Multiple mountain ranges recede into atmospheric haze beneath a bank of heavy grey cloud, with dark scrub-covered foreground, Punakaiki, South Island, New Zealand. — Australia · October 2025

Mountain Haze, Punakaiki

Punakaiki, October 2025. Mountain ranges stack back into the haze, each ridge a paler shade of grey than the last. Heavy cloud sits low over the summits, while dark heathland fills the foreground.

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Sony Alpha 7R VFE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS200mmf/5.61/200sISO 508 October 2025

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