JPG: Photos: "In Search of Sunrise" by Steven Maguire

In Search of Sunrise

by Steven Maguire

Uploaded 20 Sep 2008 — 294 favorites

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© Steven Maguire

Taken at Saguaro National Park.

201 responses

Karen Mades gave props (20 Sep 2008):
Wow! This is a really awsome shot!
Karen Mades gave props (20 Sep 2008):
Wow! This is a really awsome shot!
Christopher J Chalk gave props (20 Sep 2008):
One word describes this photo "Stunning".
Jennifer Rowe gave props (3 Oct 2008):
wonderful, moody sky - great shot!
Jan Hoffman gave props (10 Oct 2008):
Excellent; the reality in the depth of it makes it truly impressive
Michael Ball gave props (11 Oct 2008):
Beautiful shot!
Megan Green gave props (11 Oct 2008):
Great shot, I love Saguaro NP...
Howard Simpson gave props (11 Oct 2008):
Nice work. Great shot.
Johanna Siegmann gave props (11 Oct 2008):
SO serene, immaculate. Great colors, textures, view.
nathalie cheadle gave props (11 Oct 2008):
gorgeous!
Lynn H gave props (12 Oct 2008):
Perfection!
Alexis Gerard gave props (12 Oct 2008):
Just plain wonderful
Oscar Martinez gave props (12 Oct 2008):
Great shot!
Dennis Hanson gave props (12 Oct 2008):
Great Color and DOF, Impressive Photograph
Sherry Davis Johnson gave props (12 Oct 2008):
This should be a postcard.
Eric Finster gave props (12 Oct 2008):
Very beautiful shot, I wish to make it back to Arizona someday for the photography.
David Bowden gave props (13 Oct 2008):
This is an amazing shot. Very well done.
Liliane Paingaud gave props (13 Oct 2008):
Excellent in every way
John Adams gave props (13 Oct 2008):
Very lovely image and processing!
Ron Mandsager gave props (13 Oct 2008):
beautiful work! well done!
Noah gave props (13 Oct 2008):
That's amazing! Awesome shot!
Gabriel Stanciu said (13 Oct 2008):
Beautiful landscape!
Robert Armstrong gave props (13 Oct 2008):
Absolutely amazing landscape! Nice work!
Frank Fox gave props (14 Oct 2008):
Great lighting effects here, Stephen. Did you pump sat values in post production?? Awesome colors!
Stephen Rodriguez gave props (14 Oct 2008):
Stunning! Absolutely Stunning!
stuart s gave props (16 Oct 2008):
Very rich and inspiring shot.
angelo facchini gave props (16 Oct 2008):
Great and beautiful colours. Angelo
noor eva said (16 Oct 2008):
love the cloud, so dramatic
dp * gave props (17 Oct 2008):
This is a lovely photo. dp
Karen K Smith gave props (17 Oct 2008):
PERFECT!
! A Rase Littlefield Project gave props (17 Oct 2008):
Beautiful landscape!!!
William Garvey gave props (17 Oct 2008):
Great shot and awesome contrast...
Laurie Search gave props (18 Oct 2008):
Beautiful!
Mayette Ignacio gave props (18 Oct 2008):
Why is this not Hot?? its spectacular!!
Andrew Lorimer gave props (18 Oct 2008):
Beautiful Capture !!! well done!
Nelson Campbell gave props (19 Oct 2008):
Quite an amazing shot - wow.
Rob Roy gave props (19 Oct 2008):
Steve, you could really put this park "on the map" with this shot!
Daniel Martinez gave props (19 Oct 2008):
Great light!
J Epp gave props (19 Oct 2008):
Excellent shot, lots of depth!
Sara Elena gave props (19 Oct 2008):
This is a very nice and riche view!!! nice
Bob H gave props (20 Oct 2008):
Amazing shot! Just perfect.
Angelo Narciso gave props (20 Oct 2008):
this is wicked!
Dan Love said (20 Oct 2008):
Great shot! I have always wanted to do a shot like this one! Did you stitch it together? What type of lens and camera? Keep it up.
Jason Platt gave props (20 Oct 2008):
sweet shot stephen!
Stacey Boon gave props (21 Oct 2008):
georgous! can't stop looking at it
John Sweeney gave props (21 Oct 2008):
Wonderful composition
Michael King said (22 Oct 2008):
HDR right?
Fantastic. This looks like a painting. I'm drawn in and can't look away.
Romain Chassagne gave props (22 Oct 2008):
what a shot !
Aaron Hatch gave props (22 Oct 2008):
Love the bright colors and composition!
Stefan Hudson said (22 Oct 2008):
stunning detail...
