Crepuscular Rays Over Phoenix

Crepuscular Rays are one of my favorite natural phenomena. These are exactly as they came out of the camera- I didn’t add anything to enhance these photos.

The ‘rays’ are actually all parallel- that they look like they radiate out from a central point is an optical illusion.

Crepuscular Rays Over Phoenix
Details:

  • Nikon D200 dSLR
  • AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED Lens
  • 34mm (51mm equivalent)
  • ISO 100
  • f/8
  • 1/250 exposure

Crepuscular Rays Over Phoenix

Details:

  • Nikon D200 dSLR
  • AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED Lens
  • 48mm (64mm equivalent)
  • ISO 100
  • f/7.1
  • 1/200 exposure

Photos taken September 10, 2011 in Phoenix, AZ. 5:16 PM.

Enjoy!

Dan, aka @PHXPhoto

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