Karsten Schmidt

Toblinger Knoten / Torre di Toblin

(October 2024)

#SilentSunday #LandscapePhotography #Photography #Dolomites #Alps #Mountains #Hiking #CloudAppreciation

Feb 1 at 9:44amWeb
Show threadKarsten SchmidtFeb 1

Decided to make a kallitype print of this and think it suits this timeless nature even better...

#AltProcess #Kallitype #LandscapePhotography #Photography #BlackAndWhite #NoirCountry #FineArt

Show threadskryFeb 1
@toxi Are those cave dwellings uphill of the building?
Show threadKarsten SchmidtFeb 1

@skry Not quite. These openings are part of the tunnel systems blown into these mountains (and neighboring ones) when this pass region was part of the frontline in the so-called "White War" (WWI)... It's all pretty sad and even hundred years later there're still a lot of other traces (trenches, ruins) everywhere (even though this is at 2500m elevation)...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_War

Also nearby:

https://mastodon.thi.ng/@toxi/115203009119593813

White War - Wikipedia

Show threadskryFeb 1
@toxi Wow. Horrible. Unimaginable.
Show threadKarsten SchmidtFeb 1
@skry Yep. People just never learn... 😢 A short documentary (9mins) about the White War:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JI-UC_Osg8
The Edge of the Abyss - Mountain Warfare On The Italian Front I THE GREAT WAR Special

YouTube
Show threadS★m V★rm★Feb 1
@toxi Aber bitte das kleine rote Dachl ist ja so cute
Show threadElisabettaFeb 2
I had the chance to do the via ferrata there last September: amazing view from the top! And amazing photo of yours!