Panorama Photo

This short pano will close my summernightseries. The motif is a repetition of DSN-V. On this date and location the sunrise was at 04:28, so here it is 13m before sunrise. At this time the sun was 2 degrees under the horison. As expected for civil twilight, there is no problem of orientation or any other activities.

The chronology of the series was as follows:

17-18/6: II - III - VI - VII - IX - XII - XIII - XIV
18-19/6: V - VIII - XI
19-20/6: I - IV
24-25/6: X

So how can one describe danish midsummernights? Tecnically, in central Denmark, the sun is below the horizon for appr. 6,5 hours. 2h is spent in civil twilight, and 4,5h is spent in nautical twilight. From a more intuitive standpoint, the night for most danes is felt like a short night, but a night nonetheless. This is however accentuated by the in generel increasing lightpollution and urbanisation. Fishermen, boaters, and others doing outdoor activities, are however well aware of the bright nightsky, and even older people can be surprised after experiencing a night. So, in short (as expected) a danish midsummernight is intermediate of a dark southern, and a broad daylight-like polar night. A hike through the woods will most likely not impress you, but a stroll along a beach is enchanting - the sea multiplies the few photons available, and underlines why it is called nautical twilight. Should anyone of you be in Denmark during midsummer, try it out and see for youself, but best done in a northern facing location by the sea.

The pano was made from 7 pics (RAW), tripod, Canon 6D, 70-200mm@70mm, iso-500, 1/160 sec, f/4, developed in DPP (cloudy, neutral, moderate sharpness, periphal illumination), stitched in PTGui pro, downscaling and sharpening in Irfanview.