Badlands National Park, South Dakota
We stood many times before in front of this almost alpine looking part of Badlands National Park in South Dakota. It is usually difficult to come back with a decent photo of this view at late morning during the summer. The pale slopes and a certain haziness in the air made it most of the time not a prime spot that reveals its beauty easily.
At this day near the end of August an overcast softened the harsh impact of the sun and a few gaps between the clouds created a good chance for some spotlight on the mountain slopes. Suddenly the play of light and shadows made the depth of up to ten levels between the hills in the foreground and the sky visible. It lasted only a few seconds. I went back to the car with a smile on my face…
Nikon D750, Nikkor 70-200mm / f4, B+W F-PRO Kaesemann High Transmission Circular Polarizer MRC filter, @135 mm, 1/320 s, f/8, ISO100