Close up on Lanzarote island as seen from Gran Canaria. Nice!
Distance
200 Kilometers
By
Charles Troupin
Camera
Canon 7D @ ISO640 1/200s
Lens
100 – 400 @ 400mm. f/5.7
Date
March 29th 2020 – 07:58
The Canary Islands are a place with great potential for Distant Sights, mainly for the great height and the distance between the islands. Usually, the pictures we have received involve the Teide Peak (3.718 m) – this highest in Spain – but in this case the view is from Gran Canaria onto Lanzarote, the first of its kind!
First light on the new TS APO Refractor on the most iconic Mountain in Germany (and also, the highest) which is a landmark clearly seen from München on clear days.
This time, specially clear air allows us to see even the summit facilities.
And, if looking closely, also the very cable from the cable car can be seen descending into the Valley, in Garmisch – Partenkirchen.
To achieve the very high quality of this shot, I have used a technique which comes from Astrophotography and helps reduce the noise of DSLR images to an incredible amount: Stacking.
In Stacking, several images are taken at once (instead of a single shot) and combined in any image processing software (such as Photoshop). This removes the statistically random variablity of noise between the pixels and keeps the original object of the image much clearer.
Details on Teide peak, with its unmistakeable summit shape seen perfectly against the horizonBeautiful colors in this Winter sunset, as seen from Fuerteventura Island
Distance
278 Kilometers
By
Nelson González Diez
Camera
Nikon Z6 @ ISO100 1/40s
Lens
Tamron 70mm. – 300mm. @ 135mm. f/9
Date
January 18th 2020 – 18:30
Yet again, a new picture from the Canary Island!
Such a wonderful place for tourism: trekking, oceans, volcanoes, surf and, of course, distant sights! What a fantastic way to end the day: looking at the highest summit in the Archipielago, Teide, at more than 200 km. away.
Thanks to Nelson for sharing this masterpiece with us!
We have of course a simulation by Ulrich Deuschle:
Another great Picture from Charles, this time from the Coast of Slovenia, where in a clear Autumn day he was able to spot the Alps in the horizon.
A classic view of the far distant mountains over the sea line, crossing over the entire width of the Adriatic Sea.
Usually, the light of the afternoon (and the sunrise) will help to detect distant objects, as it improves the contrast ratio between the mountains and the background.
Details on Penyagolosa Massif. Check Simulation below for more details!Always a beautiful sight with the colors of the Sunset
Distance
223 Kilometers
By
Ramón Ibarz
Camera
Nikon D90 @ ISO640 1/200s
Lens
Nikkor 70-300 @ 232mm.
Date
January 20th 2018 – 18:21
20 minutes away from Barcelona, there are a solitary mountains ; Parc de Garraf, where you can enjoy legendary sunsets.
In the photo, the mountain of Montsia seems an island, and in the left Serra d’Irta a loneliness and small island. But they are a range of mountains in the Mediterranean coast, between Barcelona and València.
The most distant mountain is Massís de Penyagolosa, 223 Km. away.
Addition note of M.Bret:
You can see also same panoramas in this other report that I photographied in 2012 . It’s in catalan sorry but it’s possible to read by google traductor. There’re details about Serra d’Irta also and other coastal ranges. Summit of Penyagolosa from that part of Garraf is not visible, only one part of a side of the mountain. The most big apparent mountain is Montsià and many people often confuse that silhouette of with Mallorca, an island which is usually very well appreciated from there on many other occasions. I often portray these silhouettes (Balearic Islands to the east, Penyagolosa to the south and the Pyrenees to the west and north) from these hills so close to Barcelona, especially in winter. You can check someones in facebook.com/horitzonsllunyans:(1)(2)(3).
A highly distorted view, as a result of refraction in the lower part (Fata Morgana)
Comparing this to the image below, the difference is clearly seen
Distance
220 Kilometers approximately
By
Chuck Berray
Camera
Canon 5D MkIII, 400 mm, f6.3 @ 320, ISO 100
Lens
400mm. f/6.3
Date
February 26th 2020 – Early Morning
The Denali (or Mc.Kinley in english) peak seen with an extraordinary effect of multiple mirages (#fatamorgana) as it appeared majestically before the eyes of photographer Chuck Berray on a placid winter morning majestically behind the plain near the Anchorange region. Below, another image, by the same author, taken a couple of days earlier without the effect of the phenomenon. Thank you Chuck Berray for sharing it with us.
Details on the distant peaks. Most of them farther than 250 kilometers!
Unvelievable view of Torrecerredo from Bola del Mundo in Sierra de Guadarrama
Distance
278 Kilometers
By
José A. Quirantes
Camera
Cámara Canon EOS 5D MKII @ ISO100 1/640s
Lens
Sigma 100 – @ 400mm. f/8
Date
December 30th 2019 – 13:35
Across the flat plains of Northern Spain – although, a plateau – one can clearly see the Mountain Ridge that separates this plateau from the Ocean.
In this magic December morning, the view is incredibly clear, up to the point to see most of the details in the distant mountains with perfect clarity.
Thank you for Jose A. for sharing it with us!
The simulation from Ulrich Deutschle webpage can be seen here:
Beyond Horizons 