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Mount Cook - Changing of the Guard

One of my favourite times of day is after the sun has set, and the first stars appear. They commonly call this the blue hour, but I like to think of it as the changing of the guard - the moment day becomes night. I was down on the South Island of New Zealand last weekend, and managed to witness this amazing moment as the sun went down to the west, and the after glow lit up the tops of New Zealand highest mountain, Mount Cook, and the lenticular clouds above.

This image is a frame from a day to night time-lapse which I began as the sun was going down and shot right through until complete darkness.

Canon 6D
105mm · f/4.0 · 5s · ISO 100
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6 Comments

very good Mark!

Great work!

Thanks guys - so glad you like it!

Good One Mate!

Congrats Mark!

This is very cool..... the colors and even the light trails from the cars to the left of the frame. This is also one of my favorite times of the day as well as the early morning just before the sun rises. Thanks for the inspiring image my friend.