Temple of the Wind God

This was taken about 10 days ago in the ruins of Tulum, Mexico. The ruins are what is left of an ancient Mayan city, one of the few (and definitely largest & most well known) built on the Yucatan coast. While not as grand as Chichen Itza, Coba, or many others, the splendor of the nearby Carribean waters makes this place really special and an awesome experience (aside from the joys of photographing in a place like this), if you can get past the crowds.

The site is open from 8:00-5:00, so it's very difficult to photograph the sunrise/sunset light, but the higher the sun rises, the more spectacular the waters of the Carribean are colored. Photographed Tulum in morning, took luchtime dip in nearby cenote (underground/cavernous natural pool), and returned to photograph later in the afternoon...Anyway, this is one of the many shots I took there.

Canon 10d
Canon 24-70mm, Tiffen Warming Polarizer