Winter Sunset on the Saale

The Wilde Saale at sunset in January: between dense riverside trees, the partially frozen river winds its way — the ice surface shimmers in the warm colours of the evening sky, while open water reflects the silhouettes of bare trees. On the horizon, the outline of an apartment high-rise; above, the dramatic colour gradient from gold through violet to deep blue. ISO 3200 at 1/500s betrays the rapidly fading light of the winter twilight.