Twilight Over Aspin - Stylized Pyrenean Skyscape

Stand at the threshold of night — where the sky over the Pyrenees burns with the last light of day.
This digital artwork reimagines the sweeping view from Col d’Aspin toward the Pic du Midi de Bigorre, combining the grounded realism of photography with a softened, painterly transformation.

Captured in January 2022 with a Fujifilm X-T200, the image frames a layered vista: darkened slopes in the foreground, snow-dusted peaks in the midground, and a sky awash with warm sunset hues. The stylization lends the scene a luminous quality, smoothing edges and emphasizing the radiant gradients of color overhead.

The palette glows with contrasts — deep indigo shadows, fiery oranges, and soft mauves — creating a sense of vastness and fleeting light. It’s an image that feels both expansive and intimate, as if you’re breathing the cold air while watching the day’s last ember fade.

A piece about transition, openness, and the quiet grandeur of mountains at dusk.