HIGH ATOP THE SNOWY TREES…
I shot this whilst returning from a very recent ski expedition to the wonderful Val D’Isere, in the Savoie region of the French Alps. Aside from epic skiing, with practically nobody on the slopes, I was treated to this utterly silent and eerie mountain scene. Mystical descending fog mixed with freshly-dusted snowy Conifers made for a wonderfully textured canopy of trees. There was also a band of darkness towards the lower third of the shot, caused by the sharp fall-away in the relief of the land, which beautifully balanced the fog in the upper third. I absolutely love the alpine air, come sun OR snow, and I think this shot captures the magical solitude of the environment quite nicely indeed!
Shot on a Canon EOS 5D mk 2, 24-105mm lens at 50mm, f 10.0, ISO 200, 1/125 sec.
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