"Tejon Ranch Rising"

The Tejon Ranch in Central California is the largest privately owned continuous expanse of property in all of the state. At 270,000 acres and 422 square miles, it is quite expansive to say the least. 240,000 acres has been dedicated to conservation. The future plans are to create a new State Park. This portion of the ranch is located along the Hwy 223/Bear Mtn highway near Bakersfield. This image is a basic two exposure blend, but because of the dramatic sky, it definitely has a HDR appearance. Regardless, this would look no different if a 1.2 grad were used, with the exception of a dark grad shadow along the mountain. Thanks for your impressions!

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Lovely pic. Beautiful cloud formation.

Looks like a perfect backdrop for a western movie! Beautiful! Thank you for sharing. :)

What an awsome view. i drove by Tejon Ranch several times. I'm less than one 1 hour from it. You gave me some inspiration to move my lazy rear end and go there with the camera.

Trully a great shot.

Alex