Passing the New Mexico Mountains

Golden grasslands sweep past beneath a broad New Mexico sky, with the distant mountain ridge holding steady beyond the motion-blurred foreground. Photographed from a moving vehicle, the image captures the feeling of traveling through the open Southwest, where dry plains, layered slopes, and endless sky unfold mile after mile.
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Photographer James Engel

Date & Time Saturday, March 28th, 2026 at 11:44 AM America/Denver

Focal Length 66mm

Shutter Speed 1/125 sec

Aperture ƒ/11

ISO 64

Location North America, The United States of America, New Mexico

Keywords Desert Landscape, Landscapes & Nature, Mountain Landscape, Scenic Vista

Camera Nikon D850

Lens NIKON 24-85mm F3.5-4.5G ED VR AF-S Nikkor Lens

Approximate Map Location

Latitude: 33.569443
Longitude: -105.983299
Altitude: 1,581.0 meters / 5,187.0 feet