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The material used is a tripod, a canon 5D and a 16mm lens. The exposure is 30seconds.

It’s a single shot, which came that way straight from the sensor. No manipulations of any kind have been applied.

The weather conditions were really special that evening. In the sky, it’s not clouds, but fog slowly fading away. Fog is also present on many random places on the picture. The orange glows in the front are the public lights from the next village. The foreground (snow) is highlighted because I had the moon glowing from the right. The stars are a bit blury because of the long exposure, you can even see a small dotted line in the middle left, which is a plane passing by.

You can see the right part of the landscape here (it’s in black and white).

If you have more questions, just ask. Thanks for your stay!

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30 Comments. Leave your Comment right now:

  1. Wonderful composition and colours, it makes me dreaming.

  2. by Frank

    This is a really stunning photograph. My guess, two images made to one?

  3. by ben

    Le ciel est assez sur-réaliste de part sa couleur et sa texture. Le sujet sombre qui se distingue à l’horizon est le bienvenu. Dommage que le premier plan fasse un peu “sale”

  4. Wow, thats amazing!

  5. by Tom K.

    A stunning photographic achievement.

  6. amazing dreamy mood in this shot, nicely done.

  7. by justin

    Beautiful. Very very beautiful.

  8. by rhys

    wow. what an amazing image. I am speechless.

  9. by Franck

    Le ciel est vraiment magique ! Est-ce une aurore boréale ou vraiment les nuages ?
    La composition est très bonne. Bravo !

  10. @Frank: it’s a single picture. Came that way straight from the sensor.

    @Franck: la photo a été prise en Suisse, donc pas d’aurore boréale ;) . Il s’agit du brouillard qui se dissipe. Les couleurs oranges sont celles de l’éclairage public du village voisin..(moins poétique que l’aurore, je l’admets..)

  11. by Lee

    Truly is a breathtaking photo! The purple/blue is perfect!

  12. by Kevin

    Outstanding.

  13. by maan

    fantastic sky..

  14. wow, this is really good one
    i invite you to visit my fotoblog

  15. by zenoed

    My first time to your site and Im just awed by this truly outstanding work. Will certainly come back for more.

    cheers
    zeno & ED

  16. by Yohan

    It’s a feary tales landscape! Very impressive and emotional

  17. bravo

  18. by tetsu

    Beautiful moment!!! :-)

  19. Is it real?
    doesn’t matter cos its gr8… :)

  20. Very good capture here.
    If you can get a remote timer for your camera you will step into another world with exposures longer than 30 sec.

  21. by Ian

    Great looking scene.. The atmosphere here is incredible!

  22. excellent image – the mood and the colors are great

  23. by JM°

    Amazing image – full of dreams and mystery..
    A pleasant trip to begin with !!

  24. what a nice landscape … its so dramatic moment …

  25. Wonderful moment.

  26. Wow..was this shot at planet earth? woohoo !!! Fantastic indeed…

  27. Thanks for sharing !!
    Great capture !!

  28. by Andrew

    wow the colors are great. i like how there is no definite horizon. and the stars are beautiful.

  29. by Heidi

    Wooo! So many comments alredy.. but I have to say too: “Wow, this is a hell of an amazing sky”!!!

  30. This is a kind of dream.
    i love this picture.
    Bravo !