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Low winter sun casting long shadows across snow-covered alpine slopes at Perisher, with dark subalpine shrubs in the foreground.
Snowy Mountains, New South Wales · August 2025

Shadows Across Alpine Slopes

Low afternoon sun hit the Perisher snowfield at a shallow angle, throwing long shadows from dark subalpine shrubs toward the rocky ridgeline. Telephoto compression layered the terrain into distinct bands of shadow and pale slope.

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Sony Alpha 7R VFE 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G OSS300mmf/7.11/640sISO 5030 August 2025

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