the place where the Gods live..., a photo from Valais, West

Photographer's Note

The Olympus in Greece, Shangri-La in Himalaya, the summits in Peru left to Gods...
Many examples show that the tops of the mountains represent everywhere in the world a holy, mystic place.
In the Alps, either a cross or a statue culminates at the top of all summits. Here, this is a picture of the statue of the Blessed Virgin with the infant Jesus that stands at the top of the Mont Noble in Valais, Switzerland.

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I have also downloaded a larger version (2300x600pxls).

anakin, indoscoubi, stat, LEA, rajhema, digi-mom, sssimon, sebcz, Liekje, theodore has marked this note useful

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clodreno (0) 2004-01-06 5:35

Nice picture Pierre. I love it. long work I suppose to achieve this... Never event tried..
Nice colors , nice framing... Good.

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jrj (34843) 2004-01-06 5:37

Bravo Pierre! It's excellent. The staue, the sun, the sky, the mountains. I am impressed - all we have on mountain summit is "Madams of stone" which surely is not the same.

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khamoon (162) 2004-01-06 5:38

Stunning panorama. I love it. Congrats, good job !

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nwoehnl (122) 2004-01-06 5:41

Perfect work, Pierre. The scenery is awe-inspiring, the photography is very good, and the stitching job is tops. The large version makes me think I'm breathing the cold mountain air. Congratulations.

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martin (1242) 2004-01-06 6:03

IMO, one of the best panoramas so far on TE, Pierre. The vista is spectacular and the juxtaposition of statue and sun is perfect.

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orme (7219) 2004-01-06 6:07

Absolutely wonderful. This is an excellent panoramic shot. It is very sharp and the snow is beautiful. Very well done.

carper (96) 2004-01-06 6:09

Great shot Pierre,

With this one you can maby earn some money for reclame. And thats a compliment, that's for sure. Great composition, good colours, very good job.

Marc (30) 2004-01-06 6:19

This is a really nice and impressive shot ! Congratulations, good job !

manny (22032) 2004-01-06 7:31

This is magnificent. The most oustanding feature of this shot is the composition. To lights in the horizon: the sun and Virgin Mary (with the infant Jesus). Very impressive post-processing work!

hipnoz (520) 2004-01-06 7:48

Absolutely fantastic this image! Nor I have words

spyros60 (158) 2004-01-06 7:53

So fresh! I like the horizon, the blue, the sunshine, the clouds. I feel like flying!!
Great scenery!!!!Bravo Pierre

Rockyboy (20598) 2004-01-06 8:13

Ce panorama est grandiose et parfaitement r嶧lis�. J'esp鋨e pouvoir en r嶧liser des similaires lorsque j'irai skier d嶵ut f憝rier. J'adore 嶲alement la statue � gauce et le soleil � droite. Bien vu!

richtersl (3546) 2004-01-06 8:58

This is beautiful, Pierre. I like how you captured the sun. The snow and sky are perfect.

tdanny (663) 2004-01-06 9:22

Omigod ! What a heavenly scenery. Superb detail of the snowed mountains and the statue.
Just incredible where we're on top of the world. So pleased to see the large version.

mortijo (12828) 2004-01-06 9:49

Absolute art. Glorious panorama. One of the best on TE. My congratulations.

Clochette (8076) 2004-01-06 10:04

So neat and sharp ! and what a light !! Many thanks for sharing this wonderful landscape, Pierre, it is really GREAT !!

emax (920) 2004-01-06 10:18

The larger version its magnificient. What a sharpness. The six shanks of the sun are beautiful. Wonderful panorama on alpine highland. The statue makes an exellent composition. I wonder how you rised up there, with skiing cableway or you just climbed?!

Mireille (2604) 2004-01-06 10:53

Tr鋊 belle photo Pierre, Isabelle (Ilouy) avait au pr嶧lable fait un autre clich� de la Vierge au Mont Noble. Belle r嶧lisation, bravo !

binaural (292) 2004-01-06 11:59

Wow! What a beautiful picture! I'm really impressed how your camera coped with the sun shining into the lens.
I just love the alps....

ilouy (3370) 2004-01-06 12:01

Tr鋊 belle prise de vue et pano bien r嶧lis�. Sharp! Clear! Bien expos�! Contrairement � ce que Mireille a 嶰rit, la vierge que j'ai photographi嶪 et publi嶪 ici sur TE n'est pas perch嶪 sur le Mont Noble, mais sur le Mont d'Orge... beaucoup moins haut! :-) Pourtant, je constate aujourd'hui la similitude de la pose de la vierge, de la fa蔞n dont elle tient le petit Christ dans ses bras... M瘱e artiste? M瘱e moule?? Repr廥entation symbolique typique en Valais et ailleurs? Je ne sais pas...

ninadev (5377) 2004-01-06 12:20

Fantastique panorama avec deux points de convergence (la statue et le soleil) bien positionn廥 dans des coins oppos廥. La nettet� de l'image et la puret� des couleurs sont impeccables. Votre logiciel Photovista a vraiment fait un travail remarquable, on ne voit absolument pas les unions entre ces 8 images.

