The bright high altitude sunlight accentuates the many contrasting colors of the Haleakalā Crater.
The weather on Haleakalā often has the clouds well below the crater area, as seen in this image from the crater rim looking out to the sea of clouds below.
After the sun has set a long camera exposure serves to accentuate the already amazing colors seen above the clouds at Haleakalā National Park.
