Sunday, 20th November 2011
Mont Chaberton Fortress
by Roberto Bertero
Ruined WW2 artillery at 3,131 m.
Roberto Bertero
Website: www.flickr.com/photos/13980928@N03/
Mont Chaberton Fortress by Roberto Bertero was photo of the day on Sunday, 20th November 2011. You can leave a comment below.
24 Comments
Russ Bishop
Great capture Roberto.
jeni
The sky is something special. It draws me over to the castle. Awesome.
Abdulla Bin Touq
Astonishing. Well done.
Pauline Jones
Great atmosphere; looks like something out of a fantasy adventure, though I suspect that real people died here.
Imagemaker
a mystic beautiful castle…where is the Country
Roberto Bertero
Thank you Russ and Pauline
Here you are some additional information about this very particular place.
This artillery was used during the Second World War.?It is located on the summit of Mont Chaberton, a 3.131 metres (10,272 ft) peak in the French Alps in the group known as the Massif des Cerces in the département of Hautes-Alpes.
This very impressive building was dubbed “Fort of the Clouds” and mounted eight 149mm guns in individual masonry turrets, which were often hidden in the clouds.?Built between 1898 and 1910 by the Italians to control the Montgenèvre pass, this fort was then considered as the highest and most powerful of Europe. ?Nine soldiers died in this fort, and fifty were wounded.?
About the picture itself, as you can see it’s an overall view, of both the Fort and the night sky above. Captured by the extreme north point of the summit. ?The fortress is facing east, and the visible sector of the Milky Way is totally oriented to the west.
In order to take this picture I spent the night on the summit, at 3,131 meters, mounting my tent inside the fortress, to protect it from strong winds.
Best greetings and regards to you all!
Rupa Abdi
The gross and the subtle, the Maya and the elusive Reality !!
Bill Kenny
This is like a picture postcard from another world-simply beautiful. You can lost in the sky, but yyou always return to the outline of the fortress. An image whose memory will stay with me for quite some time. Thank you for sharing!
Rajib Singha
Wonderful image!
Tanisha
This is beautiful! The sky looks lovely!
Helen Hart
Oh those stars! Make a good picture great!
Linda Marie Pothiers
what a starry night looks like snow too. Wonderful story about this fort. Advange point was well built for the enemy Thankyou!!
Melissa S
What a wonder image and just awesome captures of the night time sky with the snow and that massive building as the forefront. Great job!
Yvon
Very beautiful ! enjoy, i like it !
Ginger Sanders
A fantastically worthy photo for such a great effort!
catterina
sei stato veramente bravo, complimenti.
Tad Bowman
Very nice night capture. Love the capture of the stars.
Art x
wow what a brilliant shot, both technically and in composition
David Perl
I like it…!!
Daniele
bellissimo scatto! Davvero complimenti!
Laura Milholland
Wow! WOW!! Marvelous in every way. So very glad you made this effort, allowing us to enjoy this fantastic vision.
Jules
I am in awe of the sky here, it is absolutely incredible
I have tried doing night shots like this and I am never able to get the stars as clear as they are here!
Wonderful job!!!
Joyce
Wow! Hauntingly beautiful! Thanks for sharing
Andy
Great composition and technical skill. May I suggest you submit this pic to Astronomy Picture of the Day.
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/