While hiking on the Grinnell Glacier trail I almost turned back as the stormy skies engulfed the landscape before me. Hoping for a small break in the clouds I pressed forward. Off the trail and down a steep bluff this gnarly tree stood poised reaching for the mountain. I was drawn to its shape and decided to hike down, hoping the snow flakes descending would catch a break. And just as I set up to shoot, as if on cue, it happened. That moment in time when the clouds parted, warm golden rays skimmed across the landscape bringing to life the vivid colors and for a brief moment it was the perfect convergence of light and atmosphere.

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Make:	NIKON CORPORATION
Model:	NIKON D800E
Exposure:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture:	f/10.0
ISO Speed:	200
Focal Length:	14 mm
Lens:	14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8