Mont Blanc, a photo from Rhone Alpes, South

Photographer's Note

Mont Blanc (French for white mountain) or Monte Bianco (Italian, same meaning) also known as "La Dame Blanche" (French, the white lady), in the Alps, is the highest mountain in Western Europe.[1]

The mountain lies between the regions of Aosta Valley, Italy and Haute-Savoie, France. The location of the summit itself is a subject of controversy between the two countries, and each tends to place it within its own boundaries on maps. In a convention between France and Kingdom of Sardinia, in Turin (1861), the border [1] was fixed on the highest point of Mont Blanc and this was the last official definition of this border, but often the French maps do not agree about this solution.

The two most famous towns near Mont Blanc are Chamonix, in Haute-Savoie, France (site of the first Winter Olympic Games in 1924) and Courmayeur, in the Aosta Valley in Italy.

Begun in 1957 and completed in 1965, the 11.6 km (7ј mile) Mont Blanc Tunnel runs beneath the mountain between these two cities and is one of the major trans-Alpine transport routes.

The Mont Blanc massif is popular for mountaineering, hiking, and skiing.

A310, james-r, paura, John_F_Kennedy, zeca, ribeiroantonio, Philippe, coco, CHInCu_TTHP, pboehringer, siolaw, ChrisJ, riclopes, neruda, alentejo, Cricri, vinicio, Muse, Henryk_Bilor, josepmarin, robertosalguero, axiotea, adores, ALIRIZA, balatrek has marked this note useful

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A310 (418) 2006-11-16 18:28

Very catchy black and white version.I love it!

cclaudiu (0) 2006-11-16 18:32

It looks great! A very stunning and well balanced photo! For note: Mont Blanc’s elevation is 4807 m and first ascent was made by Jaques Balamt and Michel-Gabriel Paccard at August 8, 1786.

james-r (676) 2006-11-16 19:15

Beautifully done! I love the traditional Alpine views with blue skies and white mountains but the b/w image is superb.

Very dramatic view and a great note - thanks indeed for posting this!

partha (14023) 2006-11-16 20:34

Brave composition. Its really tough to create the mood in B&W. But u are able to do that. Nice composition and oveall a great shot.
Regards.
Partha

flpanthers1 (108) 2006-11-16 21:27

Love the contrast. Beautiful shot.

Ulishna (2268) 2006-11-17 7:49

Hello Marcelo,
wonderful shot! Very impressive sky and clouds, good contrasts.
Julia

agbonavita (0) 2006-11-17 8:40

Marcelo, bela foto do Mont Blanc...sendo que pelas nъvens acho que gostaria muito de ver essa foto em cores no cйu azul. Isso daria mais beleza a paisagem
Abraзo
Andre

paura (25802) 2006-11-17 18:11

Linda fotografia, Marcelo. Excelente a composiзгo em P&B. Gostei da fotometria.

Um abraзo

Paulo

vascao (192) 2006-11-19 12:42

Que coisa maravilhosa esta foto, Marcelo! Um excelente uso da angular, com um вngulo de visгo incrнvel. A luz й mбgica e as nuvens, nem precisa falar. Coisa de louco, se eu jб queria uma D50, agora que eu me animei mesmo (sу nгo tenho grana pra comprar as lentes que vocк tem, hehehe...).
Abraзгo.
Sergio

John_F_Kennedy (43797) 2006-11-20 2:39

Great B&W composition. Nice to see the massive and the lovely cloud formations.
Achim

zeca (19762) 2006-11-20 22:24

Oi Marcelo!
Уtima foto, onde o p&b valorizou muito os contrastes, especialmente das belas nuvens!
abraзos,
Zeca

sebcz (2345) 2006-11-21 4:03

B/W version can also be attractive for the mountains, that's the truthe you haven proven here.
Regards,
Seb

ribeiroantonio (22730) 2006-11-21 17:59

Estб espectacular esta tua foto. O cйu й simplesemente fantбstico e a clareza da alta montanha muito linda. O preto e branco ficou muito bom mas penso que a foto a cores teria um impacto maior. Muito boa.
Antуnio

