A declaration of love ... Photo

Photographers Note

This is "my" village - Partenen, the uppermost settlement in Montafon valley and the southernmost village in the Austrian state Vorarlberg. It is situated in an altitude of 1050 metres and it has about 500 inhabitants. Until 1954 here really has been "the end of the world", but then Silvretta Hochalpenstraße, a most impressive Alpine pass street, has been built, connecting Vorarlberg (Partenen) with Tyrol (Galtür). It actually had been built in order to transport building materials to the storage lakes high above the village and it culminates in Bielerhöhe on the lakefront of the storage lake Silvrettasee in an altitude of 2050 metres. It runs upward in the valley right hand behind the village in my photo and it gives opportunity of numberless hiking options .
Fortunately a bypass has been built in order to keep the pass traffic out of the village.

As you can see, Partenen is situated in a trough valley which was shaped by an Ice Age glacier and it is surrounded on three sides by steep slopes. The visible slope in background has an altitude of about 500 metres and it raises altogether 1200 metres above the village - please see workshop photo.

My photo was taken during a hike in the mountains when some sunrays suddenly illuminated the bottom of the valley.
I partly spend my holidays here since 1961 and I have been there till now nearly 60 times. Arriving there is like coming home, feeling good ... there's something special for me about this village, this valley, these mountains ...

In map view right hand I put the marker on my position when taking this picture.

chinchini, dip, isabela_sor, eska, saxo042, papagolf21, Vasa, photoray, burraburra, Jakab, ncosmin oznaczył to zdjęcie jeko użyteczne

Critiques | Translate

serp2000 (9661) 2009-07-22 23:24

Wow! Impressive shot, Frank!
I like this composition! wonderful landscape! My compliments! TFS!
Greetings from Ural,
Serghei

dip (12828) 2009-07-22 23:30

Hallo Frank,
Ein herrlicher Blick !!!
sehr guter Standpunkt,
klasse Aufnahme!
Grüße,
Dimitris.

chinchini (27773) 2009-07-22 23:31

Salut Frank,
Quelle belle déclaration d'amour ! ;o)
Elle est superbe cette vallée ainsi que ta "vue aérienne". Je crois bien que tu en as plein d'excellents souvenirs. Je te souhaite d'en rajouter.
Mes amitiés d'un Calvi annoncé sous la canicule (36°C et +)
Pierre

jasmis (50931) 2009-07-22 23:44

Breathtaking view. Amazing invitation to visit this lovely place.
Regards my dear friend from very hot Silesia.

isabela_sor (42401) 2009-07-22 23:49 [Comment]

Show Comment

amaryllis (17752) 2009-07-23 0:32

bonjour Frank
comme je te comprends, cette photo de ce paysage est sublime et on ne peut tomber "qu'amoureux" de celŕ et de plus c'est ta région, une belle diagonale, le village dans la vallée, fabuleux
je suis allée en Maurienne, celŕ y ressemble avec cette montagne ŕ droite
excellente composition
juliette

xuaxo (5829) 2009-07-23 4:56

Hallo Frank,
That's no wonder that you're in love with this village. Dies ist ganz wunderbar!
Congratulations for the great photo.
Grüsse aus Portugal,
Francisco

saxo042 (16198) 2009-07-23 11:50

Hi Frank,
What a marvellous POV, like looking down inte a big crater. This is definitely a very beautiful valley, we have been here several times. Seeing a picture like this we might perhaps go back again next year...
Kind regards
Gunnar

papagolf21 (56697) 2009-07-23 13:29

Bonsoir, mon ami Frank,
De retour de la maison de campagne, je m'aperçois que je suis passé ŕ côté de magnifiques prises de vue. Celle-ci est particuličrement réussie ŕ tous points de vue. Tous les ingrédients sont réunis pour nous offrir une magnifique composition d'une beauté stupéfiante. L'effet de réalisme est surprenant.
Félicitations pour cette grande photo !
Amitiés.
Philippe

manatee (4295) 2009-07-23 19:04

Wow amazing place, i really love this view, has been my dream live in a place like this since all my life, I hope some day i will do it

Amzing view and wonderful picture

Elias

Silvio1953 (42671) 2009-07-24 12:37

Ciao Frank, fantastic ligh on lovely valley, beautiful composition with splendid colors, very well done, have a good week end, greetings from very warm Italy Silvio

Vasa (6246) 2009-07-24 15:02

Bonsoir Frank,

la premiere idee qui m'est venue en regardant ce superbe panorama, c'est votre position qui vous a permis de nombreuses possibilites de realisation. En Autriche, c'est comme ca, on est tout le temps dans la montagne. Et toujours spectaculair. Danke schon, Frank ami, pour ce partage qui fait plaisir.

Branko

batalay (21166) 2009-07-24 15:44

Hello Frank,

Your village is a Suburb of Paradise! Surrounded by the tall evergreens, the little hamlet exudes an atmosphere of tranquility. The note, as usual, is informative, and beautifully written. I wish I could write in German, as you do in English.

Warm regards and have a good weekend,

Bulent

photoray (1361) 2009-07-24 16:47

Guten tag Frank,

Congratulations on a magical eagle's eye view but also your own Shangri La.

thanks for sharing,
Ray

burraburra (900) 2009-07-26 1:55

Hallo Frank,
Great POV. Excellent notes. I surfed your links and viewed everything.
I am impresssed and one day will visit the area hopefully.
Cheers,
Graham.

leo61 (43668) 2009-07-27 4:31

Hallo Frank!
Ich genieße einen freien Tag ,ausnahmnweise mal mit Sonne pur.
Toller POV und ein schöner Blick auf das Dorf im Tal.
Im Dezember wirds bei mir weniger grün,dafür noch steiler......
Zum 2. mal Kapverden,dieses mal 2 der südlichen Inseln.
Schönen Tag und Gruß.
Leo

nana12345 (18) 2009-07-27 12:32 [Comment]

Show Comment

Jakab (3480) 2009-08-01 13:37

Hallo Frank,
das Foto betrachtend kann ich Deine Gefühle vollkommen verstehen. Gesperrt von der Welt, inmitten der Natur, in "gmütlicher Gsellschaft" - kann man sich Besseres vorstellen? Mir gefällt das Bild, besonders die Tiefe ist überzeugend.
Viele Grüße
László

ncosmin (936) 2009-08-03 10:45

Wonderful landscape! I think inhabitants of this village are very happy.
Regards,
Cosmin