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The mountain
© Alexandre Buisse
Chopicalqui northwest ridge seen from close to the summit. It is much harder to climb than the normal route up the southwest ridge.
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afparada 3 months ago
You felt LIFE. Im amazed.
Björn Billing 10 months ago
It looks almost unreal, simply stunning!
zhero 2 years ago
fantastica...!
zhero 2 years ago
fantastica...!
Ian Munro 2 years ago
Stunning.
Claus Petersen 2 years ago
Looks unreal, and just like icing on a cake.
a-ekstroem 2 years ago
This is very nice! The high contrast effect has a great influence on my experienced DOF, and adds a dramatic look to the photo, great work
Shirley S 3 years ago
This is unbelievable - and an amazing photo!
Jordi Gallego 3 years ago
Espectacular.

I remained speechless! Beautiful landscape!
Dragan M. Babovic 3 years ago
Fantastic mountain and image. Bravo.
Claus Petersen 3 years ago
You have really made this look like wiped cream on top of a big cake ;-)
lindsayd 3 years ago
Oh my word!!! Stunning - looks like icing sugar. Love the shade and highlights.
Javier Sanchis 3 years ago
Awesome atmosphere. Oniric, almost a nightmare to imagine to climb by this way.
Do you climbs mountains usually ?

Hasta la vista,

Javier (another photo climber)
:-((((
Kaveh H. Steppenwolf  That is loud cry...
tomaz crnej 3 years ago
great
Alexandre Buisse  Thanks tomaz.
Paolo Giudici 3 years ago
Wow!
Alexandre Buisse  Thanks Paolo.
Fulvio Pellegrini 3 years ago
great emotion here!!
F.
Alexandre Buisse  Thanks for saying that, Fulvio, I really agree with you but many people only see a big pile of rock with snow on top. Truly sad, in my opinion.
mactaqin 3 years ago
wow! fantastic job.......
Alexandre Buisse  Thanks.
Helle Lorenzen 3 years ago
Wow.... what a view just amazing.
Alexandre Buisse  Pretty much what I thought while on the mountain :)
Mal Smart 3 years ago
Fantastic shot, who took it for you?....;-)))) mal
Alexandre Buisse  I always carry a monkey in my backpack to take pictures. And it can also be useful for screening...
Ulrik Hasemann 3 years ago
Impressive!
I'm still not tired of Peru :-)
Alexandre Buisse  I'm working on it :)
Flash 3 years ago
Fascinating landscape and brilliant contrasts, an excellent photo!
Alexandre Buisse  I'm glad you think so.
Brin 3 years ago
Magnificent! I really like the contrast and tones.
Alexandre Buisse  Thanks, the very peculiar light is the main reason I took the picture.
Claudio Solera 3 years ago
Excellent! Ciao,Claudio.
Alexandre Buisse  Glad you like it, Claudio.
jean michel 3 years ago
fantastic!
great image
Alexandre Buisse  Merci, jean!
Dim 3 years ago
Great shot! Congratulations!:-)
Alexandre Buisse  Thanks!
Alex OBrien 3 years ago
Absolutely adore this, looks almost like a graphic composition, such beautiful lines and tones. Such a sense of majesty!
Alexandre Buisse  Thanks Alex! This is exactly what I try to share with my mountain images, so I'm always very glad when told I succeeded!
Codrin Lupei 3 years ago
Very beautiful, Alexandre, a dramatic and impressive image! Love it!
Alexandre Buisse  I'm honoured that you do, Codrin!
Ralf Stelander 3 years ago
Very cool contrast and patterns Alexandre, looks Alien! I can't imagine how someone can climb that thing!
Alexandre Buisse  Thanks Ralf. It's actually far from being the hardest looking line I saw in the Cordillera Blanca. You wouldn't believe what people climb on Chacraraju or Taulliraju...
Roger Arleryd 3 years ago
very nice, maybe one of your best!
Alexandre Buisse  Thanks Roger. I agree, it is one of my favourite too.
King Douglas 3 years ago
It's beautiful, but it scares me half to death just looking at it. And to imagine that you were there...
Alexandre Buisse  I was climbing the much easier southwest ridge, this one is still out of reach of my mountaineering skills, at least for the time being :)
Dare Turnsek 3 years ago
:) nowords again .................................
Alexandre Buisse  A great compliment coming from you, Dare.
Dare Turnsek  It gets more to climber and a bit less to the photo :)))))))
KoenEeckhoudt 3 years ago
very nice pic. love the contrast !!
Alexandre Buisse  Thanks Koen!
Jordi Gallego 3 years ago
Excellent tones and textures. A great shot.
Alexandre Buisse  Thanks Jordi, glad you think so.
Patricia 3 years ago
Amazing!! Beautiful..
Alexandre Buisse  Thanks Patricia.
KPK 3 years ago
Looks really amazing!
Alexandre Buisse  I tend to agree ;)
Tracy Martin 3 years ago
wow.
Edy Santosa 3 years ago
Wonderful captured!
Alexandre Buisse  Thanks Edy.
What a strong scene Alexandre!
Alexandre Buisse  Thanks Marcus, it was quite incredible to watch indeed.
jovanybg 3 years ago
Did you adjust sharpness/contrast after the shot? or that is how the camera shoot it? Great picture! Congrats!
Alexandre Buisse  I did some local curves to adjust contrast and lower brightness on the raw file. Sharpness is pretty much out of the box, though (the magic of high altitude air).
jovanybg  ...and the speed of the shooter - 1/2500...
How can I put the picture in my favorites?!
I'm eager to go to Peru now! ;)
José Luis Mieza 3 years ago
BELLISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSIMA, ALEX, MY FRIEND
Alexandre Buisse  Thanks Jose, though I think you forgot an 'S' ;)
Raul Alexandre 3 years ago
wow..............
piece of paradise...................
great shot............
congrats...............
Alexandre Buisse  I can't agree more, this is paradise on Earth!
John Parminter 3 years ago
Aye, I'll chuck that one in my Mountains album...

