Magic Hour Travelscapes

Lago Garda, ITALY

Garda was the only one of the Italian Lakes I had not visited before and I almost took it off my itinerary for this trip. Fortunately one afternoon I made the 45 minute drive from my base of Trento and witnessed some of the most amazing crepuscular rays of my life. Seems that my timing coincided with a time where the sun sets in a particular position behind the alps to produce this fine display. This is from the second evening session here, both produced almost identical phenomena. The haze, so often the enemy in bright conditions, gave definition to the rays as well as holding the colour for a long time. The water in the lake while never still was not doing anything exciting and it took some time waiting around to get the right amount of drama into the wave motion.

Canon 1DsMkIII, 16-35mm 2.8L, 3SS + 2HS GNDs, ISO 100, f13, shutter 0.6 seconds.

Date: 13/02/08

Location: Riva del Garda, ITALY

Photographer: Kah Kit Yoong