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“The Watchman”
Story:
Storm clouds swirl over The Watchman of Zion National Park.
I was overcome by the beauty that beheld my eyes. The sunlight breaking through storm clouds that had pummeled the landscape hours earlier with a barrage of water, was striking The Watchman – a peak that looks like Utah’s sandstone version of Hawaii’s Diamond Head.
This sunbreak happened while I was in the parking lot of the Zion Human History Museum where I had left my car. I was ready to drive back to my hotel – it was evening time and I had put in a full day of photography since sunrise.
But the beauty of the moment rejuvenated me and spurred me into fast action.
I found a location near my car that required me to hike along a trail adjacent to Opal Creek. Couldn’t have been more than five-hundred feet away. But required me to hop over the creek.
This distance proved to be a hurdle that I had to overcome at a sprint when my camera ran out of battery shortly after setting up everything.
Leaving my tripod and camera where they were, I sprinted back to my car. More worried about missing the moment or spraining an ankle at Opal Creek than anything happening to my camera.
When nature puts on a show, it’s as permanent as a snowman in the sun. Such energy and grandeur in the sky above The Watchman doesn’t occur every evening.
Only through dumb luck was I able to capture this photograph without breaking a leg before the moment disappeared.
It was a close call.
A lesson I should have learned just days earlier when I was in Bryce Canyon National Park. (See, “Thor’s Hammer”)
-BAP
Location:
Zion National Park
Utah
37° 12' 22.8'' N, 112° 58' 48.5'' W
Google Map Link
Time: 18:16 MDT (sunset 19:11)
Date: October 4th, 2018
Camera & Settings:
Single shot
Sony RX100 IV, Tripod
ISO 125, 8.8 mm (24 mm), f/8, 1/30 sec
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“The Watchman”
Story:
Storm clouds swirl over The Watchman of Zion National Park.
I was overcome by the beauty that beheld my eyes. The sunlight breaking through storm clouds that had pummeled the landscape hours earlier with a barrage of water, was striking The Watchman – a peak that looks like Utah’s sandstone version of Hawaii’s Diamond Head.
This sunbreak happened while I was in the parking lot of the Zion Human History Museum where I had left my car. I was ready to drive back to my hotel – it was evening time and I had put in a full day of photography since sunrise.
But the beauty of the moment rejuvenated me and spurred me into fast action.
I found a location near my car that required me to hike along a trail adjacent to Opal Creek. Couldn’t have been more than five-hundred feet away. But required me to hop over the creek.
This distance proved to be a hurdle that I had to overcome at a sprint when my camera ran out of battery shortly after setting up everything.
Leaving my tripod and camera where they were, I sprinted back to my car. More worried about missing the moment or spraining an ankle at Opal Creek than anything happening to my camera.
When nature puts on a show, it’s as permanent as a snowman in the sun. Such energy and grandeur in the sky above The Watchman doesn’t occur every evening.
Only through dumb luck was I able to capture this photograph without breaking a leg before the moment disappeared.
It was a close call.
A lesson I should have learned just days earlier when I was in Bryce Canyon National Park. (See, “Thor’s Hammer”)
-BAP
Location:
Zion National Park
Utah
37° 12' 22.8'' N, 112° 58' 48.5'' W
Google Map Link
Time: 18:16 MDT (sunset 19:11)
Date: October 4th, 2018
Camera & Settings:
Single shot
Sony RX100 IV, Tripod
ISO 125, 8.8 mm (24 mm), f/8, 1/30 sec
