The setting sun lights up the crap in the air above Fallen Leaf Lake, as seen from the Angora fire lookout, in El Dorado National Forest near Lake Tahoe.

Shot with the Nikon D70s and the 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 zoom at 70mm, ISO 400, f/18, shutter 1/250 sec. Cropping, contrast, saturation, and levels adjustments in Aperture.