Takeshi Akimoto said (22 Oct 2008):
Great capture.
Denise Thompson said (22 Oct 2008):
Love this shot also.
Mandie Callis gave props (22 Oct 2008):
Nice color!
Melissa Prosser gave props (23 Oct 2008):
Awesome!
triciamary gave props (23 Oct 2008):
Simply beautiful - great colours, compo and detail.
Reza Payami gave props (23 Oct 2008):
Outstanding shot as your most other amazing ones.
Ted Gorczyca gave props (23 Oct 2008):
great capture
Ted Opderbeck gave props (23 Oct 2008):
Incredible lighting!
Julie Walls gave props (23 Oct 2008):
Surreal. In the very best way.
Michel Vaque gave props (24 Oct 2008):
just perfect ! the good catch of the light
Stan M Tunstall-Otterburn gave props (24 Oct 2008):
Mood photography at its best. Love it!
Tor said (24 Oct 2008):
I love this shot! The contrast of the color the landscape from the sky is stunning! Fav!
Bostjan Kosir gave props (24 Oct 2008):
Superb!
Yanni gave props (24 Oct 2008):
Wondeful composition and light!!!!
Stirling Spasaro said (24 Oct 2008):
Whoah - truly AMAZING. This looks beautiful!
Al Gieryna gave props (24 Oct 2008):
Awesome image...Super capture
Trish gave props (24 Oct 2008):
Amazing shot. Beautiful
Denise Monk said (24 Oct 2008):
Awesome capture.
Melody Golden gave props (25 Oct 2008):
Beautiful !!
Jay Valle said (25 Oct 2008):
Breath taking!
Man kit Wong said (25 Oct 2008):
Love the intense colours in this!
Tara Chavez said (25 Oct 2008):
This is just amazing.
Jose Acosta gave props (25 Oct 2008):
Truly an amazing picture!
Leanna Lomanski gave props (25 Oct 2008):
Wow I love this! I really need to go here sometime.
Liisa Roberts gave props (25 Oct 2008):
This is so beautiful! I have been to Saguaro National Park twice and would love more time to explore all the colors and textures.. This image really captures the park's beauty.
Jeffrey Halverstadt gave props (25 Oct 2008):
Awesome!
Farras Abdelnour gave props (26 Oct 2008):
this is just breathtaking!
Eivor Kuchta gave props (26 Oct 2008):
Wonderful!
Klaus Girk (Deleted) gave props (26 Oct 2008):
Absolutely stunning. Great job in capturing it.
suzanne said (28 Oct 2008):
A perfect photograph - very crisp and unbelievably magnetic!
Cyril Vivier said (28 Oct 2008):
The light are great! I love it!
Litz Go gave props (28 Oct 2008):
what a sight!! so peaceful and beautiful
Bonnie Blanton gave props (29 Oct 2008):
your use of natural light is brilliant in this photo, just gorgeous!
Markus said (29 Oct 2008):
Nice depth and color... super shot!
Chris O'Shana gave props (29 Oct 2008):
WOW!!!!!!!!!!! ONE OF THE BEST I HAVE SEEN!!!!!!!!
Andrea Petersen gave props (29 Oct 2008):
Beautiful lighting ...Well done!
Bert Happel gave props (30 Oct 2008):
Beautiful range of colors and contrast.
Stephen Ip gave props (30 Oct 2008):
Wonderful capture!
Louise Armstrong gave props (31 Oct 2008):
Awesome shot, beautiful colours!
Mike Baker gave props (31 Oct 2008):
This picture makes me want to go there! Saguaro ... I wrote it down. Great shot.
Rob Roy gave props (1 Nov 2008):
So VERY worth re-visiting!!! Steve, have you printed this? It really does merit the small cost of canvas!! I recommend you try it on your own printer if you haven't already!!
Neil Woo said (1 Nov 2008):
One hot shot, well done
David Noel said (1 Nov 2008):
Fantastic shot. Magnificent colors.
s pearson gave props (1 Nov 2008):
great shot.
Ikhlef A. said (1 Nov 2008):
Exceptional light.
Love it.
Angelo Narciso gave props (1 Nov 2008):
unbelievable! totally awesome!
Joerg Voss gave props (2 Nov 2008):
Stunning shot, very well done !!
Guinnevere Lee gave props (2 Nov 2008):
gorgeous - looks like HDR without overdoing it. very well done.
Penny Wood gave props (2 Nov 2008):
Beautiful!!!
simone teixeira said (2 Nov 2008):
°º° beautiful shot!!!
thanks for your comments!
Armando Rodriguez said (2 Nov 2008):
impresive
Roland Ramos gave props (2 Nov 2008):
Incredible shot, Stephen!
Brenda Burk gave props (3 Nov 2008):
HOW
