Paglia Orba – Mt. Toulonnais | 260 km.

September 4, 2017September 6, 2017 ~ Juanjo ~ Leave a comment

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By	Antoine Mangiavacca
Camera	Nikon D600 – 1/60 ISO 50
Lens	500 mm. AI – P (+1.4x +2x)
Date	August 12^th 2017

Antoine always impresses us with beautiful high quality pictures from the area around Corsica and this time is no exception.

Moreover, this is the first time that we publish an image taken during night time, yet another proof of the incredible visibility and clear air that we had during the last August 12^th

We can see below that the same mountains were phtographed during the sunset, at night and during sunrise of the following day (in IR)

Thank you Antoine for sharing with us this views!

Canigó – Barre des Écrins | 412 km.

August 14, 2017November 3, 2017 ~ Juanjo ~ 3 Comments

Close up on Barre des Ecrins and surrounding peaks

Overall view of Mont Ventoux and Golfe du Lion

By	Juanjo Diaz de Argandoña / Marc Bret
Camera	Nikon D5100 @ ISO200 – 2.5 s
Lens	ED80 APO Refractor Telescope
Date	August 12^th 2017 – 06:00

If there is a picture that we always wanted to get is the view from Canigó peak looking North East… The complete chain of the Alpes Maritimes together with Mount Ventoux can be perfectly seen on the horizon.

And left of Mount Ventoux an small line of mountains shows up: Barre des Écrins, one of the greatest lines in Europe at 412 km.

No one could ever imagine that such a picture can be achieved in mid Summer, but August 12 is a day that we will remember forever.

Long before sunrise the brilliant horizon cutted the silhouettes above Golfe du Lion and the challenge was achieved.

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Plomb de Cantal – Mont Blanc | 332 km.

August 7, 2017November 1, 2017 ~ Juanjo ~ Leave a comment

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By	Yves Courtel
Camera	Nikon D90 @ ISO250 – 1/4
Lens	NikonLens @ 300 mm. – f./11
Date	November 1^st 2015

Thank you Yves Courtel for showing us this beautiful picture of one of the very best mountains in Europe: Mont Blanc.

Target in our mountaineering life for may of us, now we can see this peak from as far as 332 km., as seen from the summit of Plomb du Cantal, in the central France massif.

Crystal clear view and perfect atmosphere! Who know how far it could go if some more peaks were shown in the horizon!

As Yves quotes: “It was a perfect day, with the mountains showing up half hour before sunrise. The mountains dissapeared once the sun rose.”

For those trying to reach this summit for a similar view, it is easy to access through a 1:45 hours hike.

Pic de Finestrelles – Pic Gaspard / Ecrins | 443 km.

August 3, 2016August 29, 2018 ~ Mark Bret ~ 55 Comments

Current World Record of distant landscape photography

Barre des Écrins (4.102 m) is in the middle left of the image.

Taken from Pic de Finestrelles (2.820 m) at 440 Km, before sunrise.

In the rest of the pictures, another summits can be seen further away.

By	Marc Bret (Beyond Horizons team)
Camera	Panasonic Lumix FZ72 @ ISO100 – 1/250
Lens	Integrated Zoom @ 1200 mm – f./2.8
Date	July 16^th 2016

Portraying the silhouette of the Barre des Ecrins from the most distant possible summit of the Pyrenees and get a new World Distance Record has been for us the last most recent target. The result is counted in the image: a view from Pic de Finestrelles (2.820 m.) to the Alps.

Want to try yourself? Don’t forget to check our reccommended cameras!

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Bieszczady – Pietrosul Rodnei | 216 km.

March 31, 2016August 6, 2017 ~ Juanjo ~ Leave a comment

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By	Radoslaw Wierzbinski
Camera	Nikon D90 @ ISO800 – 1/15
Lens	70 – 300 @ 300 mm. – f./9
Date	December 31^st 2015

Another great picture from Radoslaw is what we have here this time. And this is an special picture.

