L'Aiguille Verte and les Drus: Harmony of a moment
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This vertical photograph highlights two mythical summits of the famous Mont-Blanc massif, in France. In the foreground, the Aiguille des Drus is one of the most difficult high mountains of the Alps to climb. Behind it, the Aiguille verte stands majestically at an altitude of 4122 meters. A perfect pyramid that seems to touch the sky, it seems inaccessible to man. Admiring these rock legends, which have played a major role in the history of mountaineering, always gives me an intense emotion.Illuminated by a late afternoon sun, the two snow-plastered spires pierce the clouds. In this work, I wanted to emphasize the lightning verticality of the stone spires. Their purity is also underlined by the beauty of their snowy coat. They adopt this Himalayan profile only a few days a year. For this, the storm that covers their walls with snow must be followed by particular conditions of humidity and wind that allow the flakes to remain attached to summits. The moment is fleeting because the sun, as soon as it appears, melts the snow and the rock reappears. The highlight of the picture is when the clouds cross the sky when it clears. Only then is the moment perfect.
To achieve such a spectacular work requires me to study the weather every day. When a favorable window of opportunity appears, I follow the evolution of the conditions hour by hour in order to estimate as precisely as possible the right moment to take the picture. I took this grandiose portrait of the Aiguille verte and the Drus by helicopter. This spectacular angle, which gives all its verticality to summits, cannot be obtained from the ground. I was exceptionally lucky to be able to fly through the storm, between the clouds, in order to be able to present this masterful work to you today.
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Contemporary
frame
Passe-Partout ?
Without
Passe-Partout
Size (+1'000 CHF)
70 x 140 cm limited à 10 prints +1'000 CHF
Size
70 x 140 cm limited à 10 prints +1'000 CHF
Value of your work
CHF 3,500
- Shipped in 5 - 15 days?
- Fast and secure global delivery
- Try the work for free at home for 14 days
Other desires? Contact us
Description
This vertical photograph highlights two mythical summits of the famous Mont-Blanc massif, in France. In the foreground, the Aiguille des Drus is one of the most difficult high mountains of the Alps to climb. Behind it, the Aiguille verte stands majestically at an altitude of 4122 meters. A perfect pyramid that seems to touch the sky, it seems inaccessible to man. Admiring these rock legends, which have played a major role in the history of mountaineering, always gives me an intense emotion.
Illuminated by a late afternoon sun, the two snow-plastered spires pierce the clouds. In this work, I wanted to emphasize the lightning verticality of the stone spires. Their purity is also underlined by the beauty of their snowy coat. They adopt this Himalayan profile only a few days a year. For this, the storm that covers their walls with snow must be followed by particular conditions of humidity and wind that allow the flakes to remain attached to summits. The moment is fleeting because the sun, as soon as it appears, melts the snow and the rock reappears. The highlight of the picture is when the clouds cross the sky when it clears. Only then is the moment perfect.
To achieve such a spectacular work requires me to study the weather every day. When a favorable window of opportunity appears, I follow the evolution of the conditions hour by hour in order to estimate as precisely as possible the right moment to take the picture. I took this grandiose portrait of the Aiguille verte and the Drus by helicopter. This spectacular angle, which gives all its verticality to summits, cannot be obtained from the ground. I was exceptionally lucky to be able to fly through the storm, between the clouds, in order to be able to present this masterful work to you today.
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