JP
Alexandre Buisse  I'm honoured, John, that you can find space between some of your gorgeous Glencoe shots.
John Parminter  Nae Alex, you can photograph a mountain better than I and most. Looking at this now on my home calibrated monitor it looks gothic and sinister, quite a processing technique you have there or are them Peruvian hills actually from a different planet??..:-)

JP
Alexandre Buisse  Well, both :) I deliberately turned brightness down in post-processing to accentuate the dramatic look, and then you had the high-altitude mountain light on soft gradients of snow factor.
John Parminter  I'll look out for that factor next time I'm on top of Ben Nevis....:-))
Stephen Edds 3 years ago
Phew ! :)
Alexandre Buisse  What I was saying at the time, after 7h of summit push :)
Ploon 3 years ago
Great shot!!!!
Alexandre Buisse  I tend to agree :)
Pedro Sacadura 3 years ago
wow... fantastic light/shadows
Alexandre Buisse  Thanks Pedro.
Monique 3 years ago
I think this is the most powerful shot of a mountain I have seen lately!
Alexandre Buisse  Thanks so much, Monique!
Jerry Berry 3 years ago
Alex, we may have to open a special category for these. "Above Oxygen"
Very nice.

JB
Alexandre Buisse  Heh, I think it's a sign of sorts when my photography gets better as my brain gets more oxygen deprived...
John Roshka 3 years ago
Amazing.
Alexandre Buisse  Thanks John!
Matthieu Tertois 3 years ago
Wow wow wow? tu fais de loin ce que je connais de mieux en photos de montagne!! je ne suis pas hyper sensible à ce type de photographie mais alors là?
chapeau!!
Alexandre Buisse  C'est un des meilleurs compliments que tu puisses me faire, et je t'en remercie profondement !
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Equipment
D90 + 18-50 2.8
Location
6300m high, Chopicalqui northwest ridge, Cordillera Blanca, Peru
Date
20090612
Tags
MOUNTAIN, CLIMBING, PERU
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Comments
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Category
Landscape
 
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