Niederl Pass

Fresh snow in the Stubai Alps of Tyrol provided some nice contrast to these brilliant alpine lakes as I peered over Niederl Pass at 8675 ft. Six vertical images were stitched together to cover this expansive 180 degree view. The high peak above the glacier (Wilder-Freiger-Ferner) and Grunausee (most distant lake) is Zuckerhutl at 11,573 ft. Mairspitze (9,174) is to the far right boardering the view. I climbed to the pass late in the afternoon while much of the snow from earlier that day remained. When I descended this steep pass the next morning much of the snow had melted and a foggy haze made photgraphic conditions less than ideal. While the mood is a bit brooding with the storm skies, much better than bright blue I guess.

The even lighting made exposure pretty easy, though I was hoping for some sun spots on the distant mountains.

5DII 28-105L, f16 for all images, some of the bright sky areas were processed 2x in RAW.