Just because the peak portrayed here is geometrically not visible from the observation point (the highest peak in Poland). That small Romanian peak is appearing due to refraction, that curves the light beams across the atmosphere and allows hidden objects to show as if they were visible.

A great example of how refraction is something to very care about in distant observations.

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Canigó – Sommet de la Frema | 388 km.

February 5, 2016August 28, 2018 ~ Juanjo ~ 2 Comments

By	Juanjo Diaz de Argandoña / M.Bret
Camera	Nikon D5100 @ ISO200 – 1/1.25
Lens	ED80 APO Refractor Telescope
Date	May 17^th 2015 – 06:17:25

When we beated the World Record for distant sights almost a year ago, from the same place and at the same time, we never tought we were about to repeat it.

After days of calculation, preparation and planning we were again at the top of Pic du Canigó, just a little moments before sunrise, awating for the view that stopped the time.

Exactly at the forecasted time, and at the very certain place we were waiting it, the sun rose behind Alp-de-Haute-Provence.

Want to try yourself? Don’t forget to check our reccommended cameras!

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Cantavieja – Vignemale | 254 km.

August 9, 2015February 8, 2016 ~ Juanjo ~ Leave a comment

By	Juanjo Diaz de Argandoña
Camera	Nikon D5100 @ ISO160 – 1/400
Lens	ED80 APO Refractor Telescope
Date	December 22^nd 2014 – 09:09

The highest peak in French Pyrenees, photographed from South of Aragon province.

255 kilometers covered in a single picture to cross frontiers above the plains around Ebro river.

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Paglia Orba – Mt. Toulonnais | 260 km.

This image has been submitted via our page, if you want yours as well please do it here.

Antoine always impresses us with beautiful high quality pictures from the area around Corsica and this time is no exception.

Moreover, this is the first time that we publish an image taken during night time, yet another proof of the incredible visibility and clear air that we had during the last August 12^th

We can see below that the same mountains were phtographed during the sunset, at night and during sunrise of the following day (in IR)

Thank you Antoine for sharing with us this views!

Canigó – Barre des Écrins | 412 km.

Close up on Barre des Ecrins and surrounding peaks

Overall view of Mont Ventoux and Golfe du Lion

If there is a picture that we always wanted to get is the view from Canigó peak looking North East… The complete chain of the Alpes Maritimes together with Mount Ventoux can be perfectly seen on the horizon.

And left of Mount Ventoux an small line of mountains shows up: Barre des Écrins, one of the greatest lines in Europe at 412 km.

No one could ever imagine that such a picture can be achieved in mid Summer, but August 12 is a day that we will remember forever.

Long before sunrise the brilliant horizon cutted the silhouettes above Golfe du Lion and the challenge was achieved.

Plomb de Cantal – Mont Blanc | 332 km.

This image has been submitted via our page, if you want yours as well please do it here.

Thank you Yves Courtel for showing us this beautiful picture of one of the very best mountains in Europe: Mont Blanc.

Target in our mountaineering life for may of us, now we can see this peak from as far as 332 km., as seen from the summit of Plomb du Cantal, in the central France massif.

Crystal clear view and perfect atmosphere! Who know how far it could go if some more peaks were shown in the horizon!

As Yves quotes: “It was a perfect day, with the mountains showing up half hour before sunrise. The mountains dissapeared once the sun rose.”

For those trying to reach this summit for a similar view, it is easy to access through a 1:45 hours hike.

Pic de Finestrelles – Pic Gaspard / Ecrins | 443 km.

Current World Record of distant landscape photography

Barre des Écrins (4.102 m) is in the middle left of the image.

Taken from Pic de Finestrelles (2.820 m) at 440 Km, before sunrise.

In the rest of the pictures, another summits can be seen further away.

Portraying the silhouette of the Barre des Ecrins from the most distant possible summit of the Pyrenees and get a new World Distance Record has been for us the last most recent target. The result is counted in the image: a view from Pic de Finestrelles (2.820 m.) to the Alps.

Bieszczady – Pietrosul Rodnei | 216 km.

Another great picture from Radoslaw is what we have here this time. And this is an special picture.

