Mountain bike positioned on forest trail at golden hour sunset.

Photograph captures mountain bike silhouette against bright golden sunlight filtering through tall coniferous forest. Backlighting creates intense lens flare and bokeh effect from trees. Foreground terrain shows scattered rocks and earth along narrow trail. Technical exposure balances dark bicycle frame against overexposed background luminance. Warm color temperature dominates scene from low solar angle, creating long shadows across ground plane. Forest depth creates atmospheric perspective with tree trunks graduating from sharp definition to diffused background. Sensor captures dynamic range compression between shadow and highlight zones.