The Sandia Mountains tower over Albuquerque - New Mexico's largest city. The range offers outstanding rock climbing, hiking and the memorable Sandia Crest National Scenic Byway. Although it's been many years since I've visited the crest, the view over Albuquerque remains etched in my mind.
This rendering is part of a virtual edWare tour of rugged landscapes of America's west:
(Click image for high res version - ~16 Mb)
Stark orange-hued lighting illuminates the range and the City in the foreground. It gives way in the distance to a deep blue attenuation designed to help highlight the Ortiz and San Pedro Mountains, and other landforms to the east. I really like the way this lighting / attenuation combination highlights the ridge crest, which otherwise could easily be lost in the background terrain.
The 1m resolution NAIP imagery provides nice detail of Albuquerque's urban landscape.