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Oberstdorf, Allgäu, Allgäuer Alpen, Südallgäu, Swabia, Schwaben, Germany, Deutschland, fotoeins.com

Fotoeins Friday: winter scenes, nine (Südallgäu)

(8 March 2017.)

After spending most of the day at the nearby Fellhorn summit, I return to the alpine town of Oberstdorf in time before skies get dark quick. What’s appealing are the white-layered fields with a sprinkling of farms, huts, and houses. In the image above, the view above faces south across those very fields into the head of the Stillach river valley; a snow-covered ridge of mountains in the background is about 14 kilometres away along the Germany-Austria border.

I made the image on 8 Mar 2017 with a Canon EOS6D mark1 and these settings: 1/640-sec, f/22, ISO1000, and 80mm focal length. This post appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com as https://wp.me/p1BIdT-ocR.

Fellhorn, Oberstdorf Kleinwalsertal Bergbahnen, Allgaeuer Alps, Allgaeu, Oberstdorf, Swabia, Bavaria, Bayern, Germany, fotoeins.com

Fotoeins Friday: winter scenes, eight (Fellhorn)

I’m standing on the Germany-Austria border after having hopped off the Fellhorn cable car at its mountain station (elevation 1967 metres / 6453 feet). The skies have cleared just enough for a commanding view of the surrounding Allgäu Alps and Austria’s Kleinwalsertal valley below. In this image facing southwest are Möserbahn Bergstation at centre-right and Kanzelwandbahn Bergstation at upper right, above which is the peak Grosse Widderstein. Clusters of alpine skiers are visible as groups and lines of black dots on white snow.

I made the image on 8 Mar 2017 with a Canon EOS6D mark1 and these settings: 1/1000-sec, f/22, ISO1000, and 45mm focal length. This post appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com as https://wp.me/p1BIdT-o88.

Höfatsblick, Nebelhorn, winter, skiing, Allgaeu, Allgaeuer Alps, Alps, Oberstdorf, Swabia, Schwaben, Bavaria, Bayern, Germany, Deutschland, fotoeins.com

Fotoeins Friday: winter scenes, seven (Höfatsblick)

As part of the Nebelhorn cable car adjacent to the town of Oberstdorf, Höfatsblick station is one of two “mid-level” stations between base and mountain stations. But even at an elevation of 1932 metres (6339 feet), plenty of snow is found at Höfatsblick, and ski runs starting from higher up continue on down. With a lone skier in the lower-half of the image; this southwest view reaches out to mountains along the Austria-Germany border region (including Hohes Licht and Biberkopf) and beyond.

I made the image on 5 Mar 2017 with a Canon EOS6D mark1 and these settings: 1/640-sec, f/20, ISO500, and 24mm focal length. This post appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com as https://wp.me/p1BIdT-o5V.

Am Quicken, Mittenwald, Karwendel, Bayern, Bavaria, Oberbayern, Upper Bavaria, Werdenfelser Land, Germany, Deutschland, fotoeins.com

Fotoeins Friday: winter scenes, six (Klais)

In the present-day town of Klais just west of Mittenwald, traces from 2000 years of history are revealed through the existence of a Roman road and a 8th-century church. A short venture through the forest to the “back” (south) side leads to an area called Am Quicken. There are a number of trails for hiking and cross-country skiing with views southeast and southwest facing the Karwendel and Wettersteinwand, respectively.

I made the image on 1 Mar 2017 with a Canon EOS6D mark1 and these settings: 1/1000-sec, f/22, ISO1000, and 35mm focal length. This post appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com as https://wp.me/p1BIdT-o5r.

Karwendelbahn, Karwendel, Dammkar, Bayern, Bavaria, Oberbayern, Upper Bavaria, Werdenfelser Land, Germany, Deutschland, Tirol, Tyrol, Austria, Österreich, fotoeins.com

Fotoeins Friday: winter scenes, five (Karwendel)

Above Mittenwald and next to the mountain station of the Karwendelbahn cable car is a tunnel “underneath” the mountain to its “backside” whose alternate route is down into the Dammkar valley. Experienced and adventurous skiers make the short 400-metre trek through the tunnel to the Dammkar ski run (black diamond, off-piste). This is what it’s like to stare into the unknown maw of a deep mountain valley. When the snow’s gone in summer, the Dammkar is a mountain-hike down past a couple of alpine huts.

In southern Bavaria, Mittenwald is 23 km east from Garmisch-Partenkirchen; frequent trains between the two towns is only 20 minutes each way. Mittenwald is also served by trains north from Innsbruck.

I made the image on 27 Feb 2017 with a Canon EOS6D mark1 and these settings: 1/400-sec, f/22, ISO500, and 24mm focal length. This post appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com as https://wp.me/p1BIdT-o2H.

