Mountain Charm by John and Tina Reid

Tuesday, 20th October 2009

Mountain Charm

by John and Tina Reid

Mountain light and flora combine to make a fairy tale scene in the Swiss Alps near Balalp.

John and Tina Reid

www.catchlightuk.com

19 Comments

Katherine Lee Strassburg Says:
October 20th, 2009 at 1:19 am
Lovely mountain vista. Are the pink flowers the same ‘Fireweed’ that blooms in Alaska? Nice composition, depth of field and color!
mike Says:
October 20th, 2009 at 3:35 am
Beautiful colors in this scene.
Taiji Guo Says:
October 20th, 2009 at 4:16 am
Blue sky, colored clouds, far away mountians and close flowers, what a harmonous picture of the great nature. I love it.
Photos by Nik Says:
October 20th, 2009 at 7:15 am
Great capture the foreground Looks awesome Did you shoot this when the sun was going down
Su Says:
October 20th, 2009 at 7:38 am
This is a beautiful scene you have some lovely shots on your website too.
Pauline Jones Says:
October 20th, 2009 at 7:41 am
The plant in the foreground is Willowherb and it is indeed the Fireweed that grows in Alaska. It usually likes disturbed ground as it is an annual and that is why it tends to be one of the first things to colonize after the ground has been burned. It grows in Ireland too, along with some of its cousins. Switzerland is a beautiful country; we should definitely have more photos of it on Earth Shots.
Malta Photography Says:
October 20th, 2009 at 9:02 am
nice contrasting colors and crisp view.
Rajib Singha Says:
October 20th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
Pleasing landscape!
planet lover Says:
October 20th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
Very nice pic. Love them flowers! I second all the comments and thank Pauline for the notes about the plant.
Marie Dunphy Harding Says:
October 20th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
The Willowherb does add nicely to the charm of your shot.
Ursula Says:
October 20th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
Nice use of lines and thirds!
Renee Says:
October 20th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
Very beautiful! congrats!
Ellen Empson Says:
October 20th, 2009 at 2:09 pm
Lots of interest in this composition, well done!
Grete Says:
October 20th, 2009 at 5:46 pm
What a excellent photography and what a good composition. The floors of the first plane grow also in the south of my country, the Argentine Patagonia!!! Congrats for both.
Maciej Says:
October 20th, 2009 at 7:47 pm
excellent image. Great use of the foreground
Dianne Says:
October 20th, 2009 at 10:41 pm
Such wonderful colors, and great shot. Thank you.
Tim Says:
October 21st, 2009 at 1:22 am
This truly does capture the essence of ‘Mountain Charm’. Incredible photo, good work
Katherine Lee Strassburg Says:
October 21st, 2009 at 2:10 am
Thanks, Pauline. One legend I’ve heard is that because the fireweed blooms from the bottom up, when the last blooms open, the snow starts flying again!
John Reid Says:
October 21st, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Hey everyone – thanks so much for the comments and the information on the flora (I had no idea).

It was a very pleasant surprise to see this pop up in my feed reader.

John