that's what we came for ... (1)

Posted by
Franz (Baden, Austria) on 20 February 2014 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.

sassongher, corvara's prominent mountain backdrop, rises beyond the high plains of col alt. this picture was taken on the ONLY fair-weather day during our recent "skiing"-holiday to the south-tyrolean dolomites - when we went skiing on exactly ONE day ! this panorama, and similar ones, is what draws us to the dolomites every year, and until this year we had not been disappointed ...

PENTAX K-x 1/800 second F/9.0 ISO 200 42 mm (35mm equiv.)

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Javier from Castro-Urdiales, Spain

Waw! Great winter scape!!

20 Feb 2014 5:56am

Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom

Ah, yes, a classic moment here - glad you got the one 'day'.

20 Feb 2014 6:48am

Doug from Burnham-on-Sea, United Kingdom

What a stunningly beautiful view, I can see the attraction Franz

20 Feb 2014 7:54am

Focales from Entre montagnes et Bretagne, France

What beautiful mountainscape !

20 Feb 2014 10:06am

Ted from South Wales, United Kingdom

Lovely scene. If it's any consolation we only had one sunny day.

20 Feb 2014 10:09am

Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France

Wow ! Superb !

20 Feb 2014 10:50am

Tomek from PoznaƄ, Poland

Splendid.!!!!!!!!!! :-)

20 Feb 2014 11:08am

J.R. from Urasoe City, Japan

Beautiful view, sorry you couldn't sky that much:)

20 Feb 2014 11:31am

Steven from Chicagoland, United States

Oh this stunning view does not disappoint!! Such a beautiful sky that contrasts well with that pristine snow! I can't believe that house is buried.

20 Feb 2014 1:22pm

Akbar&Armaghan from Gorgan, Iran

Fantastic!

20 Feb 2014 2:45pm

Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada

Absolutely majestic Franz! I can certainly understand why it brings you back year after year! ;-)

20 Feb 2014 2:59pm

Lena from San Francisco, United States

Beautiful Winter scenery...

20 Feb 2014 3:06pm

don from United States

This view of the mountains is excellent. It's a very strong, appealing snowy mountain picture.

20 Feb 2014 4:35pm

Shiva from Berwick, Canada

Danke Franz, Dein Bild ist noch schöner als ich es in Erinnerung habe. Sassongher hört sich soooooo vertraut an. - Ging der lift hinter dem Poste Zirm auf den Col Alto ? ....
Wir haben aufreden Fall genug Schnee hier, aber nicht die Atmosphäre !!!
Herzliche Grüße Monika

20 Feb 2014 5:51pm

@Shiva: großartig, wie du dich erinnern kannst! ja, der lift auf den col alt geht noch immer hinter der posta zirm weg, heute allerdings als gondelumlaufbahn, so dass es fast keine wartezeiten mehr gibt. apropos posta zirm - wir gehen während unseres aufenthalts mindestens zweimal dorthin abendessen! sehr gut, wenngleich nicht ganz billig ... ;-)

Elaine Hancock from Rockville, United States

Wow! An absolutely gorgeous view! This is just magnificent!

20 Feb 2014 6:08pm

B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States

Very nice shot.

20 Feb 2014 6:24pm

omid from mashhad, Iran

wooooooooow!
very nice shot!
such beautiful composition, colors & lighting!
Amazing & lovely view!

20 Feb 2014 6:41pm

Phil Morris from Saskatoon, Toronto, NYC, Canada

Simply incredible vista, would love to go skiing here, just wish I was on skis right now
and right there...

20 Feb 2014 7:24pm

Mamyni from Argenteau-Visé, Belgium

beautiful landscape and mountains

20 Feb 2014 7:46pm

Baldwin Vandewalle from Bejuma, Venezuela

A stunning view of these magnificent mountains and a wonderful winter scene !!! Superb image, the contrast of colors is truly fascinating ...

20 Feb 2014 8:06pm

klausZ from Kufstein, Austria

absoluter wintertraum, fast schon ein bisschen neidig! ;-)

20 Feb 2014 8:57pm

@klausZ: hatten wir aber nur an einem einzigen tag so ... leider !!!

Moridi from Tehran, Iran

Very beautiful. Superb.

20 Feb 2014 9:30pm

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

A vision of pure beauty! It was worth the trip to see this it seems.

20 Feb 2014 10:57pm

@Steve Rice: definitely, steve! on our drive to corvara, every time we go, when the dolomites come into sight, both irene and i heave a deep sigh ... ;-)

Judy aka L@dybug from Brooksville, FL, United States

This is gorgeous, Franz ... the top of the Sassongher reminds me of the Matterhorn.
I really love the ski tracks in the snow, too.

20 Feb 2014 11:44pm

@Judy aka L@dybug: thanks, judy ... matterhorn is much higher, though, and perhaps more impressive, but the way sassongher rises behind corvara is spectacular enough! perhaps you remember this image from two years ago ...

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

gorgeous landscape! wonderful composition

21 Feb 2014 12:07am

DarkElf from Perth, Australia

this is beautiful! excellent panorama with great sharpness and stunning detail! it is no wonder that such landscape keeps bringing you back so often!

21 Feb 2014 3:08am

@DarkElf: it was the 16th time that we were there ... 14 in winter and 2 in summer ... and we'll keep coming back ;-)

Diana from San Francisco, United States

Great shot. Beautiful winter image.

21 Feb 2014 3:22am

maximage from Mase, Switzerland

What a wonderful landscape Franz! Great colors, sharpness and marvelous colors and details! I love very much.

21 Feb 2014 5:02am

maximage from Mase, Switzerland

Don't work too much Franz! :-)

21 Feb 2014 5:07am

@maximage: i try not to ... my motto is work to live, not live to work ... ;-)))

L'angevine from Angers, France

j'aime bien ce chalet

21 Feb 2014 9:47am

Francisco Romero from Carbajal de la Legua, Spain

This is superb, Franz.

22 Feb 2014 10:08am

Marilla from Turku, Finland

Wonderful mountain scene!

23 Feb 2014 8:45pm

Ainsley from Derbyshire, United Kingdom

The reflective quality of the snow just gives the scene a buzz with the light. It must be amazing to be there, I can almost feel the cold inhalation of breath. Superb.

24 Feb 2014 9:11am

Japanalia from Yokohama, Japan

A classic indeed and so beautifully captured, crisp and clear!

3 Mar 2014 9:52am

Mariana Maoduš from Waterloo, Canada

gorgeous frame !

4 Mar 2014 12:51pm

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PENTAX K-x
1/800 second
F/9.0
ISO 200
42 mm (35mm equiv.)

corvafa
col-alt
sassongher
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