Winter Wonderland @ Zermatt, Switzerland

Canon R5
Canon RF 24-70mm F / 2.8L IS USM
Lee Soft GND 0.9
Lee Square Circular Polarizer

Yeh, I know I know. I am back after a long time. Busy life doesn't make things easier. But this is an image I wanted to make for many years. Somehow never got the right conditions. In fact this time also the condition was not the best. I wanted to have a bit more snow on the mountains. So the hunt probably continues.

With the earth warming up in rapid speed; a perfect shot with more snow will become more and more difficult. Because the snow will not stay on the ground for long. So one need to plan this shot just after a heavy snowfall. But that minimizes the probability of getting a good sky. However it also keeps the challenge and excuse to go back to this beautiful village some more time. :)

I knew about the exact location for many years. But this time when I reached there; to my surprise I saw a temporary safety barrier next to the road. Large enough to cover the view. Surely done for good intention as this road becomes a ski route in winter and this place has an open fall on a turn. And probably it is not that safe in winter to stand there with camera on tripod either. Skiers will not see you next to the turn and can hit you and the camera and in the process all three can get damaged.

But I needed to take the image. So I just went up the hill next to it. Luckily there was no snow at that part as it wouldn't have been possible to go up if there was snow. It was too steep to go up with loose snow. We used the age old Himalayan technique to stand on the base of the grass to get grip on a steep hill. As always I was there 30 minutes in advance. So had plenty of time to set up everything. Was really lucky with a lovely sky.

I still wish I had a bit more snow. But maybe next time. Till them; I will stay happy with this one as a prize for that evening.

A special thanks to my son for accompany me there. We spend the time waiting for the sunset playing chees. So the time passed quickly. He also enjoyed the little adventure and gathered the experience that is so important to have while going off route on the mountain.

If you are interested on the natural beauty of the location, I did make a little video that might interest you here.

Please have a look at my website www.avisekhphotography.com for all my recent works.

Have a nice weekend.

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Taken in: Switzerland / Valais / Zermatt / Ried (show map)

Taken on: February 18, 2023

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Camera: Canon EOS R5, f/11.0, 13 sec, 34mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS R5
Lens:	Canon RF 24-70mm F2.8L IS USM
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	13
Focal Length:	34mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 24.1 (Windows)
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