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Church Rock

God's rays, a term for filtered sunlight anointing the spectacular rock formation, Church Rock. Located near Gallop New Mexico. Image taken from the back ...
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God's rays, a term for filtered sunlight anointing the spectacular rock formation, Church Rock. Located near Gallop New Mexico. Image taken from the back side.
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cameraNIKON D850

settings Aperture f/8 ISO 160 Shutter 1/1250 Focal Length 2000/10 

upload_dateJun, 2020

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29 Comments |
Lesabre1954 Platinum
 
Lesabre1954 June 16, 2020
Awesome beauty!
mcampi Platinum
 
mcampi June 17, 2020
Wow wow wow what a wonderful moody shot..
Eddieuuu071 Platinum
 
Eddieuuu071 July 14, 2020
What a wonderful photo! Thank you for entering my challenge “Best of 2020”. Good luck.
texaaronpueschel Platinum
 
texaaronpueschel August 12, 2020
Extraordinary mood. I like Church Rock.
NatureCoast Ultimate
 
NatureCoast August 24, 2020
Congratulations on your award and thank you for entering Summer 2020 award challenge. Good luck! Kathy
JohnMcBath
 
JohnMcBath October 01, 2020
Amazing amazing shot! Well done!
michaelmarcoux
 
michaelmarcoux October 30, 2020
Spectacular shot
Scottgriffis
 
Scottgriffis October 31, 2020
stunning shot!!
iuliacristinahandrabur
 
iuliacristinahandrabur November 01, 2020
Gorgeous! Please take a look at my photos, as well!
eelcovanroden PRO+
 
eelcovanroden December 20, 2020
An amazing photo, congratulations!
terrymccollum Ultimate
 
terrymccollum December 21, 2020
OM what an absolutely stunning Photo! WOW!
terrymccollum Ultimate
 
terrymccollum January 04, 2021
I personally think this photo is one of the best I have seen this year.
RCWareJr
 
RCWareJr January 11, 2021
Fabulous light!
vbdebbieblue59385641 Platinum
 
vbdebbieblue59385641 June 15, 2021
magnificent capture 👌
JayneBug Ultimate
 
JayneBug July 23, 2021
An absolute masterpiece, spectacular image and capture!
Pamelabole PRO
 
Pamelabole July 23, 2021
Beautiful! Congrats on your challenge win!
egifford Platinum
 
egifford July 23, 2021
I'll second JayneBug's comment!!!
PixelsXposed
 
PixelsXposed July 23, 2021
Congrats awesome shot great portfolio
margaretgodfrey PRO
 
margaretgodfrey July 23, 2021
great shot, congrats on winning challenge 😊
FergalBrady
 
FergalBrady July 24, 2021
Cinematic light is fantastic
mike_6848 PRO
 
mike_6848 July 24, 2021
Excellent!...And some!
darlenepollard
 
darlenepollard July 24, 2021
Beautiful capture! Congrats on your win!
Sandypartlow4
 
Sandypartlow4 August 21, 2021
Congratulations
terrymccollum Ultimate
 
terrymccollum April 07, 2022
Extraordinary capture. Congratulations on the Challenge win for visible sun rays. Stunning photo!
toddbaxter
 
toddbaxter April 07, 2022
What a great capture! Congrats!
MyStyleNZ PRO+
 
MyStyleNZ April 13, 2022
Congratulations, spectacular
texaaronpueschel Platinum
 
texaaronpueschel September 17, 2023
Voted again.
kurtsnyder Ultimate
 
kurtsnyder December 02, 2023
Beautiful image Gayle! Congratulations on your Challenge win! Kurt 😀👍👍👍
mquinlan
 
mquinlan Mar 16
Proof that timing is everything... Along with composition of course. Very nice!

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