Hiker Resting on Red Rock Formations in Sedona
Saturday, August 18th, 2012 at 8:29:48 PM · 2012/sedona_hdr/PhotomatixResults2/PhotomatixResults2
A woman named Penelope sits relaxed on the smooth, weathered red sandstone rock formations characteristic of Sedona, Arizona, smiling warmly at the camera. She is wearing a gray t-shirt and athletic shorts, with a Canon DSLR camera hanging from a strap around her neck and a pair of sunglasses held in her hand. The HDR-processed image dramatically enhances the vivid rust-orange tones of the sandstone, the deep greens of desert juniper and pinyon pine vegetation, and the dynamic cloud-filled blue sky. In the background, a distinctive stacked red rock spire rises above the treeline, and a flat-topped mesa is visible in the distant valley, quintessential features of the Sedona landscape. The composition captures both the intimacy of a portrait and the grandeur of the surrounding high desert terrain.
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