I like being up closer to the rocks in the other two images, but taking everything into account, this is my fave. There's still enough rugged character in the outcrops; I like having the distant city included and there's more of that fab. sky. You'll have to dust off the polarising filters

#@&*%$^&@$ Bah Humbug

Very nice but the b&w LE wins for me.

The excitement continues! Thank you for your detailed commentary. I hadn't heard of the Arizona Monsoon before but your National Weather Service website explains it all very well. I even guessed right about the moisture sources. So each July we can expect dramatic lightning shots from you as well as daytime cloud LEs like this beauty.

A very dramatic scene, worked out well despite all the pitfalls on the way.

no mining that I've seen or heard about.

This was an HDR that google actually did for me. My phone shots automatically back up to google and they ping me on my phone sometimes with their automated processing efforts and ask me if I want to save them. I did this time and added to it a bit in gimp/nik as well.

I like the diagonal composition, yes I would imagine a lot less in the way of clouds there, but you get those big endless skies to play with instead.

Fabulous light, colours and composition. The track (seems formed) leads in well, and the city peek beyond the shadowed hill sets the broader scene well environmentally.

It will be easy to check for horizon tilt out here
A hint of smog on the horizon - does that drift in from the coast?