Meteor Crater Night Sweep Before Dawn Nevada in from a frost-hushed ridgeline in Nevada

Meteor Crater Night Sweep Before Dawn Nevada

by Holly Mata

Pale dawn light sweeps across the rugged rim of a massive impact crater in the Nevada desert. A rotating beacon casts rhythmic beams that cut through the shimmering heat haze rising from the dry basin floor. The foreground features frost-dusted sagebrush clinging to the ridgeline, their brittle stems catching the intermittent glow. Deep shadows pool in the crater's interior, against the bright, dusty slopes where loose scree shifts under the beam. The sky above holds a faint, fading starfield, barely visible against the darkening blue. A sharp shadow of a scrubby shrub stretches across the rocky edge, defining the low angle of the viewpoint.

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Camera Nikon D810A*AI-imagined, not shot. For real Nikon D810A photos, grab one online.
Lens 35mm f/2
Focal Length 35mm
Aperture f/2
Shutter Speed 1/60
ISO 1600
Film processed in Lightroom
Location from a frost-hushed ridgeline in Nevada
Date 2021-07-14
Credit VEETER
License Free for any use
Coordinates 38.8937, -116.4827
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