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Sunset storm, Cortez, Colorado        Images © Mark A. Chappell

I took this photograph driving from Mesa Verde into the small town of Cortez, in southwestern Colorado. The sun was setting behind a huge, dark thundercloud and I was a little worried about lightning. The Ute Mountains can be seen in the background.

Note: I used Photoshop to remove some telephone poles from the lower left of the photograph; it was impossible to find a viewpoint that kept them out of the frame.

  • Canon 10D, 17-40 f4 zoom at 17 mm, (2003)