Alluvial Fan Canyon Rim Light Blue Hour in across a floodplain after rain near Las Vegas

Alluvial Fan Canyon Rim Light Blue Hour

by Ian Thornton

Deep indigo shadows blanket the desert floodplain as a massive alluvial fan spreads from the canyon mouth. The cool season air holds a visible heat haze that shimmers above the wet, dark gravel. A sharp rim of twilight light catches the upper ridges of the fan, separating the textured sediment from the blackening sky. Fine layers of silt and rock create a stepped topography that recedes into the distance. The wet ground reflects the fading blue of the sky, while the dry, dusty slopes remain in silhouette. A final line of fractured rock defines the canyon edge against the fading light.

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Camera Sony a7R II*AI-imagined, not shot. For real Sony a7R II photos, grab one online.
Lens 50mm f/1.2
Focal Length 50mm
Aperture f/1.2
Shutter Speed 1/250
ISO 200
Film processed in Darktable
Location across a floodplain after rain near Las Vegas
Date 2017-08-02
Credit VEETER
License Free for any use
Coordinates 36.1489, -115.1413
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