Trekking To The Top Of Europe
We’re back from our honeymoon!
As we adjust back to Singapore time, here are some new images from our trip to share with you. This is one of my favourite and was taken from Jungfraujoch, or the “Top Of Europe” as it is known in tourist literature (most likely a misnomer since there are higher peaks in the Swiss Alps). Jungfraujoch hosts the Jungfraubahn, which at an elevation of 3,454 metres, is the highest railway station in Europe. The outdoors was at a freezing minus 7 degrees Celsius! I was lucky to be taking this from the comfort of our cafeteria while taking lunch. Putting the lens flush to the window did help to minimise any reflections. The use of a polarising filter helped to deepen the colour of the sky dramatically.
Updated: Please take a look at my comment for a short “making-of” description of this picture.
Superb control over the exposure. Lovely foreground contrasted with a great backdrop. Excellent!
Thanks for the compliments 🙂 This particular shot was very satisfying to take considering that I had to shoot through glass. I was lucky that I could compose the picture while still keeping my lens directly perpendicular and flush with the window glass. Given the propensity of the camera meter to underexpose in snow conditions, I had to play quickly with exposure compensation, which was very difficult given the quickly changing condition. Take a look here at the first few shots I fired off before I managed to get the final one that I was happy with!
Very nice! Please post more pictures! You certainly have a knack for incorporating interesting lines in your photos… and this photo is no exception. This is why I keep coming back to your blog once every couple of days! 🙂
Thanks Jack for your support 🙂