Philippe (11836) 2006-11-22 8:35

Hi, Marcello. I suppose you took this picture from Aiguille du Midi. It's a fantastic sight with Grandes Jorasses, the Rochefort ridge and Dent du Gйant. The contrast between the dark rocks and the surrounding glaciers works well. Nice sky with high altitude clouds. Something disturbs me a little: the stain in the lower left corner (a head?).

carper (96) 2006-11-28 6:20

very nice one Marcela,
very nice black and white shot here, the atmosphere is great, good quality, very good pov and nice to look at, well seen and well done.
gr. jaap

coco (30439) 2007-01-14 14:56

Hola Marcelo.

What is what we can see at the left bottom of the photo?
Is a bit annoying but perhaps the black and white can "hide" this "strange" element.

What is sure is that I would prefer a wider view. But for now, a nice composition and sky.

Regards.

gemlik (983) 2007-01-26 6:15

Hi Marcelo,
Wonderful view and very good B&W picture,
thanks for sharing with TE
regards
bulent

CHInCu_TTHP (34) 2007-01-27 8:57

Dramatic sky you have beautifully captured here; yet, even better with this B&W presentation!
Love this beautiful contrast. Well done, Marcelo!

pboehringer (770) 2007-01-27 12:55

Oi Marcelo, a escolha P&B realmente deu um efeito interessante. Os contrastes tao mais acentuados edesta forma realcam ainda mais os brancos da neve, as sombras na geleira e a rocha exposta. Se eu nao me engano o Mt Blanc ta la no fundo, bem a esquerda. Certo?
[]'s, Peter

siolaw (38294) 2007-01-31 8:41

Ola Marcelo,
Good POV, and excelent black and white conversion with great contrast, sky is well rendered and snow is well exposed
TFS
Laurent

ChrisJ (171392) 2007-02-06 8:47

Ola Marcelo

I like the dappled sidelight on the snow which reveals nice texture. A superb high pov with marvellous sharpness & tonal range. Tfs!

riclopes (35577) 2007-02-06 12:42

Olб Marcelo, estб espectacular esta imagem dos Alpes. Embora tenha dъvidas sobre o impacto da versгo a cores, a conversгo a p&b estб fantбstica e apesar da espectacularidade dos picos lб atrбs, o cйu tambйm ajuda bastante para o sucesso da imagem. Hб um bocadinho de luz a mais а direita, mas nгo й grave e й pena o canto inferior esquerdo (parece uma cabeзa e uma mгo), mas аs vezes nгo temos tudo perfeito, nгo й? O p&b se calhar ajuda a disfarзar esses pormenores. Muito bem!
Um abraзo,
Ricardo

neruda (4626) 2007-02-06 14:56

Great shot, sky and clouds well. and your choice of BW is highly true.

MIG13 (0) 2007-02-06 22:29

Oi, Marcelo! Acho que й a primeira vez que vejo uma foto do Mont Blanc em P&B! Уtimo resultado, com contrastes bem definidos e cйu espetacular! imagino que o resultado em cores deva ser igualmente belo. Parabйns! Abraзo! Miguel.

alentejo (1954) 2007-02-07 12:55

Ola Marcelo !
Grande foto do "Mont-Blanc", gosto immenso. Recordo de ter passado um tempo em Megиve e do quarto onde estava, tinha o Monte Branco mesmo a minha frente. Podia vк-lo estando deitado, atravкs da janela...
O contraste esta muito bom mesmo e o efeito das nuvens и magico.
Parabens Marcelo.
Um abraзo.

