I took this just before the sun started over the mountains in the distance at the veterans memorial on Clinch Mountain. The sky was so intense, so bright & so vivid. Having that cloud shelf really helped with trapping that color.

Camera: Nikon D7100
Lens: Nikkor 55-200 ƒ2.8
Tripod: Manfrotto
Shutter Release: Nikon
No Filter
Focal Length: 200 mm
Shutter Speed: 1/20 sec
Aperture: ƒ/10
ISO: 100