Scenic Flight Bernese Alps
Sightseeing flight with Martial Widemann from Moonlight Air . Route: Triengen, Aletsch-Gletscher, Jungfrau, Eiger, Luzern, Triengen. With clouds and the light of the setting sun the mountains look much more interesting than during noon. It's frightening how few snow it had on the mountains in april. Guests were Daniel Fawer and Beat Kohler .
Fig. 1: The small lake Mauen in the environment of the village Sursee at lake Sempache. — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm 1:2.8D, Polfilter, 21. April 2007 Nikon D200; Δt=1/250 s; f=40 mm; f/4.0; ISO 200; 21 April 2007 17:05:28
Fig. 2: A few ponds between the villages Ostergau and Wuschiwil. Is it a fish farm? — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm 1:2.8D, Polfilter, 21. April 2007 Nikon D200; Δt=1/500 s; f=70 mm; f/5.6; ISO 200; 21 April 2007 17:08:06
Fig. 3: The factory site of Kronospan Schweiz AG at Menznau. They produce chip boards. — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm 1:2.8D, Polfilter, 21. April 2007 Nikon D200; Δt=1/320 s; f=70 mm; f/4.5; ISO 200; 21 April 2007 17:09:00
Fig. 4: A little farm somewhere in the Napf environment. — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm 1:2.8D, Polfilter, 21. April 2007 Nikon D200; Δt=1/200 s; f=70 mm; f/4.0; ISO 200; 21 April 2007 17:12:43
Fig. 5: This is the village Langnau in the Emmen valley. — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm 1:2.8D, Polfilter, 21. April 2007 Nikon D200; Δt=1/350 s; f=65 mm; f/5.0; ISO 200; 21 April 2007 17:16:04
Fig. 6: The city Thun on Lake Thun in the backlight of the evening sun. — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm 1:2.8D, Polfilter, 21. April 2007 Nikon D200; Δt=1/1000 s; f=70 mm; f/8.0; ISO 200; 21 April 2007 17:23:31
Fig. 7: Thick clouds — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm 1:2.8D, Polfilter, 21. April 2007 Nikon D200; Δt=1/320 s; f=70 mm; f/9.0; ISO 200; 21 April 2007 17:28:01
Fig. 8: Thick clouds above the Swiss Alps. Only a few beams of sunlight can get through. — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm 1:2.8D, Polfilter, 21. April 2007 Nikon D200; Δt=1/751 s; f=32 mm; f/5.6; ISO 200; 21 April 2007 17:31:08
Fig. 9: This is the upper Lötsch valley. — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm 1:2.8D, Polfilter, 21. April 2007 Nikon D200; Δt=1/640 s; f=28 mm; f/5.0; ISO 200; 21 April 2007 17:33:41
Fig. 10: A mountain slope covered with snow in the light of the evening sun. — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm 1:2.8D, Polfilter, 21. April 2007 Nikon D200; Δt=1/640 s; f=70 mm; f/5.0; ISO 200; 21 April 2007 17:35:29
Fig. 11: A view to Valais with haze. The distinct summit in the center is called Trubelstock. — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm 1:2.8D, Polfilter, 21. April 2007 Nikon D200; Δt=1/800 s; f=70 mm; f/6.3; ISO 200; 21 April 2007 17:35:52
Fig. 12: Alps and clouds — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm 1:2.8D, Polfilter, 21. April 2007 Nikon D200; Δt=1/800 s; f=28 mm; f/6.3; ISO 200; 21 April 2007 17:36:18
Fig. 13: The village Rosswald above Brig with the big bridge of the Simplon pass road. — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm 1:2.8D, Polfilter, 21. April 2007 Nikon D200; Δt=1/400 s; f=70 mm; f/4.0; ISO 200; 21 April 2007 17:44:29
Fig. 14: The Aletsch glacier ... or furthermore what's left of it. — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm 1:2.8D, Polfilter, 21. April 2007 Nikon D200; Δt=1/500 s; f=28 mm; f/4.5; ISO 200; 21 April 2007 17:53:05
