16 | March
"Distant Snow"
General: 5:14 PM on 3/12/06 | Canon 20D
Technical: 1/80sec | f/11.0 | 17mm (27mm) | ISO-100
Lens: EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
Exposure Mode: Av (Aperture Priority)
Exposure Bias: +0
Flash: No

And you thought it never snowed in the desert. Well, not in the low desert (or at least very very rarely), but the desert mountains do turn white once in a while...such as during this past storm. It is mostly gone now as the temperatures are warm enough even in the high country this time of year.

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categories: desert landscape nature

Thoughts of: bruno
March 16th, 2006 at 3:21 AM

WOW....so great and powerfull. and its realy snow in desert... :)

it great wallpaper tooo. :)

Thoughts of: Dan
March 16th, 2006 at 3:50 AM

Tremendous landscape, nicely done. My first visit to your site, love you wallpapers.

Thoughts of: Dean [Captured4Life]
March 16th, 2006 at 5:05 AM

Superb Ryan, excellent view and a nice deep blue sky to.

Thoughts of: Chet
March 16th, 2006 at 6:25 AM

Really nice. I thought those snowcapped peaks were clouds until you said "snow." Great sky as usual to complement the landscape.

Thoughts of: Chantal
March 16th, 2006 at 6:31 AM

Beaufitul nature scene.

Thoughts of: Mom
March 16th, 2006 at 8:24 AM

Wonderful 3D effect - makes you feel like you are standing right there looking at this beautiful scene!

Thoughts of: Nik
March 16th, 2006 at 8:43 AM

I love how it it almost look like two entirely different scenes in one photo. The color and depth of this is stunning!!!

Thoughts of: zac
March 16th, 2006 at 8:56 AM

gorgeous shot ryan! beautiful terrain.

Thoughts of: Ryan
March 16th, 2006 at 11:03 AM

Thanks for all the wonderful comments. I didn't expect this shot to be tihs popular. Since I've had several requests for wallpaper, I have decided to put up the links to them. Enjoy!

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Thoughts of: Jeff Ambrose
March 16th, 2006 at 12:43 PM

Wow, more than the shot what surprises me is you actually waited in all that traffic to get out to that point. I was out there that day too but gave up after it took me 30 minutes to go half a mile down the road. Great shot.

Thoughts of: james
March 16th, 2006 at 10:19 PM

Most of what I was thinking has already been said. Wonderful shot.

Thoughts of: Jasper
March 17th, 2006 at 1:12 AM

Very nice land- and skyscape captured beautifully!

Thoughts of: mari
March 17th, 2006 at 7:09 PM

Wow, what drama!

Thoughts of: 3 Horizons
March 20th, 2006 at 4:26 AM

You really do have a touch for landscape photography. I will be bookmarking you over at photoblogs.org and have already added your RSS to my reader.

Look forward to seeing more.

Marcelo Vilares

Thoughts of: Tim Walker
March 20th, 2006 at 5:27 PM

Your work is really beautiful, particularly the landscapes -- quite broad and sweeping in their beauty. Nicely done.

Thoughts of: Andy
March 22nd, 2006 at 8:01 PM

The combination of scale and lighting are masterful.

Thoughts of: BobC
March 30th, 2006 at 4:14 PM

The clarity of this is breathtaking. Excellent shot.

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