The Fire Mountain of Visp (News 2012, by Adrian Bretscher) - Swiss Press Award

The Fire Mountain of Visp

Adrian Bretscher

On April 27, 2011, approximately 100 hectares of forest burned down in Visp. This image shows a nighttime long-exposure shot of the burning mountain above Visp. The light trail shows a Super Puma making a firefighting circuit. The photo was taken from the valley floor at 11:53 p.m. with a Nikon D3s at a focal length of 15mm and an exposure time of 161 seconds.