Cold Monument Sunrise

[IntrepidXJ]

Taken this morning as the sun came up over the Grand Mesa and struck the red rock cliffs of the Colorado National Monument. It was about 12 degrees out.

C&C welcomed.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7158/6695523895_fb67114c4e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/6695523895/)
Cold Monument Sunrise (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlngstrt/6695523895/) by IntrepidXJ (http://www.flickr.com/people/rlngstrt/), on Flickr

[gnwatts]

Hey Randy

Beautiful shot, it feels cold. The red saturation is a little "crispy", but not by much.
Nice job making the foreground work with the illuminated cliff, hard to do.
Greg

[IntrepidXJ]

Thanks for the feedback Greg!

It's funny you mention the red saturation....I actually had to de-saturate the reds a little from what the camera picked up....they were REALLY red when the sun first struck those cliffs.