Aoraki dusk
Aoraki Mount Cook, viewed at sunset from Mueller Hut, New Zealand
Aoraki Mount Cook, viewed at sunset from Mueller Hut, New Zealand
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marcdewitt
January 26, 2018
So gorgeous! I love the way the mountain is highlighted as though with a spot light, against the darker background. Colors are outstanding.
occasionalclimber
January 26, 2018
Thanks Marc. Aoraki is NZ's highest peak, so it was great to get conditions that do it justice.
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Location
In the January summer holidays on a post Christmas family hike, from near Mueller Hut (1,900m), in Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand.Time
Sunset.Lighting
Not really, just another lovely alpine sunset situation. I never get tired of seeing them.Equipment
A Nikon D7000 with an 18-105 lens. For this shot the zoom setting was 70mm, ISO 100, F5.6 and shutter 1/160 sec, hand held.Inspiration
Being New Zealand’s highest peak (3,724m), Aoraki Mount Cook can’t be ignored, especially at sunrise and sunset from a spectacular vantage point like Mueller Hut, where you look directly across at the mountain’s impressive hanging snow and ice.Editing
This shot is one of my few attempts at HDR. The original image already looked beautiful, but the HDR processing has accentuated the textural aspects quite nicely.In my camera bag
I love the mountains, so as little as possible - at present a Nikon D750 camera body, a Nikkor 24-120 small zoom and the 55-300 bigger zoom, a spare battery and beaten up lightweight tripod - good for hiking. If I'm going for a summit then it's even less - a compact Nikon P7800 with mirrorless through the lens digital view finder, full manual operation and RAW file capture - absolutely great when you still want to control your photography but need to keep moving and can't afford to have stuff hanging off you.Feedback
Go to great places, always be ready for the unexpected shot and keep shooting. In the mountains I constantly take a shot, take a few more steps and see an even better composition or angle – these days not a problem in the digital world.
