http://www.niophoto.com NiO Photography specializes in capturing the beauty of nature's detail, landscapes, flora and wildlife, with a focus on the European alpine regions. Wed, 16 May 2012 17:51:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.niophoto.com/last-mountain-light/ http://www.niophoto.com/last-mountain-light/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 17:51:32 +0000 Johan Peijnenburg http://www.niophoto.com/?p=3788 Last mountain light on the snow-covered Grand Muveran and Petit Muveran mountains, both rugged mountains are part of the Swiss Alps in the canton of Valais. ]]> http://www.niophoto.com/last-mountain-light/feed/ 2 http://www.niophoto.com/tranquillity/ http://www.niophoto.com/tranquillity/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 12:12:39 +0000 Johan Peijnenburg http://www.niophoto.com/?p=3749 A long exposure image in B&W of two abandoned piers in Lac de Neuchâtel, near Estavayer-le-Lac in Switzerland]]> http://www.niophoto.com/tranquillity/feed/ 136 http://www.niophoto.com/silky-smooth/ http://www.niophoto.com/silky-smooth/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:23:30 +0000 Johan Peijnenburg http://www.niophoto.com/?p=3716 Characteristic stones and flowing water of a mountain river in the Swiss Jura, exposed for 126 seconds to give the water a silky smooth look.]]> http://www.niophoto.com/silky-smooth/feed/ 165 http://www.niophoto.com/a-day-at-the-office/ http://www.niophoto.com/a-day-at-the-office/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:32:42 +0000 Johan Peijnenburg http://www.niophoto.com/?p=3702 A black and white image of a fisherman at work on a boat on Lac Léman (Lake Geneva), with the silhouette of the French Alps in the background]]> http://www.niophoto.com/a-day-at-the-office/feed/ 220 http://www.niophoto.com/come-climb-with-me/ http://www.niophoto.com/come-climb-with-me/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:31:19 +0000 Johan Peijnenburg http://www.niophoto.com/?p=3682 Panorama view in B&W of the of the Mont Blanc massif as seen from the valley near Orsières in Switzerland. The view includes the Grand Darray, Le Portalet and the Pointe des Plines mountains. ]]> http://www.niophoto.com/come-climb-with-me/feed/ 198 http://www.niophoto.com/schluchhorn-north-face-on-a-winter-day/ http://www.niophoto.com/schluchhorn-north-face-on-a-winter-day/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:44:23 +0000 Johan Peijnenburg http://www.niophoto.com/?p=3668 A view of the characteristic north face of the Schluchhorn mountain, which is part of the Diablerets massif in the Swiss canton of Bern, processed in black and white. ]]> http://www.niophoto.com/schluchhorn-north-face-on-a-winter-day/feed/ 126 http://www.niophoto.com/bearded-vulture-in-flight/ http://www.niophoto.com/bearded-vulture-in-flight/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:05:15 +0000 Johan Peijnenburg http://www.niophoto.com/?p=3645 Capture of a huge bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) in flight above the Swiss Alps at the end of the Gemmipass in Leukerbad, Switzerland.]]> http://www.niophoto.com/bearded-vulture-in-flight/feed/ 158 http://www.niophoto.com/come-fly-with-me/ http://www.niophoto.com/come-fly-with-me/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:17:05 +0000 Johan Peijnenburg http://www.niophoto.com/?p=3611 An aerial view of the Mont Blanc Massif processed in black and white. The image was shot from the Swiss Alps and shows the more raw side of the massif.]]> http://www.niophoto.com/come-fly-with-me/feed/ 221 http://www.niophoto.com/cloudy-sky-in-black-white/ http://www.niophoto.com/cloudy-sky-in-black-white/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:07:15 +0000 Johan Peijnenburg http://www.niophoto.com/?p=3602 A B&W impression of a cloudy sky above the Alps that surround the Bas-Intyamon valley in Gruyère, Switzerland. I captured this image on a summer night last August, just before sunset. I processed it in black and white to accentuate the structure and drama in the sky.]]> http://www.niophoto.com/cloudy-sky-in-black-white/feed/ 132 http://www.niophoto.com/culan-mountain-diablerets-on-a-sunny-winter-day/ http://www.niophoto.com/culan-mountain-diablerets-on-a-sunny-winter-day/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:35:03 +0000 Johan Peijnenburg http://www.niophoto.com/?p=3584 An image featuring Culan mountain on a bright and sunny winter-day. Culan mountain is part of the Diablerets massif. As most mountains in the Diablerets massif, it has a very characteristic and impressive appearance. . ]]> http://www.niophoto.com/culan-mountain-diablerets-on-a-sunny-winter-day/feed/ 117