Sleepless night in the Swiss Alps - a photo on Flickriver

After arriving in my hometown last December I woke up for a few hours at night because of jet lag. My hometown Schuders is in the Swiss Alps, 9 timezone hours away from home in California. I went to the balcony to take this moonlight shot. A few impressions:

- No sound at night, absolutely nothing - I only hear my own breathing and my hart beat
- When the sun comes up, the wooden house wakes up too, making cracking noises - houses here have a personality too
- My mom recycles everything, even a small bucket for metals - very little waste, she avoids products with plastic where possible
- My mom left her car for me in the village down the valley where I arrived by train (she had an operation on her hand the day before, and could not drive up to Schuders); she left the keys in a restaurant with a waiter she did not know - people trust each other here
- Yogurt here is so much better - no non-fat crap
- Eggs from the farm have a lot of flavor - food intake by chickens makes a big difference

I processed a balanced and a photographic HDR photo from a JPG exposure, blended them selectively, and carefully adjusted the color balance and curves. I welcome and appreciate constructive comments.

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-- ƒ/4.0, 16 mm, 30 sec, ISO 3200, Sony A6000, SEL-P1650, HDR, 1 JPG exposure, _DSC7217_hdrj1bal1pho1d.jpg
-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography

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Taken in: Switzerland / Grisons / Schiers / Schuders (show map)

Taken on: December 20, 2019

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Camera: Sony ILCE-6000, f/4.0, 30 sec, 16mm (=24mm), ISO 3200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-6000
Lens:	Sony E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	30
Focal Length:	16mm (35mm equivalent: 24mm)
ISO:	3200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Pixelmator 3.8.6
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