Alpenglühen

L'Alpe qui saigne... - Vincent Favre (500px)

Is there something more beautiful than landscape images at sun set? The more special and unique, the more attractive they become.

It needs patience, time, and the right anticipation of weather phenomena in order to get that one special shot. The shot of a - maybe well known - landscape photographed hundreds of times before but never in that unique setting.

Light, contrast, color - texture and shape. Many landscape images under special light conditions are unique.

The Last Stand - Enrosadira (500px)

In the central European Alps a well known situation is called "Alpenglühen". This means literally "the glowing alps". Or in french "L'Alpe qui saigne" which is translated to "bleeding alps".

Alpenlicht - Martin (500px)

For the scientists: this is the moment of the sun set where mountain peeks are hit only by the remaining red wavelength components of the sunlight. A moment which appears for just a couple of seconds and only under weather conditions in favour of corresponding light refraction.

Mistry Peak - Philipp Franceschini (500px)