Terra Lago Sunrise

The previous photo was taken at Tera Lago at night. Here's how it looked in the morning as the sun rose. I love how the gold light was coming through from behind the arch in the bridge.

San Jacinto Mountains from La Quinta with Moon

The La Qunita Resort is located in the low desert of the Cochealla Valley, California, about 20 miles south east of Palm Springs. The western side of the resort is framed by the San Jacinto mountains which are starkly bare. My stay there last week coincided with a full moon, and this photo was actually taken at around 7:20am not long after the sun had arisen and just before the moon set. The newly risen sun behind me cast a beautiful warm red glow over the mountains.

Canon EOS 20D
Canon 18-55mm lens at 33mm
1/80 secs at f/16
ISO 400