Wind + Sand = Sunrise

Woke up this morning and the wind was blowing steady at 30mph with gusts to 45 which kicked up a ton of sand. The colors were beautiful due to all the sand scattering the light. I took this as a 7 shot vertical panorama. Trying to steady the tripod while getting a sharp shot was no easy task and had sand in my ears, eyes, mouth and hair when it was all over. I only applied a slight curve in PS5 to bring out a little detail in the foreground while bringing out some detail in the clouds. Hope you enjoy.

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