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Sunrays through heavy cloud cover

There is monsoon cloud buildup near sunset with the mountains in the background and desert cacti and vegetation in the foreground. The sun has rays breaking thru the cloud cover. I try to carry a camera with when leaving my house during monsoon season not knowing if there will be lightning or other storm buildup while I'm out and about. I was heading home through the Tucson Mountains, just outside the national park boundary and saw this sky buildup and immediately searched for a place to pull over and shoot.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 05.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS REBEL T3i
Copyright: © debbie angel