The Yant Plateau of overlooking the Zion NP with its vivid sand stone colors and patterns in one of a beauty to capture. No wonder they are called Candy Hills :...
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The Yant Plateau of overlooking the Zion NP with its vivid sand stone colors and patterns in one of a beauty to capture. No wonder they are called Candy Hills :-) On the horizon of these hills, what you see is the Temple of Sinavana of Zion .
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This photo is taken outside Zion, or extended boundaries of Zion. These are called Candy Hills (Yant Platu). We hiked 3 miles uphill for this view. When the storm clouds rolled in, we thought it is over, and just before sunset the magenta colors appeared in clouds which almost looked like mamatus clouds. The whole hill glowed in warm light making it amazing evening.Time
Sunet time.Lighting
This place is really a sacred place. I'm concered sharing the location as nowadays in this instgram world, there are lot more people destroying natural beauty that protecting it.Equipment
Nikon D810, Nikkor 14-24 mm lens, polarizing filter, tripodInspiration
The colors of these hills and patternsEditing
Yes, I use Photoshop to post process. Luminosity adjustment, curves adjustment.In my camera bag
Nikon D810 (primary), Nikon 800(backup), Nikkor 14-24, Nikkor 24-70, Nikkor 28-300, polarizer filter, remote cable, tripod with ball head, lens cloths, ND filters, F-Stop Loka backpackFeedback
Respect the environment. Leave no traces, and keep it clean, undamanged. There is lot one can shoot at this place, so use your creativity than being copy cats. One can also do macro photos here with the patterns, abstracts etc.