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Montenegro sunset 05.09.2026

Discussion in 'Travel Photography' started by Mattecube, Sep 8, 2026.

  1. Mattecube
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    Mattecube face the sunshine so shadows fall behind you Trusted Member

    Sadly a bit influenced by the hanging smoke from a few wildfires Messenger_creation_EA0C7A43-C7C3-4C7E-90CE-28D919800C1B.jpeg
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  2. bigmac
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    bigmac Well-Known Member Trusted Member

    is that the moon upper left or a refection in the lens ?
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    Mattecube face the sunshine so shadows fall behind you Trusted Member

    Messenger_creation_EDDBE225-F976-4049-98A4-89B630AAD80B.jpeg
    Must be a reflection certainly not the moon this photo was taken a few minutes after the first one lo9king down onto Kotor bay
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    oss Somewhere Staff Member

    It's lens flare, John is correct re reflection but it's presumably not taken through glass or plastic so it's internal reflections in the camera lens.

    Another point is that it's basically impossible to have the moon and sun at that angular separation in any photograph, at that angular separation we are looking at the side of the moon in shadow, the opposite side of the moon which we can't see would be in broad daylight, and due to atmospheric scattering there would be zero chance of seeing even a sliver of the daylight surface of the moon because of the difference in illumination level, you can't stare at the sun and neither can a camera.

    edit: the only exception is total lunar eclipse or a partial lunar eclipse but the moon is not illuminated under those condition so what you see is the side in shadow and in both total and partial cases the moon vanishes the moment the eclipse is fully over because of the overwhelming brightness of the sun.
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    Mattecube face the sunshine so shadows fall behind you Trusted Member

    FB_IMG_1788884875084.jpg on Skada Lake
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    Mattecube face the sunshine so shadows fall behind you Trusted Member

    Looking down onto Kotor and Kotor bay from the descent in the Kotor cable car, the white shimees are reflection off the glass FB_IMG_1788976278938.jpg
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    bigmac Well-Known Member Trusted Member

    looks too scary for me
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    bigmac Well-Known Member Trusted Member

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    bigmac Well-Known Member Trusted Member

    i kinda thought that--but you explain it better than i could
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    Mattecube face the sunshine so shadows fall behind you Trusted Member

    On the way up FB_IMG_1788980792321.jpg
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  11. oss
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    oss Somewhere Staff Member

    That picture deserves a wow!

    What an experience on a lake like that!
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  12. John Surrey
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    Very good composition - think it's the triangles that make it all work :like:
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    John Surrey Well-Known Member Trusted Member

    Not Montenegro ...

    Just two flies on our bamboo ... my son caught one of them pooping :D

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    oss Somewhere Staff Member

    He's got an eye for colour, light and composition.

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