The Alps – Page 4 – structures & shapes

The most dominant mountains of the Alps: #8 – Dom

The Dom (Dominance 17 km – Height 4’545 m) is the highest mountain that is completely located in Switzerland. It belongs to the so called Michabel-Group (canton Valais), the 2nd highest mountain range in Switzerland.
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The most dominant mountains of the Alps: #9 – Matterhorn

Welcome back to my posts on the most dominant mountains of the Alps. The Matterhon (Dominance 14 km – Height 4’478 m) is a truely dominant one and always looks a bit different when the perspective changes. While it ranks 9 by dominance it ranks 6 by height and for sure it ranks 1 by…
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The most dominant mountains of the Alps: #10 – Aletschhorn

Over the last two years I realized a project to capture the ten most dominant mountains of the Alps. The map below shows were they are, ranging about 300 km from the Barre des Écrins in the south west to the Piz Bernina in north east.
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200° – Panoramic Views in Switzerland

Probably one of the most frequently photographed landscapes in Switzerland. The shot captures about 200 degrees and is composed of 8 shots in landscape format.
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Bernese Alps – Panoramic Views in Switzerland

This is the 4th addition to my little series on panoramic views in Switzerland. On the left the Wetterhorn (3’692m), further to the right the Schreckhorn (4’078m) and on the very right the Eiger (3’967m). Down in the valley of the Bernese Alps: Grindelwald.
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Piz Bernina – Panoramic Views in Switzerland

Today I’d like to extend my little series about “Panoramic Views in Switzerland” with this shot from a region called Upper Engadine in the Canton Graubünden. On the very left one can see Piz Palü (3’901 m) with its characteristic three peaks, in the middle Piz Bernina with its famous Biancograt (4’049 m, the highest…
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Category: The Alps

The most dominant mountains of the Alps: #8 – Dom

The most dominant mountains of the Alps: #9 – Matterhorn

The most dominant mountains of the Alps: #10 – Aletschhorn

200° – Panoramic Views in Switzerland

Bernese Alps – Panoramic Views in Switzerland

Piz Bernina – Panoramic Views in Switzerland