Paupau Maki said (3 Nov 2008):
Amazing Shot!
Stephen Cozart gave props (3 Nov 2008):
Absolutely amazing! Great work!
Ladislav Korenj gave props (3 Nov 2008):
OMG this is wonderful! Great photo!
Brittany Allan said (3 Nov 2008):
HDR.. ?
Amber Gregory gave props (3 Nov 2008):
gorgeous!
Randi Ramjattan gave props (3 Nov 2008):
Sureal
Cathi Weber gave props (3 Nov 2008):
Wow , this shot is so stunning
.Rich Silva gave props (4 Nov 2008):
Definately a Favorite! Great Shot!
Joseph W Carey said (4 Nov 2008):
stunning
JC
Dana Tufte said (4 Nov 2008):
I was just there for that first time last year. I will be returning there again. It is soooooo magical. Your photo is worth a thousands words!!! FANTASTIC!
marilu gave props (4 Nov 2008):
Excellent composition, great lighting & beautiful place! Very well done!
Sue Gerres gave props (4 Nov 2008):
This has my vote! Absolutely stunning!
Amanda Keeys gave props (4 Nov 2008):
WOW, that is a CRAZY view. Very nicely done.
Tom Phillips said (4 Nov 2008):
My favorite place to shoot! Great Shot!
Lynne Dorr gave props (4 Nov 2008):
Wow, I can't think of any other impressive words to use to describe this photo than everyone else has already used. Truely amazing ... more than amazing ... really speachless. Beautiful!
Joyce D.Z. gave props (4 Nov 2008):
WOW!
Frederic Frognier said (5 Nov 2008):
Simply awesome!!!
erin kelly gave props (5 Nov 2008):
not too bad yourself stephen [ : thank you for the compliment
Katie S gave props (5 Nov 2008):
This is almost mystical, awesome picture.
Regenia Brabham gave props (6 Nov 2008):
A beautiful landscape. Incredible light. I love it.
Fyrol gave props (6 Nov 2008):
its bloody good!!!
Peter Fauland said (6 Nov 2008):
very artistic postproduction ! I really think, it's adding a lot to the dramatic scene ...
John Linton gave props (6 Nov 2008):
Perfection.
Tatsiana Aliakseyeva said (6 Nov 2008):
It is really nice! is it the original color? I mean was there any post processing?
LAM KHIN THET said (6 Nov 2008):
Dramatic composition.
Seaain Gray said (6 Nov 2008):
Just Stunning
gerry cyr gave props (6 Nov 2008):
really outstanding
Michael Dodds said (7 Nov 2008):
this is such a lovely picture
Luca Piccolo gave props (7 Nov 2008):
amazing!!!!
Daniel Rarela gave props (7 Nov 2008):
awesome. exposure is right on point here (did you use HDR for this one?)
Rob Case gave props (8 Nov 2008):
Completely awesome and perfect. And you say you're just a beginner! RIGHT! Well Done Stephen.
Tyson Boswell said (8 Nov 2008):
This looks like a Dream.
John Keating gave props (8 Nov 2008):
Well Done Stephen!
Laura Bisson gave props (8 Nov 2008):
awesome
flyingvlieg said (9 Nov 2008):
cool~~
sasha ormond said (10 Nov 2008):
just beautiful!
Margaret Ladner gave props (11 Nov 2008):
This is truely a amazing peice of art! Great Job!!
Hannah Wilson said (11 Nov 2008):
Everything is perfectly exposed...!
Joerg Fritz gave props (11 Nov 2008):
Stunning image, very good composition!
Janice Mezzacappa gave props (11 Nov 2008):
Dramatic image, well done as all your shot are amazing!
Olivier Vin gave props (13 Nov 2008):
Like very much your landscapes ! great !
marc wellman said (13 Nov 2008):
The sky is wonderful. Great work!
greengrl said (13 Nov 2008):
Very nice, I love the shadows and the desert, great composition.
Diane Gregoire gave props (13 Nov 2008):
A+ That is paradise
elfriede fulda gave props (15 Nov 2008):
I think this one will win it, fabulous.....
Geralyn Montambault gave props (16 Nov 2008):
What a gorgeous desert view!
Cassie Haze said (16 Nov 2008):
Wow! You've got some truly incredible shots!
Sheena Best gave props (17 Nov 2008):
wow... beautiful color and depth.
Staffan Losten gave props (17 Nov 2008):
Paradise... I do not know about that... But fantastic photo and looks like a special place.
rob wright said (18 Nov 2008):
Great tone in this shot.
Nicole R. gave props (19 Nov 2008):
Wow ... you make the desert look awesome!
