I shot this view of old Sol ablaze Oahu's Waianae Mountains from the stairway of my condo during Summer 2003—the dawn of digital SLR-dom. Minus 1 stop exposure compensation was used in Av mode (F8) to render the mountains as a silhouette and prevent highlights from blowing out. I especially like the shaft of light beaming between cloud and mountain. The valley floor below is a concrete jungle of skyscrapers, freeways and warehouses.

Canon EOS 10D and EF 70-200 4L USM