Guzman (577) 2004-01-06 17:16

Awesome no....STUNNING... thank you for a image some of us will never see....top marks for the idea / work to post this superb...BRAVO

dob_31 (0) 2004-01-06 17:43

Vous 彋iez � la fois au sommet du monde et au sommet de l'art... Cette photo fait r瞚er, tant dans sa verion originale que dans la version panoramique. Les couleurs et la lumi鋨e y sont exquises. Bien vu!

dsidwell (9783) 2004-01-06 18:04

This probably has enough points already, but I couldn't resist looking and complimenting you on the marvelous clarity and effective composition that this presents. Bravo!

kazan (779) 2004-01-07 4:53

A M A Z I N G ! ! !
Great technique and incredible clarity, especially in your larger version.
Bravo!
Panos

cool_s15 (4050) 2004-01-07 6:06

What a photo! Very superb and sharp shot.
Very well-exposed and perfectly framed.
Very nice work!

steffleu (1397) 2004-01-10 7:45

Superbe panorama !!! quelle vue depuis ce cher Mt Noble ! la finition est parfaite BRAVO !!!

Gael (128) 2004-01-11 7:14

8 photos!! C'est parfait techniquement, on ne voit pas les raccords !
Et quelle beaut�!

appie (8) 2004-01-19 11:37

Wow, padam, very good picture full of detail

roshangar (1682) 2004-02-05 10:48

I like blue and white here...very shining pic that I wish I were you,when you took this shot.bravo!

Midnight_sun (1941) 2004-03-02 15:20

Awesome! So clear, its made me miss the mountains and snowboarding... a perfect a shot, very well done.

nfriedli (1060) 2004-05-16 9:25

Tr鋊 belle image! Je ne sais combien de fois je suis mont� au sommet (c'est pas tr鋊 long, depuis le t幨廥ki de la Combe) pour redescendre en hors-piste!
Bravo!

Gaelle (753) 2004-05-19 4:19

Superbe panorama ! l'exposition est tr鋊 bien calcul嶪 !

Xalkida (11744) 2004-05-31 17:04

Wow! Masterpiece! What a sharp image(s)! :) And what a view!!!

sueno (54) 2004-06-07 10:05 [Comment]

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cyril (2748) 2004-07-19 10:16

Tout simplement epoustouflant.
Cette vue est de toute beaut� et tu l'as parfaitement bien rendue.

madska (0) 2004-07-22 10:24

bel 廦uilibre entre le soleil et le monument. magnifique photo

cessy (13647) 2004-12-14 10:28

woww !! excellent shot, fantastic panoramic picture

Lolydodia (580) 2004-12-14 10:40

Yeah it sure looks like it! Beautifully composed! I惴 really impressed. Well done!

sn00zie (2384) 2005-01-09 23:55

wow Pierre.. really looks like heaven.. its wonderful

Maru (0) 2005-02-21 13:38

Beautiful shot, Pierre!
The LP compositiion is superb for this kind of landscape.
Good contrast and nice textures. The statue seems to reach the sun.. great POV.
Nice work.
Marisa

bnallama (3763) 2005-06-10 9:39

Piere this is a lovely shot. Your mountain shots are splendid. Chapeau.

Bala
Vert plus tard

Haymotion (2761) 2005-09-15 10:45

Magnifique photo tr鋊廦uilibr� !!
Panorama sensationnel..
ah ! notre petite suisse..
Bravo et merci du partage
Vince

LEA (5006) 2005-11-03 9:14

Une vue vraiment extraordinaire

journeywood (195) 2005-11-03 9:21

Wow, the view is breathtaking. Excellent choice of the panoramic format. The clouds, mountain ridges, and the sparkling sun. Somebody really went of of their way to plan and create the statue up top.

Andre-H (1271) 2006-01-16 22:39

Fantastic panorama! It sure looks cold up there... but mighty beautiful, and mystical. Serene, even. I like the way that you have succesfully managed to incorporate several elements that can be difficult to capture properly: the statue standing tall above the peaks; the clouds floating up to the summits; the tone of the snow; and of course the Sun. Shots facing the Sun can be hard, but you did it very well. Good shot!

rajhema (1873) 2006-02-01 9:38

Its in my favourites now Pierre. Superb positioning of the statue. Sunlight, sky and the white mountains all are perfect.

qooyot (38) 2006-05-07 10:33 [Comment]

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Seiei (460) 2006-10-29 17:24

wow

nice panoramic not easy to catch so well such a landscape

well done

sssimon (684) 2006-11-01 9:20

Wow! Very nice POV! Of course being on the top of a mountain gives you the oportunity to take amazing picutres and this one is just great!
There could be 2 points of view:
1. The Earth is a sphere so it's nice to see the curve of the Earth on that picture.
2. Using the appropriate sofware, the line could be straighten in order to correct the effect created by stichting the picture.
If I have some time, I will try to workshop it just to compare!
Thanks
Simon

sebcz (2345) 2006-12-05 3:59

I'm stunned... This must be heaven really.
Straight to my faves.
Seb

arijitnet4 (491) 2009-04-02 23:39

Hi,
I am speechless...the snap is out of the blues..excellent work...

great work..hats off..

Cheers
Arijit

lvik (421) 2017-12-21 14:27

PERFECT !! PF 2018