Joe Schaf gave props (20 Nov 2008):
Stupendous! !Breathtaking WOW!
K.A. Hughes gave props (20 Nov 2008):
Amazing shot.......awesome
david ong gave props (20 Nov 2008):
truly incredible!!!
Audrey Kanekoa-Madrid gave props (21 Nov 2008):
One of my favorite spots...this is absolutely stunning!
Yvonne Roberts gave props (22 Nov 2008):
wow...gorgeous image
Jamie Webb gave props (22 Nov 2008):
amazing landscape, your work is very impresive.
! ! ! Anice ! ! ! Bommerscheim gave props (22 Nov 2008):
nicely done stephen, intense phot u have here.
! ! ! Anice ! ! ! Bommerscheim said (22 Nov 2008):
oh i would hate to sky dive in this area lol ;)
Norm Smart gave props (22 Nov 2008):
This is just amazing, simply one of the best photos I have seen! WOW
Kevin Eckert-Smith said (23 Nov 2008):
I think I saw this in a dream! Beautiful!
Alina Hahn gave props (23 Nov 2008):
This is beautiful!
Judy Wanamaker gave props (23 Nov 2008):
This is an awesome and fascinating capture. The colors, composition, clarity, and contrasts are amazing. Postcard perfect.
Kyle Basile gave props (23 Nov 2008):
I have to say I am on the verge of wanting a print of this, reminds me of my 24 hour trip to mexico 3 years ago. Beautiful shot
Ivette Ocejo gave props (24 Nov 2008):
Definetely a postcard perfect picture!!!!!!
Randi Trujillo said (24 Nov 2008):
Very nice Compostion.
Tsien Wong gave props (26 Nov 2008):
Wow! Makes me want to be there
Ronaldus Reza gave props (26 Nov 2008):
OOHHH... NICEEE...very beautiful
Nicole Hastings said (27 Nov 2008):
HDR? Beautiful!
K Cyr gave props (28 Nov 2008):
Amazing
Trish Meyer gave props (28 Nov 2008):
Wonderful capture with colours in the clouds complementing the rugged landscape.
Sam Hawkings gave props (29 Nov 2008):
Stunning!! Awesome colours, love it! :)
Kim Pascu gave props (29 Nov 2008):
Great colors!!
Todd Tondera said (1 Dec 2008):
Wow.
Honestly, one of the best photographs I've seen on all of JPG. Favorited for sure.
jessica wiessner gave props (3 Dec 2008):
wow! this is so beautiful! all your photography is captivating.
Talon said (3 Dec 2008):
Simply stunning...so exotic, for me, to see cacti is exotic...and, because of this photo, I learned something new today...it's acceptable to call more than one cactuc cactuses...but I like cactic better.
Wonderful shot!
Jerome Crouse gave props (5 Dec 2008):
The color and light are perfect. You captured a very beautiful place at a very beautiful time.
Loree McComb gave props (5 Dec 2008):
ABSOLUTELY STUNNING
Raffaele Angel gave props (5 Dec 2008):
Classic desert plains well taken.
Mark Smith said (5 Dec 2008):
lighting is fantastic always like shadows and light
Mig said (6 Dec 2008):
The best of the best
Jose Acosta gave props (7 Dec 2008):
definately a fave!
Herb Hyder said (8 Dec 2008):
so so nice, cacti are awesome, especially when they are the size of trees, great shot :)
rob wright gave props (8 Dec 2008):
awesome!!!
Donna Whitecotton gave props (9 Dec 2008):
Wowzer...spectacular....
Esther K gave props (10 Dec 2008):
Wow! I love this! Now I have to go back and see this! Love the PP work, not overdone.
Pierre Simard said (10 Dec 2008):
Look so nice, i hear that picture, the colors are great, yep well done.
Laurie Fuller/Drake gave props (13 Dec 2008):
ditto once again !!!
Bill Bungard said (14 Dec 2008):
I love the depth of the capture! Wow!
'nita Jean gave props (21 Dec 2008):
Incredible!!!
Fred Sprouse gave props (29 Dec 2008):
Great shot and composition. Nice HDR too.
eithne mythen gave props (30 Dec 2008):
Moody Love it!
Dennis Minix gave props (30 Dec 2008):
This is the best I have seen.
Brandon Edwards gave props (8 Jan 2009):
Beautiful comp!
Tori Lindo gave props (13 Apr 2009):
Your photo's are magical!
;-D avid gave props (10 May 2009):
Wow...nicely done!
Katusha Grudko said (31 Jul 2009):
wow...very cool!! Love it! :)
Karen Roberts gave props (31 Aug 2009):
Inspiring!

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