Backlit cholla
The purple background is a distant mountain.
Taken Sunday, March 16, 2003, 12:13:02pm. Original image size: 3072x2048, 5.8Mb
Technical details: Canon EOS D60, 1/4000s @ F2.8, ISO 100, 70-200mm/F2.8 @ 180mm (288mm equiv)
PS7 CRW 5500:5, 0.5:5:55:80:0:25:5, Crop