16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Constant Change of Light

It’s something special to be in the mountains in the evening waiting for the sun to set. The light and color palette is constantly changing until the red glowing peaks are marking the days ending. This particular photograph was taken 5 min before the sun actually disappeared behind the horizon. I was sitting at the exact same spot for 2 hours watching the constant change of light ...

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2018
Date Uploaded: 09.2018
Photo Location: Ehrwald, Austria
Camera: NIKON D750
Copyright: © Oellrich Oellrich