Photographer: Alisa Zuniga @the_elevated_exposure
Website: theelevatedexposure.com
Image location: Monarch Pass, Colorado, USA
Type of commission: Personal
Shot details: Nikon Z 9, Nikkor Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S, 1/250 sec, f/13, ISO 100
About the shot: Every year, Alisa Zuniga takes a trip somewhere different to see in the New Year. However, last year, she decided to stay closer to her home in Colorado, USA.
“I chose to head for the south-west because it’s my favourite part of Colorado,” she says. As she was travelling, heavy snowfall transformed the landscape – including the trees, which were barely visible but still beautiful.
“My route to Ridgeway takes me up and over Monarch Pass and that moment couldn’t have been more perfect,” says Alisa. “I just knew that I had to stop and…