The Magic of the Night
Shot taken a few seconds before the picture previously posted. Here, instead of being at the level of the lake, I've got an higher vantage point, just to be able to include the whole Riffelsee (2.757 m) along with the Matterhorn.
At the bottom right is also visible my tent lit up from inside. This can provide a sense of scale and proportions of the immense landscape!
The idea that I would have spent the night inside such a little glowing dot reminded me how small and insignificant we are on this planet, although the general trend seems more and more based on the cult of the ego.
Well... one more reason to always be grateful to the great mountain environments: in silence, without any high-flying speeches, they always manage to bring everything back in order, in the right natural proportions.
Far away, at the base of the Hörnli ridge, is always visible the Hörnlihütte (3.260 m) also mirroring into the waters of the lake.
The few stars visible in this temporary opening of the night sky are showing tiny trails because the exposure has far exceeded the thirty seconds. An interesting aspect, however, recalling that within this apparently motionless silence the Earth has moved anyway :-)
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©Roberto Bertero, All Rights Reserved. This image is not available for use on websites, blogs or other media without the explicit written permission of the photographer.
The Magic of the Night
Shot taken a few seconds before the picture previously posted. Here, instead of being at the level of the lake, I've got an higher vantage point, just to be able to include the whole Riffelsee (2.757 m) along with the Matterhorn.
At the bottom right is also visible my tent lit up from inside. This can provide a sense of scale and proportions of the immense landscape!
The idea that I would have spent the night inside such a little glowing dot reminded me how small and insignificant we are on this planet, although the general trend seems more and more based on the cult of the ego.
Well... one more reason to always be grateful to the great mountain environments: in silence, without any high-flying speeches, they always manage to bring everything back in order, in the right natural proportions.
Far away, at the base of the Hörnli ridge, is always visible the Hörnlihütte (3.260 m) also mirroring into the waters of the lake.
The few stars visible in this temporary opening of the night sky are showing tiny trails because the exposure has far exceeded the thirty seconds. An interesting aspect, however, recalling that within this apparently motionless silence the Earth has moved anyway :-)
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©Roberto Bertero, All Rights Reserved. This image is not available for use on websites, blogs or other media without the explicit written permission of the photographer.