Sunrise Rim Light on Towering Butte Ridge View in from a ridge above layered foothills near Pokhara

Sunrise Rim Light on Towering Butte Ridge View

by Bill Drake

Deep shadow swallows the layered foothills below, leaving only a razor-thin rim of gold outlining the distant butte. The stone face stands stark against a perfectly clear, pale dawn sky, its verticality emphasized by the low angle of first light. Textures of wind-carved erosion appear as rough, dark ridges where the light fails to reach, while the upper edges glow with a fragile warmth. The foreground ridge slopes gently downward, its dry grasses turning brittle gold at the turn of seasons. No clouds interrupt the vastness above. A sharp line of light traces the butte's jagged peak, separating the dark rock from the bright horizon.

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Camera Canon EOS 77D*AI-imagined, not shot. For real Canon EOS 77D photos, grab one online.
Focal Length 180mm
Aperture f/2.8
Shutter Speed 1/8000
ISO 200
Film flat picture profile graded in post
Location from a ridge above layered foothills near Pokhara
Date 2022-04-05
Credit VEETER
Coordinates 28.2864, 83.9989
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