Frosted Telescope Eyepiece Predawn Mountain Haze in beside a tidal survey transect near Ason, Kathmandu

Frosted Telescope Eyepiece Predawn Mountain Haze

by Michaela Griffith

A close-up view reveals the brass eyepiece of a telescope encrusted with a fine layer of white frost, a direct result of the midsummer mountain chill near Ason. The metal rim glints faintly as the first light of dawn strikes the horizon, piercing through the low-hanging clouds that blanket the valley. Behind the instrument, a tidal survey transect stretches into the distance, marked by stakes that guide toward a vanishing point in the hazy morning air. The cold air has condensed into a soft, white veil over the optical glass, against the dark, matte finish of the telescope tube. Sunlight catches the edge of the eyepiece, highlighting the delicate crystalline texture of the ice against the smooth, dark metal of the instrument.

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Lens Leitz Elmar 90mm f/4
Focal Length 90mm
Aperture f/4
Shutter Speed 1/30
ISO 200
Film Kodak T-MAX 100 fine grain
Location beside a tidal survey transect near Ason, Kathmandu
Date 1990-02-07
Credit VEETER
License Free for any use
Coordinates 27.7872, 85.3797
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