Photographers talk generally about the Golden Hour – that hour around dawn or dusk when photography is at its best.
In this case it could be filtered down to just a few minutes after the sun has risen.
East Mt. Painter Gorge, in the Flinders Ranges, taken in those few precious minutes at a time when this was part of plans for a uranium mine.
The picture was part of a panorama which shows the whole majestic area. Unfortunately panoramas lose a lot of their impact on internet posts like this.