Splendor Of Greatness

The work of Ingo Schobert, presenting the splendour and greatness of Maroon Bells, belongs to the category of images that have to be seen and contemplated for a long moment, in all the richness of detail, to be fully appreciated.

Although Maroon Bells are easily recognised in the work, even a person who had seen other pictures of the place will have to notice, that the artist managed to introduce the known subject with distinct personal touch and freshness of view; a splendid job in itself, considering how many other photographers come to see the place in all its glory and try to catch, again and again, the ever elusive essence of Maroon Bells' charm.

What's so special about the picture? Actually, almost everything. Try to crop it, significantly alter the viewpoint or light and colour rendition, and the picture will lose a lot of its magical mood. Contrary to your expectation, you will not find a flat repetition of monumental mountains relected monumentally in the mirror of the lake.

Instead, you are treated to professionally recorded fabulous spectrum of colours and shades, where each element adds its own bit of magic; trees, shadows, clouds, water, even non-mirror reflections. In the end, you realise that the Maroon Bells are not the ultimate reason why the place is so magnificent; it's the magnificent harmony and beauty of all the elements belonging to the place that make it so special. Even the flowers seem to invite you into the picture, as if asking - 'Have you really seen anything like this?'

Do yourself a favour and see his picture again. I wouldn't mind waiting myself an hour and a half for the rain to stop, to see such a view in awe. His middle name must be 'Lucky Son-of-a-Gun Luck'. Or was it Luke?