After spending a few days in the White Sands area and having relatively uninspiring sunsets, I was hopeful that my last night there would have a worthwhile sunset. The entire afternoon was exceptionally windy, which kicked up a ton of dust and left a haze in the air.

As the sun dropped behind the mountains, a beautiful orange glow was cast across the dunes. Having a telephoto lens was crucial to filling the frame nicely with the dunes and the glow from the setting sun.