to the right side of the photograph, where it meets with the Sanetschhorn (2,924 m – 9,593 ft). Both mountains are part of the beautiful Diablerets massif in Switzerland. It was close to sunset. Last light is warming the Schluchhorn sideways.
I used a Nikon D3x with a 24-70 f/2.8 lens. The photograph is in black and white using, to create a bit of a dark and moody effect. As a result, the ruggedness of the mountain comes across much better as well.
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Cheers, Johan 🙂
Nice contrast on this one my friend! ;-)
Thanks Markus and Michael !
great sky! beautiful image!
every time I look at these pictures I realize how much beauty is on this planet and how grateful I am that artists like you show it to us. Wish you a great day!
Very nice words Ada! I feel very priviliged to be able to shoot these scenes. I can only hope I do it justice :-)
You do justice to it very well!!!
Such an impressive and immense landscape. Lovely work Johan.
Thank you Andrew! It’s my favourite mountain range here in Switzerland 🙂
great panorama !!!
thank you Eva !
masterpiece of photographic excellence! Johan
Thanks Don !
Beautiful Johan Love the strong contrast and the composition
Hey thanks Radek !!
Wow Johan ! Wederom een absolute topper! Schitterende tonen en compositie 🙂
dank je wel !!! Alles goed?
Alles lekker hier in het zonnige Holland Johan ! Met jou ook?
alles goed. “Rotklusjes” afgewerkt de afgelopen weken en nu mag de lente komen … en de nieuwe cams 🙂
Haha, welke ga je “halen”?
…. D4 en D800e 😀
:O ik wou dat ik daar geld voor had!
ik ruil een D3x in …. dat scheelt 😀
A very dramatic greyscale picture, nice one.
Thanks Vitor and nice to meet you!
Thank you Franka and Nguyen !!
amazing
B&W really works great for this image and brings out the different textures.
Eric and Dane: thanks for the kind words and for stopping by again !!!
awesome works for me, too! You got a great sky and composed a magical scene with lots to look at. Outstanding!
Nice landscape Johan , all textures brings so much impact.Well done
I really love the contrast and detail in this. Your images always make me wish I were closer to the mountains where I could be out shooting in an hour or so :-))
Thanks Charles! I will re-visit the processing a bit though, as I think I should light it up just a bit.
Yes, you should come out the mountains more often. You are very close, so there is no reason no to!
Randall, Neil, Johan and Athena: thank you all for the kind words. I appreciate it!!
Love that dark ridge and those fluffy clouds Johan 🙂
A real beauty Johan
Incredible black and white shot! Love the composition! Excellent!!!!
Amazing scene and image, Johan!
Thanks for the kinds words and for stopping by Stuart and Mikael !!
you’r welcome and thank you for the visit too 😛
It’s nice to meet you Mikael !
looking great Johan
Amazing rock face details and nice strong tones to show them well. 🙂
Very nice mate, my eyes have so much to take in.
Thanks Mykal! Hope all is well in Australia!
Too much rain at the moment Johan
Pitty! We are headed towards spring quickly here Mykal 🙂
Mark an Paul: thanks and thanks fo the visit!
Thank you as well Robby and Dawid !
Beautiful winter scene Johan. Great job!
Gorgeous black and white Johan!
Wow, impressive view Johan ! Love the crop too 😉
Amazing shot Johan! Every single part of the frame is so interesting. 😉
Thank you Nakeva and Margaret 🙂
Incredible image! I love the strength of the lines and the great drama in both the sky and the mountain. Your B&W treatment adds to that drama. Awesome Johan! Absolutely awesome!!
Beautiful Image and B/W!
Johan, when I see one of your fantastic photos, I just sit back and gaze at the beauty of your photos. This one was no exception and the details are so sharp I could cut my finger on them! 🙂 Well done!!
Thank you Jerry! You have a nice way with words 🙂
Thanks Shane and Anette !!
The sky is great as well the mountains. Great Johan!
gorgeous…breathtaking image Johan! love the sharp details and the sky is fantastic!
Johan, awesome shot! The right amount of drama :)) @Matthias were are you going?
@Diego: Montafon, Vorarlberg, Austria
@Johan: it’s not too much in my opinion. b/w allows just that 😉
@Diego: thank you!!
@Matthias: thanks for the feedback. Enjoy the stay in the Alps. Will you be shooting?
this really looks overly dramatic. can’t wait to visit the alps next weekend. thanks for making me even more hungry Johan 🙂
the colour version was already dramatic and the B&W conversion only added to it 🙂 Hope it is not too much!
Johan – My last action for today is… Enjoying your wonderful photograph!
