Sunset Colors over White Sands, NM
Taken by Alan Dyer on December 10, 2013 @
White Sands National Monument, New Mexico
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Camera Used: Canon Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure Time: 1/250
Aperture: Unavailable
ISO: 100
Date Taken: 2013:12:10 20:13:04
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A week ago I was at Chiricahua National Monument in Arizona for the sunset. This was the scene tonight, December 10, 2013, at White Sands National Monument in New Mexico.
I was on top of a sand dune at the Yucca picnic area on the Loop Road, watching an amazing sunset over the dunes. The clouds lit up on cue and Venus began to appear, visible here left of centre. The horizon was rimmed with a rainbow of twilight tints. This was one of the most colourful twilights I've seen and shot.
It was also a cool evening, and driving on the park's unpaved Loop Road graded out of the white sand made me feel I was back home in Canada driving on a snow-covered back road. But the white stuff wasn’t snow but pure white gypsum.
This image is a High Dynamic Range (HDR) stack of seven exposures taken at 2/3rd stop increments and composited with Photomatix Pro. The technique brings out details in the shadowy landscape while preserving the bright sky. I used the 14mm Rokinon lens on the Canon 5D MkII. Final processing was in Photoshop CC.
Photographer's website:
http://www.amazingsky.net
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