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This is Mönch, as seen from the Sphinx observatory at Jungfraujoch. This happens to be my wife's favourite mountain from the trip we took to Switzerland that year. Although I chose not to include them in this scene, just out of frame to the right was a steady stream of mountaineers making their way to or from Mönchsjoch Hut.Shooting in clear, cold, and extremely bright conditions surrounded by fellow tourists made for an interesting technical challenge, with such a wide dynamic range in the scene to try and capture. I find it interesting to contrast this scene with "Jungfrau Mountain from Rotstock", as the rock has a similar interesting mix of textures and compositions, but the colour is quite different.

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This largely brown rocky mountain occupies the bottom two thirds of the frame, with it's summit capped in snow. It's left half is mostly wonderfully textured light brown rock, with a horizontal band of striated darker grey running through roughly the middle of the visible portion. It's right half is mostly covered in brilliant white snow, showing signs of parts having sheared off in small avalanches at some point prior. There are very few shadows, but those that are visible are quite high contrast, as this face of Mönch was being directly light by the bright August midday sun. The sky is a grainy blue that gradually darkens towards the top of the frame, with barely a few wisps of cloud visible.