Another of my images from the Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada, about 55 miles northeast of Las Vegas. This is Rainbow Vista. As you travel through the park on Route 169 there's a turnoff to the north to the Visitor Center. Continuing north, the road passes through some canyons before opening out onto this fantastic scene. The road in this view continues to the north to the hiking trails at Duck Rock and White Domes where it dead-ends.
This view was actually captured with a 75-300mm lens at a focal length of 220mm which actually compresses the scene, making the mountains in the distance appear closer. Taken in the mid-afternoon, there's enough of an angle in the direction of the sun to start casting shadows on the rocks which increases the contrast and depth of the image.
From the range of colors in the view, one can clearly see why this is called Rainbow Vista.
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Production Data
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Lens: Canon 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 III USM (B&H)
Processing: Lightroom 3.6
Processing: photoshop CS5
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