A wooden fence sweeps diagonally across a green hillside toward a snow-covered mountain summit under heavy clouds at dawn, Central Otago, New Zealand. — Central Otago, New Zealand · July 2025

Mountain Light Above the Fence

At dawn, sunlight reached the upper snowfields while the lower slopes stayed in deep shadow. A wooden fence swept diagonally across the foreground hillside, the green grass sharp against the weight of cloud and snow above.

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