Taken driving toward the Caldecott Tunnel under perfect hazy conditions. As I moved up the hill, the sun would change position relative to the trees/ridgeline, and I took a few frames.
Cropped to panoramic to eliminate big ugly streetlight; cloned out a tiny pole and some wires.
One tone curve, resized, USM at 88%, 0.6dia, TH=3; JPEG=9/10.
I find images like this are especially prone to oversharpening/haloing, and I like that less than a slightly softer look.
I have always wanted to capture sun rays like this but I never see them when I can stop to take a photo. I really love this shot. I love the clear blue in the sky and the way the light just fans out over the horizon. Very nice. :)
Thank you! I actually took this while driving (crawling) through commute-hour traffic!
I finally set this up as a printable image ... the image is so small I set it up like a "motivational poster" ... went searching for suitable quotations and found two ...
I have always wanted to capture sun rays like this but I never see them when I can stop to take a photo. I really love this shot. I love the clear blue in the sky and the way the light just fans out over the horizon. Very nice. :)
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