Zugspitze, Tiroler Zugspitzbahn, Ehrwald, Tirol, Tyrol, Austria, Oesterreich, fotoeins.com

Fotoeins Friday: winter scenes, four (Ehrwald)

I’m at the foot of a vertical wall of rock almost 3 kilometres in height.

On a calm winter day, late-afternoon sunlight from the southwest casts a warm glow on the Zugspitze mountain and the red-brown houses in the town of Ehrwald in Austria’s Tirol, not far from the border with Germany’s Bavaria. Visible are two pylons (upper left) and the mountain station associated with the Tiroler Zugspitzbahn cable car between Ehrwald and the mountain’s Austrian summit. The panoramic view from the latter can be seen in the winter scene from two weeks ago.

I made the image on 25 Feb 2017 with a Canon EOS6D mark1 and these settings: 1/1250-sec, f/16, ISO1000, and 50mm focal length. This post appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com as https://wp.me/p1BIdT-o28.

Alpspitze, Wettersteingebirge, Bayern, Bavaria, Oberbayern, Upper Bavaria, Werdenfelser Land, Germany, Deutschland, fotoeins.com

Fotoeins Friday: winter scenes, three (Alpspitze)

Overcast conditions are no hindrance to skiers and snowboarders, as they pour out of the Alpspitzbahn cable car mountain station (Bergstation) at elevation 2050 metres. The Alpspitzbahn cable car is part of the “Garmisch Classic” services including Kreuzeckbahn and Hochalmbahn. Visible from the AlpspiX platform are the towns of Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Grainau in the Loisach river valley below, Wank summit to the northeast, and the mighty Zugspitze to the southwest.

I made the image above on 26 Feb 2017 with a Canon EOS6D mark1 and these settings: 1/500-sec, f/16, ISO1000, and 35mm focal length. This post appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com as https://wp.me/p1BIdT-o1C.

Zugspitze, Wettersteingebirge, Tiroler Zugspitzbahn, Ehrwald, Tirol, Tyrol, Österreich, Austria, fotoeins.com

Fotoeins Friday: winter scenes, two (Zugspitze AT)

Thanks to the European Schengen agreement, visitors to the the Zugspitze summit can easily traverse between the German and Austrian sides without border checks. Last time, I provided the view from the German side. This time with this west-facing view from the Austrian side, visitors can hop on the Tiroler Zugspitzbahn cable car down into Tirol (pylon and cable car station at right). At the very left edge of the frame are radio antennae for Telekom Austria’s reserve relay station, behind which is the massive wedge of rock called the Zugspitzeck (Zugspitz corner) overlooking the towns of Ehrwald and Lermoos.

I made the image on 25 Feb 2017 with a Canon EOS6D mark1 and these settings: 1/800-sec, f/16, ISO500, and 24mm focal length. This post appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com as https://wp.me/p1BIdT-o1q.

Zugspitzplatt, Zugspitze, Wettersteingebirge, Bayern, Oberbayern, Bavaria, Upper Bavaria, Werdenfelser Land, Germany, Deutschland, fotoeins.com

Fotoeins Friday: winter scenes, one (Zugspitze DE)

The Zugspitze mountain is Germany’s tallest point at an elevation of 2962 metres (9718 feet) above sea level. In winter service, the first ascent of the day to Zugspitze with the Bayerische Zugspitzbahn cogwheel train departs Garmisch-Partenkirchen at about 815am and arrives at Zugspitzplatt (Zugspitze plateau) at about 930am. Early-bird enthusiasts already on groomed ski runs below the Zugspitze mountain summit. The view faces east-southeast (azimuth 125) to the Alps in Austria and Italy; peaks as far as 80 km in distance are visible.

I made the image above on 25 Feb 2017 with a Canon EOS6D mark1 and these settings: 1/1000-sec, f/22, ISO1000, and 28mm focal length. This post appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com as https://wp.me/p1BIdT-o1e.

El Bocho, street art, He Is Gone and I Am Still in Cologne, Ehrenfeld, Köln, Cologne, North Rhein-Westphalia, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, Deutschland, fotoeins

Fotoeins Friday: RTW10, fifty-five

10 years ago, I began an around-the-world (RTW) journey lasting 389 consecutive days, which began 24 December 2011 and ended 15 January 2013.

14 January 2013.

This is the last day of the year-long RTW, and this is the 55th and final installment in the series.

I spend that last light in Köln’s Ehrenfeld (“Ihrefeld”), one of my favourite places in both city and country. I catch this piece of street-art by Berlin-based artist El Bocho: “He Is Gone and I Am Still in Cologne.” If only I could stay a little longer.

Tomorrow, I’m on an express train to Frankfurt Airport for a flight to London, followed by that familiar hop over the big eastern pond back to Vancouver.

I made the image on 14 Jan 2013 with a Canon EOS450D (Rebel XSi) and these settings: 1/10-sec, f/3.5, ISO800, and 18mm focal length (29mm full-frame equivalent). This post appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com as https://wp.me/p1BIdT-ngd.

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