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Daily Archives: March 23, 2025

Mountain Sunset Glow
Landscapes, Mountains & Valleys

Mountain Sunset Glow

Image March 23, 2025 Mike Kociumbas Leave a comment

Sunsets in the mountains have a unique magic. Soft light bathes the landscape. Mist rolls over the slopes. The sky is painted in fiery hues. This image captures that fleeting moment. The sun disappears behind the ridgeline. It leaves behind a golden glow that illuminates the clouds.

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Photo Lab Tutorials

Your go-to resource for photo editing tips, from raw file to finished image

  • Frosty winter woodland with snow and bare trees, edited with a calm moody winter look and subtle warmth in midtones
    Keeping Winter Quiet — A Frosty Edit with a Warm Heart ❄️
    A quiet winter scene, shaped by frost, muted light, and careful restraint. In this Ride Photo Lab entry, I walk through my Camera Raw and Photoshop approach to keeping winter images cold yet welcoming — with clean snow, soft contrast, and warmth where it naturally belongs.

Cycling Diaries

Discover scenic routes, hidden stops, and stories from the road

  • NINGYO Japanese Fair Łódź stall with cherry blossom decoration and visitors at EXPO Łódź
    NINGYO Japanese Fair Łódź: A Weekend of Japanese Culture at EXPO Łódź
    I didn't expect to spend a weekend inside an exhibition hall in Łódź. But that's exactly where I found myself — at EXPO Łódź, where the NINGYO Japanese Fair had set up for a few days. Ramen steam, kendo demonstrations, ceramic stalls, and crowded aisles. I didn't capture everything, just the moments worth pausing for. A photo story from inside a traveling Japanese fair.

Galleries

Landscape photos
A colorful autumn forest in Poland with golden birch trees, green pines, and a touch of red foliage under a soft evening sky
Wildlife
Two horses playing on a forest path during golden hour in autumn, warm sunlight and birch trees in the background

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