It’s perfectly framed, all visual patterns and lines draw the eye to the summit. I really like how vividly the sky appears behind and over the scene, you can really see the distance between clouds and mountains. It’s almost 3D!
This is not a simple landscape photo, it is a true portrait of Schluchhorn. Very well done, Johan!
Thank you for the very nice words Wilfried!!! Think there will be more coming from this shoot. The light and clouds were very nice and also the colour shots look pretty interesting! Have a great weekend my friend!
The same to you, and many great photo opportunities! See ya!
thanks. You too!
Beautifully processed! The sky with these contrasts give drama to the scene.Great photo!
Thank you Emanuele! It was a difficult one. Glad you like it!
Francis: glad you like it! It definitely looks different on my wide angle screen 🙂
Peter: thank you as well! Hope all is well in Ho Chi Minh City!
Yasmin: it was something like 15 celsius at the time 🙂 Thanks for the kind words !!
Thank you very much Robert!!
wonderful image here
Looks very cold for me Johan, but you already know is a beautfiulllllllll work… 😉
You got a great remote, stark, impressive mood in there.
This photograph is so incredible, especially when seeing it in large. Really like it, Johan !
@Robert: dank je wel!! Alles goed?
@Meg: thank you! Don’t get your second comment, but looks like you were answering spam …
Ja zeker het gaat super. Aan jou fotos te zien jij ook
goed te horen! Ik ga ook wel lekker ja. Voor fotografie een perfecte winter gehad. Nu op naar het voorjaar!
Daar wacht ik op
Those dirty dogs pop up everywhere. Sorry about that 🙂
yep. And it’s such a waste of time, also for themselves …
Beautiful Shot Johan 🙂
I love this shot
Thank you very much for the compliments Laurent and Mikko!
@John: thank you! Working on building my B&W portfolio 🙂 Still not sure about the processing of this one by the way. The thumbnail here makes it look a bit too dark …
You are producing some striking B&W images recently Johan.
Wow! Such a mysterious dream! Fabulous capturing Johan! Very beautiful!
Wow Johan, well worth seen big! This is an alpinetabulous landscape you are offering us, superb processing, as usual should I add 🙂
@Richard and @Javier: thank you!
Johan, a wonderful view and processing, I love the mountains.
I wish you a good weekend.
thanks for the compliment! Have a great weekend as well!!
Great contrast and tone
Love the contrasts Johan
Jessy and Sinead: thank you both very much for the lovely words and for stopping by again 🙂
So much drama and beauty. I absolutely love this. Those clouds are perfect and I really think this is excellent in b&w
I love the dramatic scene here…works perfectly well on BW, Johan !
Outstanding shot! Beautifully processed!
thanks! Ran out of birds already 😉
Julia and Lance: thanks very much for your kind words 🙂
Love the clouds and textures Johan!! beautiful image!
Lovely scene, beautifully processed Johan! Love the moody feel.
I was just checking to see if you have new photos y’day, there you have it today Beautiful capture!
would like to post more often, but time doesn’t allow it at the moment. Thanks for checking and the feedback Nicholas!
Thank you Daniel and Layla !
I’m loving these dramatic mountain scenes, Johan! Great work.
Beautiful winter landscape scene!
@Chris: thanks you for the compliment! I don’t think I will ski down this one 🙂 There is a nice glacier hike on top of this mountain range. A lot safer 🙂
Thank you as well Milena !!
Great image Johan. I love the B&W conversion here. The “silvery” feel to it suits the image perfectly.
Thank you Stan! Glad you like it!
Lovely detail on the mountain :))) great sky!
beautiful contrast and tonal depth. And when you ski on this mountain your skis go “Schluch” as they glide over the snow!
Beautiful, Johan
Thank you Kerry !!
Nicely done Johan,very moody,
I also like how the shot leads me up the valley, draws me in. I find that the clouds are really interesting in the Alps.
Thank you David! Pitty I didn’t have more time. This would have been an excellent scene for a long exposure with those clouds!
How does brilliant sound Johan ? Can you live with that?:)
That sounds great Joel 🙂 This one was a fight and I am still not sure …
Turned out vey well Johan – a long exposure version of this would look great as well:)
I wish I could do that after the fact Joel 😉 This was a quick grab when I was on the road between two locations … no time for LE’s …
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Lol, I can live with awesome Jason 🙂
WOW… mesmerizing.
Thank you Jen 🙂 It is indeed!
love the lines in this shot. Perfect choice for B&W
Thanks Darryl!
Amazing detail and contrast!!! Great image!!!!
Thank you Dave! Always the first one to comment!