Magic Light

    I think this is the best photo of the trip. The sun is directly behind me, peeking through a small crack in the clouds - this cast a nice shadow on the clouds above Mount Ajo and some nice warm diffuse light on the saguaros and organ pipes below the peak. My friend Charlie and I hung out at this spot for over an hour waiting for this magic moment.

    This is two landscape frames stitched. No HDR here, minimal color correction in Lightroom.

    Best viewed on black

    And for the view from the summit of Mt. Ajo, check out my Mount Ajo Summit Ridiculuorama!

    Comments and faves

    1. Jon Kirker, Summit42, Digit ● AL, dbtphoto, and 22 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    2. Jon Kirker (51 months ago | reply)

      I love the light on the rock, great shot

    3. Summit42 (51 months ago | reply)

      great shot

    4. kiphavel (51 months ago | reply)

      Awesome shot! Can't wait to go back there.

    5. Digit ● AL (51 months ago | reply)

      That is gorgeous dude! Arizona gets the best natural light IMO; especially northern AZ.

    6. dbtphoto (51 months ago | reply)

      wow! excellent!!

    7. poorpoor (51 months ago | reply)

      Oh wow I really like this, and it looks like no Photomatix. even better.

    8. Saguaro Pictures (51 months ago | reply)

      That is really beautiful, Great Colors!

    9. silverxraven [deleted] (51 months ago | reply)

      awesome shot!

    10. Chuck & Pat Harkins (51 months ago | reply)

      Great light and colors here...good work and edit.

    11. deserttrumpet (51 months ago | reply)

      Great picture and great title! I love magic light - it makes places like this really pop.

    12. RightBrainPhotography (51 months ago | reply)

      Wow, N-I-C-E work.

    13. avilon_music (51 months ago | reply)

      It's an amazing and beautiful photo....well done!

    14. Rick Bailey. [deleted] (51 months ago | reply)

      Amazing colors! Well done

    15. pagano17 (51 months ago | reply)

      beautiful picture

    16. Nerea.Gontx (14 months ago | reply)

      Awesome colours!

    17. iocprovo (...) (14 months ago | reply)

      semplicemente bellissima!

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