Great to see you here. Join our insightful photographic forum today and start tapping into a huge wealth of photographic knowledge. Completing our simple registration process will allow you to gain access to exclusive content, add your own topics and posts, share your work and connect with other members through your own private inbox! And don’t forget to say hi!
Tom, many thanks...Devon actually (Dartmouth) a lovely place to visit if you ever come out this wayAs my better half would quickly tell you, I've never been the most felicitous sort!
Nice catch, Barry. The Cornish (I'm assuming) scenery visible through the windows sets the whole thing up quite nicely!
Vivek, I honestly don't know!...It probably gives you an instant 6 pack and makes you invincible :grin:Barry, what is that drink (as suggested by the arrows in its name) supposed to do?
Understandable.
How high are those peaks in the background ?Some more from the hydroelectric power plants series.
Coupling station of Chamoson
A7rm2 and FE 55mm 1.8
Coupling station of Chamoson - 20160612_202a7r2i by hhh rrr, sur Flickr
The highest peak standing in the background and hidden by the clouds is the Grand Muveran and reaches something like 3050 meters high. The others are around 2700 meters (Pointe de Chemo and dent de Chamossaire) and the lowest one in the foreground, without snow is l'Ardève and it reaches only 1476 meters. The altitude at the level of the power plants and coupling station is about 450 meters.How high are those peaks in the background ?
Still have quite a bit of snow.
But since two days it's getting better here in Zurich, I hope Annna can say the same for Sion. We are a small country, but with very different weather at the same time.The wheather of May June has been REALLY awful, with a lot of rain and cold temperatures.
That does seem rather a low altitude to have snow this time of year.The highest peak standing in the background and hidden by the clouds is the Grand Muveran and reaches something like 3050 meters high. The others are around 2700 meters (Pointe de Chemo and dent de Chamossaire) and the lowest one in the foreground, without snow is l'Ardève and it reaches only 1476 meters. The altitude at the level of the power plants and coupling station is about 450 meters.
As for the feet, I'll let you take care of the conversion.
The wheather of May June has been awful, with a lot of rain and cold temperatures. That means some fresh snow up in the mountains and the winter snow has not yet completely melt. But in July/August the snow will be gone on these lower mountains. In the summer eternal snows and glaciers aren't seen when you are at the bottom of the valley because the lower mountains are blocking the view toward the higher mountains (more than 4000 meters).
You have to take in account the fact that our winters are milder than yours and our summers cooler due to the gulfstream, a current blowing from the west and producing a more temperate climate in Europe than in the US.That does seem rather a low altitude to have snow this time of year.
But you explained by citing the cooler weather.
I thought perhaps they were 12,000 feet or higher.
And I will let you do that conversion.
When I hover over your name this link appears to view all your posts http://www.getdpi.com/forum/search.phpHow can I see all of the postings and all of the photos that I have posted on this site? I searched for my name and saw a series of postings and photos, but it wasn't all of them. Someone wants to see pics of her son who was the goalie in several of the shots, but I cannot seem to access all of the photos. I would go to the Flickr page where they are hosted but the system wiped out one account that the photos were contained in, I think. At the very least I am having issues accessing the site where the photos are hosted, so I can at least show her the photos on this site.
Thank you.
Mikal