Couple Embracing at Sunset Over New Mexico Canyon
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007 at 9:35:55 AM · 2007/santa fe vacation/taos2/PhotomatixResults1/PhotomatixResults1
Penelope and Dave embrace on what appears to be the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge or adjacent overlook near Taos, New Mexico, captured during a vibrant HDR-processed sunset. The deep basalt gorge carved by the Rio Grande stretches dramatically behind them, with scrubby high-desert mesa vegetation visible on both rims. The sky is ablaze with golden orange hues near the horizon, fading to soft lavender and pink, with crepuscular rays fanning outward from behind clouds. A solitary volcanic cone — likely Ute Mountain or a nearby extinct volcano — is silhouetted on the distant horizon, a classic feature of the Taos Plateau volcanic field. The image was processed using Photomatix HDR tonemapping on a Canon EOS 5D, giving it a rich, painterly quality characteristic of late-2000s HDR photography.
Chronologically Adjacent