Just because the peak portrayed here is geometrically not visible from the observation point (the highest peak in Poland). That small Romanian peak is appearing due to refraction, that curves the light beams across the atmosphere and allows hidden objects to show as if they were visible.

A great example of how refraction is something to very care about in distant observations.

Canigó – Sommet de la Frema | 388 km.

When we beated the World Record for distant sights almost a year ago, from the same place and at the same time, we never tought we were about to repeat it.

After days of calculation, preparation and planning we were again at the top of Pic du Canigó, just a little moments before sunrise, awating for the view that stopped the time.

Exactly at the forecasted time, and at the very certain place we were waiting it, the sun rose behind Alp-de-Haute-Provence.

Cantavieja – Vignemale | 254 km.

The highest peak in French Pyrenees, photographed from South of Aragon province.

255 kilometers covered in a single picture to cross frontiers above the plains around Ebro river.

This image has been submitted via our page, if you want yours as well please do it here.

Antoine always impresses us with beautiful high quality pictures from the area around Corsica and this time is no exception.

Moreover, this is the first time that we publish an image taken during night time, yet another proof of the incredible visibility and clear air that we had during the last August 12th

We can see below that the same mountains were phtographed during the sunset, at night and during sunrise of the following day (in IR)

Thank you Antoine for sharing with us this views!

Close up on Barre des Ecrins and surrounding peaks

Overall view of Mont Ventoux and Golfe du Lion

If there is a picture that we always wanted to get is the view from Canigó peak looking North East… The complete chain of the Alpes Maritimes together with Mount Ventoux can be perfectly seen on the horizon.

And left of Mount Ventoux an small line of mountains shows up: Barre des Écrins, one of the greatest lines in Europe at 412 km.

No one could ever imagine that such a picture can be achieved in mid Summer, but August 12 is a day that we will remember forever.

Long before sunrise the brilliant horizon cutted the silhouettes above Golfe du Lion and the challenge was achieved.

This image has been submitted via our page, if you want yours as well please do it here.

Thank you Yves Courtel for showing us this beautiful picture of one of the very best mountains in Europe: Mont Blanc.

Target in our mountaineering life for may of us, now we can see this peak from as far as 332 km., as seen from the summit of Plomb du Cantal, in the central France massif.

Crystal clear view and perfect atmosphere! Who know how far it could go if some more peaks were shown in the horizon!

As Yves quotes: “It was a perfect day, with the mountains showing up half hour before sunrise. The mountains dissapeared once the sun rose.”

For those trying to reach this summit for a similar view, it is easy to access through a 1:45 hours hike.

Current World Record of distant landscape photography

Barre des Écrins (4.102 m) is in the middle left of the image.

Taken from Pic de Finestrelles (2.820 m) at 440 Km, before sunrise.

In the rest of the pictures, another summits can be seen further away.

Portraying the silhouette of the Barre des Ecrins from the most distant possible summit of the Pyrenees and get a new World Distance Record has been for us the last most recent target. The result is counted in the image: a view from Pic de Finestrelles (2.820 m.) to the Alps.

Another great picture from Radoslaw is what we have here this time. And this is an special picture.

Just because the peak portrayed here is geometrically not visible from the observation point (the highest peak in Poland). That small Romanian peak is appearing due to refraction, that curves the light beams across the atmosphere and allows hidden objects to show as if they were visible.

A great example of how refraction is something to very care about in distant observations.

When we beated the World Record for distant sights almost a year ago, from the same place and at the same time, we never tought we were about to repeat it.

After days of calculation, preparation and planning we were again at the top of Pic du Canigó, just a little moments before sunrise, awating for the view that stopped the time.

Exactly at the forecasted time, and at the very certain place we were waiting it, the sun rose behind Alp-de-Haute-Provence.

The highest peak in French Pyrenees, photographed from South of Aragon province.

255 kilometers covered in a single picture to cross frontiers above the plains around Ebro river.

Moreover, this is the first time that we publish an image taken during night time, yet another proof of the incredible visibility and clear air that we had during the last August 12^th