Uploaded: July 17, 2006 14:09:59
This magical moment happened in the early morning over Oregon's Painted Hills National Monument. The hills are stained with the remains of thousands of ancient creatures that perished millions of years ago as massive volcanic eruptions blanketed the region in layers of ash. The layers have erroded over time revealing many telling stories. The sunrise speaks for itself. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Thanks for looking.
Canon 5D, 17-40mm at 20mm. 3-stop hard grad, minimal PS work.
Helen N. McHugh July 17, 2006
This is an awesome capture, Marc! Love the terraced look of the hills! Sur-real! #485927Tamera S. Phillips July 17, 2006
Lovely colors and depth Marc. Just beautiful. #3041705Ellen L. Zaslaw July 17, 2006
Gorgeous work ! #3041898Richard Coy Aune July 17, 2006
Sweet Photo Marc #3041983LENA U. FRIEDMAN July 17, 2006
Breathtaking! Love the colors! #3042074Gary Lange July 17, 2006
As always Marc, just awesome. Beautiful work, my friend! #3042408Melissa Wynn July 17, 2006
WOW! Amazing Landscape and amazing colors! What a treat to be there for the splendor of the morning. This one really caught my eye Marc. It is gorgeous! #3042471Cassie L. Woodlee July 17, 2006
Amazing in every aspect!!! Just Beautiful. #3042535Robin R. July 18, 2006
Wonderful capture. #3045832Julien July 18, 2006
Hi Marc, very unusual colours, green mountains, blue background and grey/orange sky, we can't be bored to see it again and again as many of ur photos, good luck, hope to come to Oregon soon. #3047478Sue L. Cullumber August 26, 2006
Marc, Another gorgeous shot! Love the colors and lighting! Congrats! #3219145Barbara Kile August 26, 2006
Great colors and comp, Marc! Congratulations on a striking image. #3220376Tamera S. Phillips August 26, 2006
Congrats again Marc! Stunning shot. #3221547Graeme yew Chow August 27, 2006
Congrats Marc, this is really stunning and enjoyable to see. #3225029Lorri Shane August 27, 2006
As usual, Marc-wow,wow,WOW! Congratulations!! #3228341bob cornelison August 27, 2006
This is truly awesome!Ronald Balthazor August 28, 2006
Congratulations, Marc. This is a very strong image. #3231962Helen N. McHugh August 28, 2006
Congratulations Marc on your POTD!!Loved it first time I saw it! #3233431Robert Baer September 02, 2006
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This is one of the most amazingly beautiful landscapes that I have ever seen, Marc!!! #3351940Robyn Gwilt October 17, 2006
Like icing on a cake :) Breath-taking! Marc, how much editing do you do on your pix, or are they 'out the box'? I know you spend a lot of time and consideration on setting up your shots, so do you need to do much to them afterwards? I melt in your gallery :) #3464755Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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