Cricri (176) 2007-02-07 14:34

Bonsoir Marcelo,
Excellent POV, beau contraste du N/B, joli effet des nuages dans le ciel, belle image
bonne soirйe
amitiй
cricri

leo61 (0) 2007-02-08 16:42

Hi Marcelo!
Good B&W shot of this alpine panorama.Excellent POV,good contrast and wonderful cloudformations.
Regards,Leo

vinicio (23423) 2007-02-17 17:21

Wonderful B&W Marcelo, compliments, an excellent view and well done image of this amzing mountain, compliments, good note too.
Have a nice sunday
Ciao
Vinicio

batalay (41261) 2007-04-27 4:05

Hello Marcelo,

I join the chorus of admirers of this classic photo of Mont Blanc. It is beautifully composed, and exposed to perfection. The B&W image works very well, but I imagine that it is just a miraculous in color. All the elements of the photo work in concert to make this a superb photo.

Warm regards,

Bulent

Muse (35030) 2007-04-28 3:42

Hello Marcello,
Une jolie photo du Mont blanc.
Le BN convient trиs bien.
Un bon cadrage et le ciel est trиs beau.
Best regards
Denise(I'll come later)

jemaflor (146412) 2007-04-30 5:59

Hi Marcelo,
Nice pov, interesting in B&W to have strong contrasts, goodeffect also with these small clouds in the sky.

Henryk_Bilor (20803) 2007-05-01 13:06

Hello Marcelo
Lovely capture of this highest mountain. Good light and great clouds in the sky.
Regards

josepmarin (59385) 2007-05-02 16:17

Olб Marcelo,
me gusta esta foto, el paisaje que nos muestras desde l'Aiguille du Midi es refrescante y espactacular. Conozco bien el lugar, he estado tres veces aquн arriba, puedo reconocer el Monte Rosa al fondo a la izquierda, mбs a la derecha las Grandes Jorasses, la Dent du Gйant, y despuйs la Punta Helbronner, ya en Italia, sobre Courmayeur, y en la base de tu foto estб la Vallйe Blanche, que casi no se ve.
Es una buena foto, pero me pregunto cуmo serнa en color gracias a este maravilloso cielo con las nubes finas que lo decoran.
De todos modos, el B y N le da el dramatismo que envuelve esta zona, donde han muerto muchos montaсeros.
Un saludo,
Josep

danyy (0) 2007-05-07 15:04

Bonsoir Marcelo
une photo impressionnante et bien prise en altitude de ce gйant.
La vue en n/b est trиs contrastйe, mais avec ce ciel , j'aurais prйfйrй le version couleurs.

Amicalement.
Daniel.

robertosalguero (292) 2007-05-10 3:35

A well composed picture in B&W. This mountain is always a good subject to photograph. Your view of the mountain though is different. Good balance and use of dual tones. Thanks Marcelo.

Roberto

axiotea (21651) 2007-05-15 3:57

Olа Marcello
The B&W is working well for this compo, with nice light/shade contrasts over the mountains. I like as well the clouds creating a dynamic impact.
Cheers
Marilyn

adores (46979) 2007-05-15 18:59

Alф Marcelo!
Ainda nгo tinha comentado esta.A composiзгo ficou excelente com as montanhas e aquele bonito cйu em cima, quase parecendo formar outras montanhas. Uma bonita conversгo para B&W!
Anabela

ALIRIZA (16423) 2007-05-17 7:20

Hi Marcello,
Excellent B&W composition, great POV.Very impressive sky and clouds, good contrasts. Well done...
Friendly regards...
Ali Rıza

balatrek (7455) 2007-05-19 18:13

Hola Marcelo,

Fantбstico paisaje, los tonos en blanco y negro crean una atmуsfera dramбtica, las montaсas nevadas crean buenos contrastes y el cielo posee unas texturas excelentes, solo veo dos cosas que se podrнan mejorar, una serнa descentrar el horizonte y la segunda eliminar lo que parece una cabeza de la zona inferior izquierda. Buen trabajo y gracias por compartirlo.

Saludos
Josй

Bruno40 (6662) 2007-07-08 22:59

Marcelo,
Excellent B&W composition. Very sharp, very beautiful.
TFS
Jorge