Cottonwood Winter Light

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Chasing the winter light in the canyons of Zion reveals unexpected surprises. After a cloudless and sunny day of finding compositions of spotlit cottonwood trees against the dark canyon walls, when I closed my eyes to finally get some sleep, these scenes would keep popping into my imagination! This was taken quite literally on the side of the road.

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ISO 100, 200mm, f/16, 1/10 second

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Beth: When I first saw the thumbnail I wondered if this was Zion. I was delighted to find out it is and this brought back some nice memories. My wife and I were there in the winter of 2014/15 and came across some spotlit trees like this. I didn’t get a similar comp but the opportunity was wonderful. I like your presentation here with just enough detail in the shadows to be a clue as to the whereabouts. Nicely seen and captured. >=))>

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