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Archive 2023 · Rock and Ice, Clouds and Rain - Recent Images from Riederalp

  
 
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We spent our summer holiday with friends visiting us from the US in Riederalp in the Swiss Alps. We have visited now 3 summers in a row and Riederalp / Bettmeralp are one of our favorite places to spend time. Quieter and less touristy than Zermatt - but depending on where you wander the views, hiking and landscape are just as incredible. We get to the local, nearby mountains nearly every week - but it is always special to come here.

Some BW work from our visit. These were all taken with the Sony a7IV and my older Sigma 70-200 2.8 S on the MC11 adapter. Some manual focus, some auto. All processed in Lr.

Morning light on distant peaks:
Morning Light on Fletschhorn BW by Mike, on Flickr

Directly across the valley from our balcony:
Morning Light Spilling into the Valley BW by Mike, on Flickr

A hike from Moosfluh to take in the Aletsch Glacier:
Aletsch Glacier, from Moosfluh BW by Mike, on Flickr

Late afternoon rain and clouds:
Late Afternoon Rain and Clouds by Mike, on Flickr

Peaks and clouds as far as one can see:
Afternoon Clouds 5, Valais Alps by Mike, on Flickr

Last light:
Last Light on Distant Peaks by Mike, on Flickr

Last thermal of the day - I was surprised by these two pilots flying by so late in the day. They started climbing, and then flew on further - I watched them on my live tracking app (I also paraglide) and they landed in Visp, far down the valley:
Last Thermal of the Day by Mike, on Flickr




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Aug 22, 2023 at 07:22 AM
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Great shots - the clouds really add depth and drama. Aletsch Glacier, from Moosfluh BW is my favorite. Those poor mountains are looking awfully dry though


Aug 22, 2023 at 07:26 AM
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The Aletsch Glacier:
Aletsch Glacier, Vertical Stitch BW by Mike, on Flickr

Late afternoon light:
Late Afternoon Light by Mike, on Flickr

Glide to goal:
Glide to Goal by Mike, on Flickr



Aug 22, 2023 at 07:26 AM
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Jim Dockery wrote:
Great shots - the clouds really add depth and drama. Aletsch Glacier, from Moosfluh BW is my favorite. Those poor mountains are looking awfully dry though


Thanks Jim. There was a large forest fire in Riederalp a few weeks before our visit. A part of the half marathon course my wife did as a training run was closed. During our stay she did the 50km distance of the SwissAlps100 this year. ~14 hours in the brutal heat with 3120m (10,530 feet!!!!) of climbing. We had 3 weeks of rain in the Zürich area prior to our visit - the weather was great on our short stay - only some showers in the mountains but we never got more than a sprinkle, even though we heard thunder a few times while hiking.




Aug 22, 2023 at 07:45 AM
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Spectacular mountainous range and glaciers - enhanced B+W landscape
well expressed its majesty and audacious standing



Aug 22, 2023 at 11:44 AM
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good capture of some very dramatic hills.
stay well, tom



Aug 22, 2023 at 12:59 PM
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I can only imagine what it was like in person. Vicarious it is, then.


Aug 22, 2023 at 06:15 PM
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junglialoh wrote:
Spectacular mountainous range and glaciers - enhanced B+W landscape
well expressed its majesty and audacious standing


Thank you.



Aug 23, 2023 at 12:48 AM
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tomandmarj wrote:
good capture of some very dramatic hills.
stay well, tom


'hills'

Thanks Tom!



Aug 23, 2023 at 12:49 AM
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RustyBug wrote:
I can only imagine what it was like in person. Vicarious it is, then.


Thanks for the Kent.

Air was cool in the morning, a bit warm during the day. Nice and cool at night - we would make dinner at the apartment and hangout on the balcony.

Every day there was ample walking / hiking. We ate simple delicious food at mountain restaurants for lunch, often with hard cider for me or beer for my friends. Kids did a via-ferrata / klettersteig with my wife and also enjoyed ripping down the mountain on trike like things (sort of big wheels, without the big wheel, but with disc brakes and sized for adults). Water in the swimming lake was ice cold - so I just sat with my feet and knees in while the kids and more ambitious grown ups swam and splashed around. Relaxing but also tiring.



Aug 23, 2023 at 12:55 AM
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Oh my Mike! Just wonderful compositions here!
The mountains are so beautiful! So rugged! The "air warriors" I am sure are just smiling as they fly thru the air!

Dan



Aug 23, 2023 at 11:11 AM
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Thanks Dan! Yeah, I am jealous of those guys. I’m still a beginner so I struggle to fly long / far.



Danpbphoto wrote:
Oh my Mike! Just wonderful compositions here!
The mountains are so beautiful! So rugged! The "air warriors" I am sure are just smiling as they fly thru the air!

Dan




Aug 23, 2023 at 12:17 PM
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Beautiful and I love the B&W


Aug 23, 2023 at 02:29 PM
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Amazing photos. I love those B&W.


Aug 23, 2023 at 02:51 PM
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Thank you!

rji2goleez wrote:
Beautiful and I love the B&W




Aug 23, 2023 at 02:53 PM
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Thank you.

obudu wrote:
Amazing photos. I love those B&W.




Aug 23, 2023 at 02:53 PM
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Absolutely fantastic set of images. They make me wish I was there.
Cheers,
Brent



Aug 23, 2023 at 09:16 PM
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Man these are good!


Aug 23, 2023 at 09:18 PM
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Thank you Brent!

bnfotografie wrote:
Absolutely fantastic set of images. They make me wish I was there.
Cheers,
Brent




Aug 24, 2023 at 01:04 AM
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Thank you!

newyork wrote:
Man these are good!




Aug 24, 2023 at 01:04 AM





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