At The Border Of Light

I found this amazing place during the twilight hours in the Swiss Alps when I was looking for cool spots. It was not so easy to see this place because this plant was hidden in a 2 meters deep hollow. But I was lucky this day and took the opportunity to place my tripod in this hollow and wait for the sunrise. The best thing was also that it was foggy and because of the strong wind some clouds flew low over this high plateau in the mountains. I hope you like it and thanks for watching.

Moonstruck

------------------------- I went up a mountain with my kids during the afternoon hours to reach a wonderful mountain lake. The idea was to make some sunset shots at the lake and of course to hike a bit as my kids simply love to experience some adventures with me. And it was amazing, even the sunset was fantastic. For me it’s one of the greatest thing to spend time with the family at such places where not everyone is willing to spend a few hours walking in the cold. Well, after sunset we were on our way down to the valley in the dark when suddenly the moon appeared behind the mountains. Wow! It was incredible to see how the clouds broke and the light of the moon could illuminate the entire area. I gave the moment a chance and tried to capture this great atmosphere and I hope you like it. Thanks for watching. -------------------------

Goddess of Light

------------------------- Going up a mountain in the dark and waiting for hours at the spot full of hope until the sunrise finally presents itself. And then to see with the own eyes that everything was worth it. That’s what I call the most beautiful gift that I can receive in landscape photography. Unfortunately, it is usually the opposite the case. But if you are lucky from time to time and you can experience a wonderful game of light and colors in the sky, you will be given the power to do that again and again. I must confess that this morning when I made this shot here I was hoping for some more clouds and spectacle in the sky, but I had to take what was there! Here I used just a polarizer to soften the light and I must say that I use this filter quite a lot! I hope you like my image and thanks for watching. -------------------------

Nowhere Finding

------------------------- The morning, when I took this shot here, I just let myself go with the flow. Instead of specifically looking for foregrounds to use for shots, I decided to just walk behind my dog and enjoy the area. When suddenly this spot appeared in front of me. Oh boy, what a happy coincidence. In the middle of nowhere I stood in front of this beautiful plant. And I clearly took the picture. At home when enlarging the image I had to laugh, because on the right top place of the plant a very long spin cloth was hanging connected to the nearest rock. Instead of cloning it away I left the spider web there and I love it as it is. -------------------------

Genesis

------------------------- I had to return a dozen of times to this wonderful and not so well known place till this one day when the atmosphere was exactly how I had in my mind. Waiting some time in the dark and looking towards the right direction for the sunrise. And it was worth all the times I returned here and going home without any shot. But this time I was rewarded with a magnificent experience. How beautiful nature can be I thought and how sensitiv everything is. I hope I can return for many years and encounter the place without any disappointment. -------------------------

Finest Hours

------------------------- Well, as always when I have the chance I try to go up a mountain as I simply love the vistas and the possibilities such areas often have to offer. This one here was such an opportunity as you can see. On my way up during the morning hours before sunrise I could find this two cool rocks and I liked how they were positioned towards the upcoming sunrise. All I had to do was to position the tripod and the cam correctly and prayed for a great sunrise. -------------------------

Mountains and rocks

------------------------- A shot I made during a hike with my dog in the Swiss Alps. I really was lucky to enjoy such a cool atmosphere in the middle of July after trying to capture something beautiful during several days with no clouds in the sky. I really hate blue skies but this morning was finally different. I hope you enjoy and thanks for watching. -------------------------

Brighten the Darkness

------------------------- Well, many of you have already seen that I was one week ago with my buddy Markus Brandstetter and Matthias from Kase Filters Germany in the Swiss Alps scouting for new spots for future workshops. Well, as you know I’m always here in the mountains and so we could find a lot of places. What you see here is the entry of one of those fabulous spots of the region we found. Of course, this shot was made one month earlier. It was early October when I visited this place. And although I did not find any clouds the early morning long before the sun came up, I still was lucky enough after sunrise. Actually, I never take pictures at this time of the day, but I liked how the left part of the valley was lit up by the sun and I hope you like it as well. -------------------------

The shine on the mountains

Well, for sure another shot I made during my stay in the mountains this summer! I was fascinated about how the sunrise could illuminate only some parts of the mountains on the right in the distance. For me a place and moment to remember and I hope you enjoy this vision as well.

Dorment

A shot from my last trip to the Swiss Alps, where I was looking for wonderful spots and hoping that the sunrise would give me epic moments. And while I was waiting for the sunrise and everything was quite and tranquil, nature gave me the sensation of being completely alone in this wonderful world. Just at this moment I had the strong feeling that everything was in balance and I could enjoy the wonders of this world! Such moment are like to encounter a huge sleeping dragon, who reveals his beauty only in a single moment. I hope you enjoy this moment here as well.

After Thunderstorm

Well, I have to apologize for this image here. A very simple picture … without a real foreground or interesting composition. In fact I was making a small walk with our dog on the other side of the valley after a huge thunderstorm, when suddenly this amazing light and rainbow came out of nowhere. And I had no chance to find something really interesting on my way … just the time to take my cam and make this image handheld. But honestly … not to make a shot would have been a crime ;-) I rarely experience something like this on a planned hike. And usually I’m at the wrong place and wrong time when there are such an atmospheric mood. But for heaven’s sake … where is the pink unicorn and the small naked angels playing the harp and flying around the area???

Kondairak

What should I say … well, it was really an adventure to get at this place. Due to heavy rainfalls all the hiking paths to get up the mountain were destroyed or even worse … they completely disappeared because there were also some landslides. Therefore it was at some points a sort of try and error to get the right way up in the middle of the night. But I had time … enough time to take everything very easy. And after many hiking hours … I saw only rocks and stones … what a surprise … I reached this high plateau. Flowers and grass everywhere! You should have seen my face … I laughed like a madman. How beautiful everything was and I decided to stay at this place and to wait for the sunrise. And of course I made also this shot here ;-)

Gailurrera

I made this shot here last year in Summer when I was reaching this wonderful peak of a mountain at an altitude of more than 3’000 meters. And more or less 15 minutes away from the peak I made a break to make this shot here. Well … not the best light … in fact it was a mix of soft and hard light and a challenge to get something useful with the cam but it’s always something special when you get at such locations. And even more the weather conditions changed to something not so comfortable as you can see on the image! In fact when I was seeing the summit it just began to rain … you can see some of the first water drops on the rocks on the right part of the image. But it was really amazing to be there and to feel the cold and fresh air despite it was Summer. For the sense of scale … the first rock on the left side was bigger than me he he he and I had to climb a bit to get at the more comfortable hiking part on my way up. I’m still wondering and impressed about how my dog „Giorgio“ (a collie) always could find his way to follow me he he he :-) I hope you like it.

Mountain peak of hope

I was at this summit several times during the week in succession to photograph the area at sunrise. But the light was never as I wanted it. Most of the time a thick cloud covered the entire sky over the entire area … until this morning here. Finally I said to myself, finally the mood was exactly as in my imagination. And as the sun greeted the world this morning, the first rays could reach the mountain top and bring some rock formations to shine. That was really impressive and my dog Giorgio and I were able to attend this wonderful spectacle while the rest of the world down in the valley was still in bed at this time in the morning!

Fallen Light

This was the first shot I made during my vacations in the Swiss Alps. For sure it was only a small hike up towards the mountain peaks but I was wondering what I would see on that day with such wonderful and quick changing light conditions! When I reached this area here it looked like as if the gods were sending this light to the earth to brighten the gloom of the shadows of death in the world. For me simply beautiful and I had hurry to catch this vision here.