Gorges du Doubs - 1

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 27, 2010143 views8 comments

The first in another short series from one of my favourite parts of Switzerland. The Gorges du Doubs straddles the Franco/Swiss border for some 50km and, although the flow of the river Doubs is regulated by several dams and hydro plants, the gorge has many sections which are wild and isolated - surprisingly so, given that civilization is never more than a couple of kms away as the crow flies.

The beauty of this location lies, in part, in the fact that there are no roads running along the length of the gorge and only three which cross it so you don't have to hike very far before you feel like you're in a different era with only birdsong breaking the silence.

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Ebony 45SU, 300mm, Velvia 50, 1/2" @ f22

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on March 27, 2010 at 7:06 AM

I love the reflection of the trees in the river. Nice glow on the shoreline. This is one of my spots i would love to go to photograph this year. Haven't been there for a couple of years or so.

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Comment posted by Winnie Ho on March 27, 2010 at 8:26 AM

Glorious colours and reflection. Superb image.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on March 27, 2010 at 8:36 AM

I really like this one. Interesting reflection in that there is a lot of green in the trees and it almost looks like a different season in the water.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on March 27, 2010 at 9:11 AM

Beautiful Julian. What I really like in this is the muted colors of the FG trees versus the gray of the more distant trees, plus just the peaceful nature of the entire scene.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on March 27, 2010 at 11:23 AM

This is quite nice! It's good to have some wild and scenic places to escape to that are not so far from civilization.

Chris

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on March 27, 2010 at 8:41 PM

This is very pleasing, Julian. Not WOW pleasing, but subtle beauty pleasing. I really like the comp along with the way the soft light lets the colors and shapes take center stage.

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on March 28, 2010 at 12:01 AM

Delightfully simple Julian, I just love the trees and barren vegetation in the back, and the reflection adds a wonderfully peaceful feeling.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on March 28, 2010 at 5:40 PM

Beautiful, quiet image Julian. The pastel colors in the trees are really nice. Love the luminous quality to the shore line and how that contrasts with the shadow and blues. Excellent work.

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