Colossus

'Shadow the mount Teide in Tenerife, Canary Islands, at sunset towering over Slooh Teide observatory. The sea of clouds shrouded the landscape at lower altitude, hiding neighbouring islands and the bustling activity of the coast of Tenerife. The colours in the sky are due to the reflection of the different wavelength of the white light as the sun sinks below the horizon. Also when a remarkable topographic feature, such as Mount Teide, blocks the fleeting rays of the sunset, this casts a shadow into the tinted atmosphere.
The photograph was taken using a Canon 6D and a Canon 24-105mm f/4 at 105mm f/10 1/13 sec 125ISO. Contrast, brightness, saturation and crop were adjusted. No further processing was carried out.'

Alejandro Roman Gonzales

Institution: University of Exeter