White mountains - The Alps
by Ramona Matei
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White mountains - The Alps
Artist
Ramona Matei
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Photograph
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Wonderful winter scene in Passo del Tonale in Trentino-Alto Adige Region in Italy.
©Ramona Matei.
Beautiful black and white capture of the Alps mountains. Light filters added.
Note: the watermark in the lower right does not appear in the final print.
The Alps are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe and stretch approximately 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) across eight Alpine countries (from west to east): France, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, and Slovenia. The mountains were formed over tens of millions of years as the African and Eurasian tectonic plates collided. Extreme shortening caused by the event resulted in marine sedimentary rocks rising by thrusting and folding into high mountain peaks such as Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn. Mont Blanc spans the French–Italian border, and at 4,809 m (15,778 ft) is the highest mountain in the Alps. The Alpine region area contains about a hundred peaks higher than 4,000 metres (13,000 ft). Source: Wikipedia.
Alps mountains in Italy, black and white, winter scene, great perspective, Europe
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December 10th, 2011
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Anne-Elizabeth Whiteway
Ramona, This is a spectacular winter view. The white snow and mountains ~~all of this is wonderful. F/V
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