Stefan Forster // Landscape

Swiss photographer, Stefan Forster has gone on world trips to take landscapes around the world. I find landscapes of Switzerland very interesting because it is a country made up of interesting geographical landmarks, such as lakes and mountains. Within Switzerland there are loads of mountains and lakes, there's at least one lake and mountains nearby everyone that lives there. In his images, Forster has used the geographical aspects of Switzerland to his advantage, with the lakes and mountains.

 The image above of the Swiss Alps, is quite interesting. As Switzerland is made up of mountains and lakes, which do come together, they can create interesting landscapes. I love how in this image the mountains are encasing the clear lake within them. Also not all the mountains are covered in snow, some are covered in greenery. The right side of the image has shadows over the mountains into the lake, this is from where the sun is in the sky and how the mountains are blocking the sun's light. 

 The image above's main aspect is the refection in the lake of the mountains and clouds, this is effective because the whole of the images scenery has been reflected onto the lake which makes it seem as if there are upside mountains underneath the real ones. The sun has also created shadows in this image from where it is positioned in the sky, this has created different amounts of light and shade within the image.

 The image above has focused on a particular mountain, which means you can see the exact shape of it and how it isn't smooth. The bottom right corner of the image has black outlines of trees from another mountain, this has been done by the trees being in the shade with no light going onto them. Light and shade is quite a significant aspect of this image, this is because the different surfaces of the mountain have caught the sunlight differently, with parts being in the shade and others being in the sun. Around the mountain there is a slight white glow, this is from where the sun light has reflected in the snow.


Since I recently went to Switzerland, I took some landscape images. These have been inspired by Forster's images above. 

 The image above was taken at lake Urnesee looking out from a small wooden look-out tower that was there. This means that I have captured the lake and mountains within the image. The sky isn't as vibrant as in Forster's images because we got there quite late on through the afternoon when it was starting to get dark. The only thing I wish wasn't in the image is the tree branches in the foreground as it removes the viewers attention from the rest of the image. But overall I am quite happy with this image.

The image above was also taken at lake Urnesee looking out from a small wooden look-out tower that was there. The image has captured the mountains, lake, trees, and snow. The image captures reflection along the water. This is my favourite image that I took at lake Urnesee, as it captures the whole aspect of the place, with nothing unwanted in the foreground.

In both the images I adjusted the levels with Photoshop Elements 13 so I could change the highlights, midtones, and darkness within the images.