High viewpoint of an intense orange sunset with clouds and rain in the cloud forest, Dota, Costa Rica highlands

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It was raining on and off during the afternoon of this incredible sunset at the Costa Rica Cloud Forest. Since the weather was changing so much, I was keeping an eye on the sunset because usually "bad" weather can transform into amazing pictures. Sure enough, the rain stopped and I couldn't believe what I saw from my cabin, it looked like the mountains were on fire. I ran to a viewpoint where I was able to witness this amazing sunset. The rain in the distance was reflecting the orange warm light from the sun, creating this wonderful glow that lasted less than three minutes. A big part of Nature Photography is being at the right place at the right time.

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Size: 5472px × 3078px
Location: Costa Rica
Photo credit: © Max Ortiz Aguilar / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: afternoon, angle, cloud, clouds, costa, dota, forest, glow, high, highlands, intense, landscape, mountains, nature, orange, paraiso, people, quetzal, rain, rica, sky, sunset, trees, viewpoint, wide