Monument Canyon Glow

© Paul D.

Monument Canyon Glow

Uploaded: August 22, 2010

Description


For just a few minutes the sunset at Monument Canyon (inside Colorado National Monument) went crazy orange and yellow, a joy to be there.

Canon 17-40mm L, single exposure with a Singh-Ray 3-stop ND Grad filter.


Comments

Laura E. Swan level-classic August 22, 2010

Immense beauty here, Paul. WOW! To have stood there! This image is certainly the next best thing! A pleasure to view!

-Laura Swan #1300651

Lynne Morris August 22, 2010

Wow this is stunning Paul, the colours are fantastic. #8854043

Kay E. Mahoney level-classic August 22, 2010

Nice capture, Paul Beautiful scene. #8854655

Paul D. August 23, 2010

Thanks everyone, it WAS a sight to see... 1000-foot drops straight down just a few feet away. I wish I had better captured the hugeness of the place, not always easy to do!
#8857218

Ruth Robbins level-classic August 30, 2010

Very very nice. I hope this one gets you a well deserved award. #8871135

Paul D. August 30, 2010

Thanks Ruth... it IS a much-needed repost from the 2008 version (yikes, maybe I should have stated that!). #8871163

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