Aiguilles de Chamonix - French Alps                                             Steve Dixon
Technical and Purchase Information

Camera/Lens: Nikon FM2, 85mm Nikkor
Format: 35mm
Film: TMAX 100
Print Sizes: 8x10, matted 11x14,11x14, matted 16x20, 16x20 matted 22x28


All prints are on double-weight fiber-based paper, archivally processed,
selenium toned, signed, and dry-mounted. Mats are archival quality and
acid free. Actual print sizes may vary slightly.
I had the good fortune to spend a couple of days with some friends who have a place near Chamonix in the
French Alps.  I had never seen mountains like those in my life.  On the one full day I had, I took the telepherique
(cable car) up to L'Aiguille du Midi at about 12,000 feet.  The ride up involves changing cars halfway up the
mountain, and part of the second stage is practically vertical, gliding along quite close to a rock face where
climbers can sometimes be seen.  Many people who ride up ski the 11 kilometers back to town, or start
high-altitude mountaineering trips from the ski station.  The views are incredible.  I was shooting 35mm, so there is
a limit to the size of the prints, but the mist swirling around the peaks gives them a mysterious, ethereal look.  
Unfortunately, I overdeveloped much of the film from the trip, and a lot of potentially interesting images were
damaged. I try to look on that as an excuse to go back, although I really believe that missed photos are gone
forever.  You might go back and find another interesting picture, but the ones that you didn't get are gone.
As most people seem to
prefer them, prices are for
framed prints, ready to
hang.  I use a very nice
matt black wood frame 7/8
of an inch wide, with a
white mat.  If you would
like to order unframed
prints, go to the
"Purchase" page for
pricing.