Sandia Mountains
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
We had to rearrange our travel schedule a bit due to incoming winter storm and severe cold. We spent the last week in Santa Fe in anticipation of moving on to the Grand Canyon. With the storm approaching, with predicted lows hovering near 4 degrees, we decided to head south to Albuquerque, which is about 2,000' lower and about 10-12 degrees warmer. After the storm blows through we will bypass the Grand Canyon and move to Page, Arizona.
This image was a frantic effort to capture the drama over the Sandia Mountains east of Albuquerque. Not having a clue about where to go for sunset pictures I just hopped in the truck and headed east. I found an exit off the freeway (which I accidently got on - heading north of all things) and found a wide open area of gravel and power lines but with a view of the mountains. As quickly as I could I set up my gear and fired away.
Looking in the left lower corner you can see the power lines I could not avoid capturing. I tend to show what I see when I capture the image so I didn't eliminate the lines. The dramatic light managed to hang around for about 3 compositions then turned murky.
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Sandia Mountains
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
We had to rearrange our travel schedule a bit due to incoming winter storm and severe cold. We spent the last week in Santa Fe in anticipation of moving on to the Grand Canyon. With the storm approaching, with predicted lows hovering near 4 degrees, we decided to head south to Albuquerque, which is about 2,000' lower and about 10-12 degrees warmer. After the storm blows through we will bypass the Grand Canyon and move to Page, Arizona.
This image was a frantic effort to capture the drama over the Sandia Mountains east of Albuquerque. Not having a clue about where to go for sunset pictures I just hopped in the truck and headed east. I found an exit off the freeway (which I accidently got on - heading north of all things) and found a wide open area of gravel and power lines but with a view of the mountains. As quickly as I could I set up my gear and fired away.
Looking in the left lower corner you can see the power lines I could not avoid capturing. I tend to show what I see when I capture the image so I didn't eliminate the lines. The dramatic light managed to hang around for about 3 compositions then turned murky.
Thanks for checking in.