Fig. 15: A small reservoir close to the Aletsch glacier — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm 1:2.8D, Polfilter, 21. April 2007 Nikon D200; Δt=1/640 s; f=48 mm; f/5.0; ISO 200; 21 April 2007 17:56:19
Fig. 16: The "Place de la Concorde" where three glacier streams (Aletschfirn, Jungfraufirn, Ewigschneefeld) create the big Aletsch glacier. The ice here is about 800-900m deep. — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm 1:2.8D, Polfilter, 21. April 2007 Nikon D200; Δt=1/640 s; f=28 mm; f/5.0; ISO 200; 21 April 2007 17:57:25
Fig. 17: The glacier Ewigschneefeld is floating into the "Place de la Concorde" and has many huge crevasses. — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm 1:2.8D, Polfilter, 21. April 2007 Nikon D200; Δt=1/640 s; f=28 mm; f/5.0; ISO 200; 21 April 2007 17:59:04
Fig. 18: Summit of mount Monk (Mönch). — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm 1:2.8D, Polfilter, 21. April 2007 Nikon D200; Δt=1/500 s; f=70 mm; f/4.5; ISO 200; 21 April 2007 18:00:17
Fig. 19: The famous observatory Sphinx on Jungfraujoch. — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm 1:2.8D, Polfilter, 21. April 2007 Nikon D200; Δt=1/640 s; f=70 mm; f/5.0; ISO 200; 21 April 2007 18:01:03
Fig. 20: Summit of mount virgin (Jungfrau) — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm 1:2.8D, Polfilter, 21. April 2007 Nikon D200; Δt=1/640 s; f=70 mm; f/5.0; ISO 200; 21 April 2007 18:02:27
Fig. 21: The famous observatory Sphinx on Jungfraujoch. A very impressive location. — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm 1:2.8D, Polfilter, 21. April 2007 Nikon D200; Δt=1/500 s; f=70 mm; f/4.5; ISO 200; 21 April 2007 18:02:47
Fig. 22: And again: The Sphinx observatory on the crest between Mount Virgin and Mount Monk. — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm 1:2.8D, Polfilter, 21. April 2007 Nikon D200; Δt=1/500 s; f=70 mm; f/4.5; ISO 200; 21 April 2007 18:03:56
Fig. 23: Summit of Mount Eiger with cloud patches. — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm 1:2.8D, Polfilter, 21. April 2007 Nikon D200; Δt=1/640 s; f=34 mm; f/5.0; ISO 200; 21 April 2007 18:08:37
Fig. 24: Beams of sunlight are passing through the clouds. — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm 1:2.8D, Polfilter, 21. April 2007 Nikon D200; Δt=1/640 s; f=42 mm; f/5.0; ISO 200; 21 April 2007 18:11:00
Fig. 25: The Mount Pilatus in the environment of Lucerne. — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm 1:2.8D, Polfilter, 21. April 2007 Nikon D200; Δt=1/250 s; f=70 mm; f/3.2; ISO 200; 21 April 2007 18:24:41
Fig. 26: The Bürgenstock with the tallest elevator of Europe — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm 1:2.8D, Polfilter, 21. April 2007 Nikon D200; Δt=1/250 s; f=70 mm; f/3.2; ISO 200; 21 April 2007 18:28:21
Fig. 27: Mount Rigi. — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm 1:2.8D, Polfilter, 21. April 2007 Nikon D200; Δt=1/320 s; f=70 mm; f/3.5; ISO 200; 21 April 2007 18:30:26
Fig. 28: Lucerne with culture and congress center KKL, railway station and the famous Kappel bridge. — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm 1:2.8D, Polfilter, 21. April 2007 Nikon D200; Δt=1/100 s; f=70 mm; f/2.8; ISO 200; 21 April 2007 18:35:43
Fig. 29: A small pond in springtime — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm 1:2.8D, Polfilter, 21. April 2007 Nikon D200; Δt=1/80 s; f=70 mm; f/2.8; ISO 200; 21 April 2007 18:39:51
Fig. 30: A rape field in springtime. — Nikon D200, Nikkor AF-S 28-70mm 1:2.8D, Polfilter, 21. April 2007 Nikon D200; Δt=1/100 s; f=70 mm; f/2.8; ISO 200; 21 April 2007 18:41:25