The meandering river

A river amidst the Rockies

This is one of my favorite pictures -- the river meandered in the valley, the snow capped mountains afar. Varying contrast provided the sense of depth.  The valleys were filled with a haze, while the top of the ridges were clear due to the frigid air at the higher altitude.  How did I take this picture?  Hmm.... I took it out of the airplane window on a flight passing over the Rockies!  Easy, isn't it. It's a stroke of luck -- as the plane was moving, the perspective was quickly changing.  A few seconds later, the river would be obscured and the picture would be a different story.  I had to do some heavy duty post-processing, as with all airborne pictures.