Clouds

Wintertime

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At the latitude where I live, the sun barely rises above the horizon this time of year. During the day the sun rises to just under 10 degrees above the horizon. (If you hold your hand at arm's length and close one eye, the width of your fist covers about 10 degrees of your field of view.) Dawn and dusk stretches out in time and the light is soft and warm, yielding nice sunrises and sunsets.

Winter sunrise (1/360s @ f/5.6, 35mm, ISO 400)

Mirror Image

Autumn has finally started to make it’s mark. Leaves are changing colour, and the sky takes on a different shade of blue than just a month ago. It is tempting to turn all the controls all the way up to 11 in an attempt to convey the mood, at the risk, of course, of overcooking it completely and turning it into tasteless kitsch.

Mirror image, autumn mood (1/360s @ f/5.6, 50mm, ISO 200)