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Mount Tahoma (Rainier) at Sunset, Washington
This was one of those moments that was just too pretty and I had to share. "The Mountain" (as it is referred to around here), kissed with the rosy glow of sunset at the end of a summer day. For all that is wrong in the world, moments like this remind me of all that is still good and peaceful and aglow with the light of hope.
Gold Creek Pond, Snoqualmie Pass, Washington
Through the clouds, a glow of light graces the slope of a distant mountain. And the darkness weeps, for it knows it has been vanquished again.
There has always been something special to me about mountain light. Something in the breathtaking way it illuminates a snow covered slope or splashes over jagged peaks etched against a summer sky. In the way it breaks through the clouds and shines on the mountains below even when no sun is visible, and the way it emerges from the shadows in unexpected moments. Mountain light speaks deeply to my heart; it speaks with strength, it speaks with great beauty, and it speaks with hope.
Light filters through a remote valley somewhere along the road in northern Pakistan. Layers of mountains fade gently into the distance as sunlight drifts through the valley, revealing the immense scale and quiet beauty of the landscapes surrounding the Indus River in Gilgit-Baltistan.
From my latest trip up in the mountains of Borgafjäll. The clouds and the sun created a play of light and shadow over the landscape.
It was a quiet winters morning in the Alabama Hills. A snow-capped Lone Pine Peak is visible through the Mobius Arch.
Even more abstract than usual. A study from a ravine where the snowdrifts have gathered during the winter. One was lit up by the sun while the rest was more shadowed by the clouds.
The light in the mountains fascinates me. In a vast open landscapeyou can really see the play of light and shadows and how they transform the landscape.
The sheer drama of sunset over the mountains visible from Sarfaranga Cold Desert in Skardu. The light only catches the very highest peaks, painting them gold.
A striking view of the iconic Passu Cones rising sharply above the Hunza Valley, captured from Shishkat. The jagged geometry of these peaks, sculpted over millennia, stands in dramatic contrast against the deep autumn sky. Light and shadow carve every ridge, revealing the raw textures of one of northern Pakistan’s most recognizable landscapes.
A quiet winter moment in the mountains, where clouds slowly reveal a hidden light between frozen peaks.
(Taken during a walk by lake Jasna, Kranjska Gora, Slovenia)
Warm evening light on the Bue Ridge Mountains, from the Looking Glass Rock overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina.
Due to the storm that was breaking a variety of shots presented themselves on this day. The changing conditions kept me busy for some time. Just as the day looked to be over one last channel opened in the clouds. The result was a perfect spotlight of red sun light painting Bridal Veil Fall and Three Sisters.
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#4725 - 2020 Day 342: When light over the Downs from my bedroom window becomes mountain light - right after my heart.
Around the time of the solstice celebrations – also known as Johanni or mountain fires – the weather forecast for the region around Ehrwald, Tyrol (Austria) promised perfect conditions. An ideal opportunity to capture the unique atmosphere of these alpine nights with the camera.
I chose to spend the night bivouacking at around 2,200 meters, just below the summits of Daniel and Upsspitze. There I found a sheltered spot with a wide view, perfect for an overnight stay.
The image shows the ridge leading up to Mount Daniel in the first light of dawn. In the background, the Wetterstein mountains rise, crowned by the striking Zugspitze – Germany’s highest peak.
A deeply moving moment – to witness the beginning of a new day in silence and clear mountain air, surrounded by this majestic alpine landscape.
Another from a great day out a year ago. Aran Fawddwy's 1,000 foot cliff face in great light with mist drifting across the hills, and I've got it all to myself - what's not to like!
Day 3 of the solar new year. A long lens captures the southern mountains across Frobisher Bay at dawn, their snow-laced ridges glowing beneath a gradient sky that shifts from arctic gold to pale indigo. The frozen bay stretches wide and silent, framing the island’s solitary beacon — a sentinel of light and memory in the stillness. The scene holds both clarity and ambiguity, as if the year itself is pausing to inhale before unfolding.
- John Muir.
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I still remember the first time I set my eyes on the Sierra Nevada mountains of California. We took a summer roadtrip after seeing a brochure about the town of Bishop and the beautiful Rt 395. The first time I saw the mountains they reminded me of Ladakh and the Himalayan Mountains. They might not be as tall as the Himalayas, but they stood tall and mighty from the desert floor the same. I have also had the luck of crossing the Tioga Pass on the day it was open to public after winter. We drove from Yosemite Valley via the beautiful scene of the tioga pass highway to Mono Lake on the eastern side of the the Sierras.
This shot was taken at Ellery lake just after the sun was setting. We passed the Tioga lake and the Toulemne meadows before seeing the this semi frozen lake with perfect golden light on the mountains surrounding the lake. I grabbed the camera and tripod and did the short hike to a higher perch to find this beautiful viewpoint. This was a panorama shot made of about 4 images taken in vertical orientation.
A biting –19°C winter day in Hjerdalen, where the sun pushes through frost‑laden birch trees and turns the deep cold into something strangely warm. Soft shadows stretch across untouched snow, and every branch glows like it’s holding its own quiet ember. A perfect moment from the slopes above Sollia, captured in the golden calm of a Telemark winter.
Fun fact: In very cold and dry air—typically below –15°C—sunlight often creates stronger golden hues because tiny ice crystals scatter and reflect light more efficiently, giving winter scenes a surprisingly warm color palette.