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Eminence

Eminence

Lightning strikes the watchman in Zion National Park, Utah.

Lightning strikes the watchman in Zion National Park, Utah.
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camera

NIKON D850

settings

settings

Aperture f/18 ISO 80 Shutter 10/1 Focal Length 240/10

location

location

Zions Park, Utah, US

upload_date

upload_date

Sep, 2019

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Behind The Lens

Location

Zion National Park

Time

Sunset

Lighting

Lots of patience to get a lightning strike

Equipment

Induro tripod, Nikon d850, tamron 15-30

Inspiration

I saw severe lightning storm warnings for that area and flew out there as fast as I could seeing a potential to get this type of image

Editing

Yes mainly contrast making it more moody

In my camera bag

Nikon camera two lenses and tripod

Feedback

Using a time lapse makes it much easier than guessing when to shoot

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