An grand palette of colors erupts at sunset as seen from Hopi Point in Grand canyon National Park. Some turbulent weather had made for some interesting skies through the day, culminating with this view of the golden light peeking through a gap in the clouds to the west as the Sun said goodbye for the day. The soft light brought out the array of colors in this magical place.
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An afternoon monsoonal storm dumps heavy rain down into the Grand Canyon in this view from Yavapai Point Geology Museum. I heard thunder and did exactly what you're not supposed to do: I drove towards where the lightning was. Armed with my new Lightning Trigger IV, I drove to Yavapai Point Geology Museum where there seemed to be occasional lightning strikes. As you can see, the lightning I found proved to be very dangerous and close, so I took shelter in the museum and pressed the camera on a tripod right up against the windows looking out over the canyon. I waited for the trigger to do its thing, and here is the best result I had. I didn't want to be a lightning rod so I was happy to have shelter in the museum!
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I was treated to this view of the Grand Canyon when flying west recently. Our flight path positioned me perfectly to gaze down into this vast channel cut deep into the Colorado Plateau. The iPhone doesn't really do it much justice, so perhaps in the near future I will finally need to heed the call to visit this incredible place.
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This sunset was unlike any other I have seen. The view here at 400mm, shot over the heads of other visitors to the south rim's Hopi Point, captures the Sun emerging from behind some storm clouds as it begins to dip behind the Colorado Plateau. The Sun's light casts volumetric shadows through the atmosphere above the clouds. These can also be called crepuscular rays. I was focused on shooting the other direction and was surrounded by other people at this popular spot.
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The setting sun shines golden light into the Grand Canyon as seen from Hopi Point.
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